‘Top Gun: Maverick’ wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just…
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How San Diego secured its water supply, at a cost
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of…
Continue Reading Pope names 21 new cardinals, from Asia, Africa, elsewhere
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, most of them from continents other than…
Continue Reading Oregon State scores 2 in 9th, tops UCLA 8-7, in Pac-12 semi
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jacob Melton singled to left field to drive in Travis Bazzana and second-seeded Oregon State rallied to defeat…
Continue Reading Chapman helps Blue Jays rally past Angels with 6-5 win
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead two-run double during Toronto’s three-run eighth inning and…
Continue Reading Hayes’ 3-run HR in 9th lifts Pirates to 4-2 win over Padres
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego gave the Pittsburgh Pirates several chances to stick around, and Ke’Bryan Hayes…
Continue Reading Chinatowns more vibrant after pandemic, anti-Asian violence
By TERRY TANG Associated Press The last week of April was a whirlwind for San Francisco’s Chinatown. The storied neighborhood debuted the…
Continue Reading Beres HR in 10th lifts UCLA to wild 25-22 win over Beavers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tommy Beres hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give third-seeded UCLA a wild 25-22 victory over…
Continue Reading Betts hits leadoff HR, sparks Dodgers over D-backs 3-2
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mookie Betts led off Saturday night’s game with a homer. Dave Roberts — sarcastically —…
Continue Reading Rodriguez sends LAFC to 3-2 victory over San Jose
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brian Rodriguez scored the deciding goal in a 3-2 win for Los Angeles FC over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.…
Continue Reading Angels put 3B Rendon on injured list with wrist inflammation
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to right wrist…
Continue Reading Farmer’s power, Aristides’ arm send Reds past Giants 3-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Right fielder Aristides Aquino threw out pinch-runner Joey Bart at the plate to end the game, and the Cincinnati Reds held off…
Continue Reading Semien ends HR drought with slam, Rangers rout A’s 11-4
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a grand slam for his first home run after signing with Texas in the…
Continue Reading California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after a high-profile meeting with the…
Continue Reading Fellow managers offer Gabe Kapler support for protest
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler’s fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid…
Continue Reading California school probe yields no suspect in racist messages
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California school district has been unable to identify who subjected a Black assistant principal to racist graffiti and…
Continue Reading Graham, Stanford beat Arizona 5-4; advance to Pac-12 finals
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carter Graham hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third to give top-seeded Stanford the lead for good and the…
Continue Reading Swastikas scratched into prominent Los Angeles synagogue
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Swastikas were scratched into the office windows of a prominent Los Angeles synagogue this week, officials with Ikar said in a…
Continue Reading Reds’ Pham suspended 3 games for slapping Pederson
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended by Major League Baseball for three games Saturday after he slapped San…
Continue Reading Sex misconduct cases prompt policy shift in California city
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The city of San Jose in Northern California has announced a new policy requiring city employees accused of criminal…
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