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RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Etiwanda boys basketball coach Danny Ryan pleaded with his team early Wednesday night not to let Rancho Cucamonga senior Aaron Glass shoot.That’s easier said than done.Rancho Cucamonga’s Aaron Glass drives to the basket as Etiwanda’s Devin Mitchell defends during the first half at Rancho Cucamonga High School on Wednesday evening Feb. 5, 2025. Rancho Cucamonga came from behind to defeat Etiwanda 62-58 in the Baseline League boys basketball tournament championship game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Rancho Cucamonga’s Aiden Jensen passes off as Etiwanda’s Ayden Hamilton defends during the first half at Rancho Cucamonga…

FONTANA — The Summit boys basketball team only has four seniors, so it had to depend on its youngsters on Wednesday night in the biggest game of the season.The kiddie corps came through splendidly for the SkyHawks in a 73-68 victory against Grand Terrace. The win gave Summit the Sunkist League title. Grand Terrace  finished second.Sophomore Ethan Barcelo scored a game-high 23 points for Summit (18-10 overall, 7-1 league). Junior Baraka Thompson contributed 14 points before fouling out late in the game, and sophomore Makhai Davis chipped in with 11 points.“It was Senior Night, and we have four seniors,” Summit…

As required by law, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget staff this week posted initial drafts of 59 bills they say would be needed to implement the 2025-26 state budget that Newsom proposed a few weeks ago.That’s a polite fiction.While many of the bills do relate to the budget, others have little or no connection but are designated as “trailer bills” merely to make them easier to enact. Those should properly be studied and debated on their own, rather than be secreted in the budget package.One proposed measure that needs explanation and examination would delay for four years a crackdown on street…

LOS ANGELES — The top-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team took control in the fourth quarter to beat No. 8 Ohio State, 65-52, and set a program record with its 22nd consecutive win on Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion.UCLA (22-0 overall, 10-0 Big Ten), which remains the only unbeaten team in Division I, eclipsed a 21-game win streak set during the 1977-78 season.“We needed a game like that,” head coach Cori Close told reporters. “Chaos, disappointment. We looked tired at times and we had to find a way to buckle down and do it with toughness and rebounding and defense. I’m…

By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA confirmed on Wednesday that it has offered buyouts to employees who voluntarily resign, the latest group of workers targeted in President Donald Trump’s push to transform the federal government.A CIA spokesperson declined to say how many people received offers or whether they face any deadline to decide.Trump’s Office of Personnel Managemen t already has offered millions of federal workers about eight months of salary if they agree by Thursday to leave their jobs. The CIA and other national security agencies were initially exempted, but the CIA offers suggest few corners of…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football WriterNEW ORLEANS — Vic Fangio’s coaching career started in the 1970s as a high school assistant in Pennsylvania and has taken him across the country in various stops as he grew into one of the most innovative defensive coaches in the game.Now at age 66, Fangio is at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, where he started his NFL coaching career, as defensive coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles team he grew up supporting with a chance to fill one of the few remaining gaps on a stellar career.“I grew up a Philadelphia sports fan,” Fangio…

LOS ANGELES — Six women and the California Coalition of Women Prisoners have filed suit in Los Angeles against the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a prison gynecologist, and various officials with responsibility for overseeing the doctor, alleging ongoing sexual violence, according to court papers obtained Wednesday.The lawsuit filed this week in federal court contends that Dr. Scott Lee’s history of sexual harassment was well known throughout the California Institution for Women while he was the sole women’s health specialist on staff.Lee allegedly routinely made sexualized comments to patients and used his power as a health care provider to…

By JULIE CARR SMYTHCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Callers are getting busy signals and voicemail inboxes are full at many U.S. Senate offices as people try to reach out and voice their opinions on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, executive orders and moves to dismantle various federal programs.A memo distributed to Senate staff on Tuesday said there was a higher number of calls than usual and that some callers were having trouble getting through.“The Senate is experiencing an unusually high volume of inbound calls. External callers may receive a temporary busy signal when phoning a Senate office,” according to the memo…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports WriterMADISON, Wis. — The USC women’s basketball team regrouped before leaving the Midwest and heading back home.Kiki Iriafen scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as the seventh-ranked Trojans bounced back from a rare loss and never trailed in an 86-64 victory over Wisconsin on Wednesday night.USC (20-2 overall, 10-1 Big Ten), which had 17 steals while forcing 24 Wisconsin turnovers, was finishing a two-game trip after its 15-game winning streak ended Sunday with a 76-69 loss at Iowa.USC’s JuJu Watkins, who entered the game averaging 24.7 points to rank third in Division I,…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKERWASHINGTON (AP) — New Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday ordered a review of the federal prosecution of Donald Trump as she unveiled a series of directives designed to overhaul a Justice Department the president claims is biased against conservatives.Hours after she was sworn in at the White House, Bondi called for the creation of “weaponization working group” that will scrutinize the work of special counsel Jack Smith, who charged Trump in two criminal cases. The group will also review “unethical prosecutions” stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, among other things, according to the…