By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If anyone needed any proof of how confident Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers are feeling, it came late in the second quarter of their game against the San Antonio Spurs. George stole the ball from Zach Collins after a bad pass by Stanley
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Luka Doncic’s early injury on Thursday night gave the Dallas Mavericks a very valid reason to lose on the road. Instead, Spencer Dinwiddie responded to the adversity with a season-high 36 points, Dorian Finney-Smith added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Mavs held on for
Continue Reading FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 26 points including a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds left to lift Cal State Fullerton over UC Irvine 62-61 on Thursday. Wrightsell added five rebounds for the Titans (11-11, 5-5 Big West Conference). Tory San Antonio scored 14 points while going 4 of 10 from the floor,
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cameron Shelton’s 20 points helped Loyola Marymount defeat Portland 79-60 on Thursday. Shelton also contributed five rebounds for the Lions (15-7, 5-3 West Coast Conference). Jalin Anderson scored 13 points, shooting 4 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc. Keli Leaupepe shot 4 of 7 from the field
Continue Reading MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Marcellus Earlington’s 30 points led San Diego over Pepperdine 87-78 on Thursday. Earlington added 12 rebounds for the Toreros (10-12, 3-5 West Coast Conference). Eric Williams Jr. scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds. Jase Townsend went 5 of 11 from the field to finish with 11 points. Mike Mitchell Jr.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Lassina Traore had 19 points in Long Beach State’s 70-52 victory against Cal Poly on Thursday. Traore also added 15 rebounds for the Beach (11-10, 5-4 Big West Conference). AJ George shot 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 5 from the line
Continue ReadingBy Junko Ogura, CNN Eight people who were aboard a cargo ship that capsized off the coast of Japan earlier this week have died and nine remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said Thursday. Six of the dead are Chinese nationals and two are Myanmar nationals, the coast guard said. The Hong Kong-flagged vessel Jin
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Akolda Mawein scored 16 points as Sacramento State beat Montana 67-48 on Thursday. Mawein added seven rebounds for the Hornets (12-9, 5-3 Big Sky Conference). Cameron Wilbon scored 16 points, going 7 of 9 from the field. Callum McRae shot 5 of 13 from the field and
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By Philip Wang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Five of the seven people killed in the Half Moon Bay shootings in California were Chinese citizens, China’s consulate in San Francisco said Thursday. The consulate strongly condemned the killings, which took place in the San Francisco Bay area on Monday, and sent its condolences to the victims’
Continue Reading By SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Teenager Isabeau Levito scored 73.78 to take the lead after the women’s short program Thursday night, closing out the first day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Levito, the reigning junior world champion who took third place in her senior nationals debut last year, entered
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Pope had 20 points in UC San Diego’s 65-57 victory against Cal State Northridge on Thursday. Pope added five rebounds for the Tritons (8-13, 3-6 Big West Conference). Roddie Anderson III added 14 points while going 5 of 11 and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and they
Continue Reading By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Frank Vatrano scored three goals, Adam Henrique and Mason McTavish scored 24 seconds apart in the third period and the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit to stun Colorado 5-3 on Thursday night and snap the Avalanche’s six-game winning streak. Trailing 3-1, Vatrano scored his second
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz had his first NHL hat trick, Karel Vejmelka made 33 saves for his third shutout of the season and the Arizona Coyotes beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Thursday night. Schmaltz scored twice in a three-minute span midway through the second period, and
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CNN, POOL, WCSC, FAMILY PHOTOS, ORANGEBURG CO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, COURT DOCUMENTS By Theresa Waldrop and Dakin Andone, CNN The officer who was first to respond to the scene where Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were found killed testified Thursday that one of the first things Murdaugh mentioned after the officer arrived was a boating
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, WCSC, FAMILY PHOTOS, ORANGEBURG CO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, COURT DOCUMENTS By Theresa Waldrop and Dakin Andone, CNN The officer who was first to respond to the scene where Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were found killed testified Thursday that one of the first things Murdaugh mentioned after the officer arrived was a boating
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop and Dakin Andone, CNN The first law enforcement official to respond to the scene where Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son were found killed testified Thursday that one of the first things Murdaugh mentioned after the sergeant from the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office arrived was a boating accident involving his son years ago.
Continue Reading SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong scored 19 points and No. 17 Gonzaga scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to pull away from Loyola Marymount 66-55 on Thursday night, the Bulldogs’ 13th straight win. After a sluggish first half, Gonzaga led by as many as 10 in the third quarter but it
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This time, Southern California finished the job. Boogie Ellis scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the second half, leading a 27-6 run that put the Trojans ahead for good, and USC defeated No. 8 UCLA 77-64 on Thursday night. Three weeks ago, the
Continue Reading ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Rayshon Harrison’s 19 points helped Grand Canyon defeat Abilene Christian 75-73 on Thursday night. Harrison also added six assists for the Antelopes (14-7, 5-3 Western Athletic Conference). Chance McMillian scored 17 points while shooting 7 for 9, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc, and added three steals. Walter Ellis
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Luka Doncic left the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night with a sprained left ankle. The Mavericks said he would not return to the game. Doncic played just three minutes before limping to the locker room during a timeout. The 23-year-old, who
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