PULLMAN, Wa. (AP) — Efe Abogidi scored 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked six shots as Washington State took a commanding lead in the first half and cruised to a 73-65 win over UC Santa Barbara. The Cougars took a 41-25 lead at the half and Abogidi’s dunk with 2:45 left gave them a
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams publicly proclaimed themselves as “all-in” after acquiring Von Miller just before the trade deadline and then followed that up by signing Odell Beckham Jr. Those two high-profile stars didn’t help them reverse their fortunes against the division-rival San Francisco
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Juzang scored 25 points and No. 2 UCLA pulled away in a dominant second half to beat Long Beach State 100-79. Jules Bernard added 22 points — one off his career high — and a career-high seven assists for the Bruins. The senior was
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By Joe Sutton, Amy Simonson, Sharif Paget, Kelly McCleary and Steve Almasy, CNN Three out of every four homes in the Washington town of Sumas have been damaged by floodwaters, officials said Tuesday. Sumas Mayor Kyle Christensen said his 1,600 residents have been without power for more than 24 hours. City officials said later on
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 38 points and Zach LaVine added 26 in the Chicago Bulls’ 121-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lonzo Ball had 27 points and eight assists against his former team as the Bulls got their fourth win in five games.
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN A massive funnel-web spider with fangs capable of piercing human fingernails has been donated to an antivenom program in Australia, sparking an appeal for its anonymous donor to come forward. Nicknamed “Megaspider,” the arachnid measures 8 centimeters (about 3 inches) foot to foot, with fangs 2 centimeters (about 0.8 inches) long,
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REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In recent years, hundreds of people once destined to spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of crimes as juveniles have gone free. That’s due to Supreme Court decisions ruling that young people are capable of change and should be given a second
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By Chris Boyette, CNN A Georgia ambulance driver has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence and second-degree homicide-by-vehicle after he crashed the ambulance he was driving, killing the dialysis patient he was transporting, according to authorities. Kevin T. McCorvey, 34, was driving a private ambulance on West Campbellton Street in Fairburn just
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Sydney fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost less than 0.1% as makers of household goods
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Sydney fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost less than 0.1% as makers of household goods
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS — Bryce Hamilton scored 17 points as UNLV held off North Dakota State 64-62 in nonconference play.Donovan Williams had 15 points for the Rebels (3-0). Jordan McCabe added 13 points, while Royce Hamm Jr. snagged 17 rebounds.Rocky Kreuser had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bison (2-1).
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Maria Sakkari has upset top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (1), 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the longest match so far at the WTA Finals in Mexico to advance to a semifinal against Anett Kontaveit. Fourth-seeded Sakkari took advantage of Sabalenka´s 19 double-faults in a match that lasted 2
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are agreeing they need to tread carefully as their nations find themselves in an increasingly fraught competition. The two leaders talked for more than three hours Monday by video amid mounting tensions in the U.S.-China relationship. Facing
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum had 29 points and Damian Lillard added 24 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 118-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Blazers, who were playing the second of a back-to-back, improved to 6-1 at home. OG Anunoby had 27 points
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. — Orlando Robinson had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno State defeated Idaho 69-62 in nonconference play. Deon Stroud had 13 points for the Bulldogs (3-0), while Isaiah Hill added seven rebounds. Mikey Dixon had 15 points to lead the Vandals (1-2).
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Google is making its largest-ever investment in Australia, after a clash with the government that saw the tech giant threaten to shut down search there earlier this year. CEO Sundar Pichai announced Monday that the company would devote 1 billion Australian dollars (about $736 million) to the country over the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders shared photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star and his teenage daughter. District Court Judge Charles
Continue Reading CHENEY, Wash. — Freshman Steele Venters had a career-high 27 points and freshman Ethan Price finished with a double-double as Eastern Washington rolled past Walla Walla University 111-71 in nonconference play for its first win of the season. Venters hit 9 of 13 shots from the floor and all eight of his free throws for
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — David Jenkins Jr. scored 25 points, Brandon Carlson added 14 points and Utah routed Bethune-Cookman 86-55. Jenkins made six of Utah’s 11 3-pointers and added five assists. Both Gach had 11 points off the bench and Carlson collected nine rebounds. Damani McEntire scored 20 points for the Wildcats. He also
Continue Reading SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Fowler scored 14 points, including a three-point play with six seconds remaining, and Sacramento State defeated Cal Poly 58-57. After Fowler gave the Hornets the lead, Cal Poly’s Jacob Davison missed a jumper as time ran out. William FitzPatrick had 14 points for Sacramento State. Teiano Hardee added
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