Mammoth offers refuge from smoke, wind and fires
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. – A sign along the road in Mammoth Lakes reads, "Lifting L.A. Up With Love."
The town in the Sierra Nevada mountains, known… Continue Reading
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Tounde Yessoufou sets State career scoring record as St. Joseph rolls past Weston Ranch
ORCUTT, Calif. - Tounde Yessoufou scored 30 points to become California's all-time leading scorer in high school boys basketball passing a 20-year… Continue Reading
Gauchos blow out Long Beach State at the Thunderdome
UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Stephan Swenson scored a team-high 20 points and Cole Anderson added 15 points on a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Lakers acquire Luka Doncic from Dallas Mavericks for Anthony Davis in blockbuster trade
By Jacob Lev, CNN
(CNN) — In one of the most stunning trades ever reported, the NBA landscape has been altered mightily in a blink of an… Continue Reading
Cal Poly loses at home to UC Riverside
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Graduate guard Ashley Hiraki and senior forward Sydney Bourland both scored in double figures, but Cal Poly women's… Continue Reading
Burke scores career-high 25 points as UCSB wins at Long Beach State
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Skylar Burke picked a perfect day to snap her five-game single-digit-scoring streak and did so in a big way, dropping a… Continue Reading
Cal Poly loses at Riverside as they shoot just 34 percent from the floor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Cal Poly had their 2-game winning streak snapped with an 80-62 loss at UC Riverside.
The Mustangs struggled shooting the ball,… Continue Reading
After losing brother in Bourbon Street attack a month ago, wide receiver Jack Bech honors him at Senior Bowl
By Jacob Lev, CNN
(CNN) — Saturday was exactly a month since tragedy struck the Bech family.National Football League (NFL) draft prospect… Continue Reading
San Marcos boys basketball wins on Senior Night, local roundup
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Koji Hefner scored 19 points and Brody Green added 12 points as San Marcos defeated Buena 60-33.
The Royals honored… Continue Reading
‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
By Matias Grez, CNN
(CNN) — In 2003, Kobe Bryant was on top of the world.By that time, seven years after he was drafted, he had already… Continue Reading
Giannis Antetokounmpo left furious after scuffle with Chris Paul during Milwaukee Bucks’ defeat against San Antonio Spurs
By Issy Ronald, CNN
(CNN) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was left furious after a foul by Chris Paul sent him sprawling during the fourth quarter… Continue Reading
WNBA star Angel Reese surprises her mother by paying off her mortgage as a birthday present
By Jamie Barton, CNN
(CNN) — You can forgive Angel Reese’s mother for nearly dropping her birthday cake when she heard the news.The WNBA… Continue Reading
UFC president Dana White denounces fighter who made pro-Adolf Hitler comments
By Ben Church, CNN
(CNN) — UFC president Dana White slammed American fighter Bryce Mitchell after the 30-year-old made several antisemitic,… Continue Reading
Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95
By Holly Yan, CNN
(CNN) — Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating and literally took the sport to new… Continue Reading
Mikaela Shiffrin returns to competition after serious injury, finishes 10th
By George Ramsay, CNN
(CNN) — Mikaela Shiffrin made her return to competitive skiing after sustaining a serious injury two months ago,… Continue Reading
Paralyzed from the waist down from a climbing accident, this adventurer is going to ski hundreds of miles across Antarctica
By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN
(CNN) — Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North… Continue Reading
Rory McIlroy hits remarkable slam dunk hole-in-one at Pebble Beach Pro-Am as Scottie Scheffler returns from ‘stupid’ injury
By Jamie Barton, CNN
(CNN) — Rory McIlroy hit just the second hole-in-one of his PGA Tour career on Thursday, a remarkable slam dunk ace on… Continue Reading
‘Feels like I’m going back in time’: Neymar confirms emotional Santos return
By Matias Grez, CNN
(CNN) — Neymar has confirmed he will be re-joining boyhood club Santos, 12 years after he first left to join Barcelona… Continue Reading
Gauchos go scoreless in final three minutes and lose at home to CSU Northridge
UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Stephan Swenson completed a three-point play with 3:08 to play to put UCSB up 71-69 against Cal State Northridge.
But… Continue Reading
Owen Koonce leads Cal Poly to Big West road win at Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Graduate guard Owen Koonce (above) led the Cal Poly men's basketball program with 28 points Thursday evening as the Mustangs… Continue Reading