Thunder take Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren with No. 2 overall pick
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder chose Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren with the No. 2 overall pick in the…
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Witnesses drag feet at trial of Nipsey Hussle shooter
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge issued a warrant Thursday for an eyewitness to the shooting death of rapper…
Continue Reading Kings nab Iowa’s versatile Keegan Murray with 4th pick
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings selected Iowa forward Keegan Murray with the fourth overall pick in…
Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi’s husband charged with DUI in California
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence in…
Continue Reading Summer swelter: Persistent heat wave breaks records, spirits
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer From the normally chilly Russian Arctic to the traditionally sweltering American South, big swaths of the…
Continue Reading Tight ends gather in Nashville to learn from NFL’s best
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee tight end Chig Okonkwo has a really good reason not to be working with…
Continue Reading California leaders pledge new law to address gun ruling
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California legislators will consider a new law within days to keep dangerous people from…
Continue Reading Police: Man arrested in YMCA child sex abuse incident
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Police detectives have arrested a convicted sex offender in southern Oregon after a child was sexually touched at a YMCA…
Continue Reading No-hit till 8th, M’s score 2 in 9th on wild pitches, top A’s
By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland starter Frankie Montas took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, then reliever A.J.…
Continue Reading NYRA suspends Baffert 1 year; eligible to return in January
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The New York Racing Association suspended trainer Bob Baffert for one year Thursday for repeated medication…
Continue Reading New York Racing Association suspends trainer Bob Baffert for one year for repeated medication violations
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Racing Association suspends trainer Bob Baffert for one year for repeated medication…
Continue Reading DA: 9/11 conspiracy fueled San Francisco airport stabbings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man may have been motivated by a conspiracy theory related to the 9/11 attacks when he stabbed and…
Continue Reading Athletics’ Montas loses no-hit bid with 2 outs in 8th vs M’s
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Frankie Montas of the Oakland Athletics has lost his no-hit bid with two outs in the eighth inning on a single by…
Continue Reading Shohei Ohtani has 2 dazzling days to remember for Angels
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — On back-to-back nights during an otherwise ordinary June homestand for the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Freeman HR ahead of emotional return, Dodgers sweep Reds
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Freddie Freeman insisted he hasn’t had much time yet to ponder his pending return to…
Continue Reading Land valued at $20M to be returned to heirs of Black couple
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County supervisors have revealed financial details of a plan to return ownership of…
Continue Reading Swanson homers twice, Braves hold on to beat Giants 7-6
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — After a slow start to the season, Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has turned it around and is…
Continue Reading Hugh McElhenny, Hall of Fame halfback with 49ers, dies at 93
The Associated Press Hugh McElhenny, the elusive Hall of Fame halfback who starred in the San Francisco 49ers’ “Million Dollar Backfield”…
Continue Reading Rangers swap outfielders, Calhoun to Giants for Duggar
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have acquired outfielder Willie Calhoun, who was the main…
Continue Reading Coyote attacks 2-year-old at Southern California park
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a coyote that attacked a 2-year-old child at a Southern California park this week,…
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