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Clippers beat Grizzlies 112-91 in playoff opener
The Los Angeles Clippers played above the rim, not enough to live up to their Lob City moniker but enough to beat Memphis at its own rebounding game.
US philanthropist savors opening of Jewish museum
As his train rolled across Germany in 1939, passing through small towns where swastikas fluttered from flagpoles, Tad Taube cowered in fear each time ...
Injured Jeter will be 39 when he returns to Yanks
Don Mattingly knows about trying to come back from an injury that just won't heal. A star first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1982-95, ...
Stern: Recommendation on Kings expected next week
A recommendation on the Kings' sale and possible move to Seattle could be issued as soon as next week and a final decision made early next month, ...
Rush jams into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rush fans can relax. The band is now officially in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Canadian rockers were welcomed into the musical fraternity at ...
Sun-powered plane completes California test flight
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the San Francisco Bay area in a successful test flight.
Letter: Maloofs favor Seattle's deal for Kings
The Maloof family is asking NBA owners to approve the sale of the Kings to a Seattle group, saying there is "significant distance between us and the ...
Ravens open regular season at Broncos
Are you ready for some Peyton Manning? This year's NFL schedule is filled with return visits and intriguing matchups, and some of the best involve the ...
Newman, Adler inducted into Rock Hall of Fame
Randy Newman is now a hall of famer. The singer-songwriter kicked off Thursday's 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the ...
AP Source: Rutgers, Eddie Jordan reach agreement
Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program past an embarrassing coaching scandal and into its future with the ...
Settlement reached in Calif. bullet train lawsuit
The California agency overseeing the state's effort to build the nation's first high-speed rail line received a boost Thursday when a judge approved ...
Coaching carousel starts to spin in NBA
The first time Byron Scott was fired, Lawrence Frank took his job. Now they're both looking for work, and the NBA's coaching carousel is already ...
Golden Globes set for Jan. 12, starts award season
With the Golden Globes ceremony scheduled for next January, Hollywood's 2014 awards season is set. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said ...
Ahead of the Bell: Google's 1Q hinges on ad market
Analysts and investors will be looking for what Google has to say about online ads, including those on mobile devices, as the Internet search leader ...
Sacramento rallies to keep Kings in season finale
Was this the end for the Kings in Sacramento? The chatter around Sleep Train Pavilion centered on that question Wednesday night. With NBA owners ...
N. California bridge bolt trouble noted years ago
Officials in charge of building a new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge repeatedly questioned the work and quality control of ...
Official: School couldn't expel accused teens
The attorney for the family of a 15-year-old Northern California girl who hanged herself after she was allegedly sexually abused by three boys ...
Lakers hold off Rockets, take West's 7th seed
Dwight Howard had a simple message for the Lakers after Chandler Parsons' 34-foot, line-drive 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer added five more ...
Records: Army allowed police shooter to resign
Records show the Army commander of a former soldier who gunned down two California police detectives had allowed him to resign from the military ...
Appeals court hears challenge to gay therapy ban
California's novel law seeking to ban licensed counselors from trying to turn gay teens straight is boiling down to a question over whether the ...
Amazon nears debut of original TV shows
There used to be just one way for getting shows on TV. Networks would spend tens of millions of dollars ordering scripts and shooting pilots and then ...
To save endangered languages, tribes turn to tech
In a windowless conference room in a Las Vegas casino, about three dozen people are swishing their fingers across iPads, trying out test versions of ...
Google Glass distribution begins this week
Google is starting to distribute its new Internet-connected glasses, something seen as the next breakthrough in mobile computing. Google has picked ...
Justin Smith, Aldon Smith on pace after surgeries
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith and linebacker Aldon Smith are working back from offseason surgeries, and general manager Trent ...
Colorado River tops 2013 endangered waterways list
Drought and demand are pushing the Colorado River beyond its limits — with the needs of more than 40 million people in seven Western states projected ...