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Minneapolis, MN (Learfield) -- Minnesota's Andrew Wiggins had a career-high 47 points, equaling the entire Lakers starting lineup to lead the Timberwolves to a win last night at the Target Cneter, 125-99. Wiggins made 14 of 21 shots and Nemanja Bjelica (Ne-MEN-yah Bee-a-LITZ-ah) added a career-high 24 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without starting guard Zach LaVine and

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell and the rest of the Chicago Cubs' bats broke out in a big way. Rizzo homered and ended a postseason slump with three RBIs, Russell's two-run drive highlighted a four-run fourth that stopped Chicago's 21-inning scoreless streak, and the Cubs routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 on Wednesday to even the NL Championship Series at 2-all. Kenta Maeda i

Los Angeles, CA (Learfield)  --  Saying the Los Angeles Sparks had a strong start in Friday's 92-75 W-N-B-A playoff game win doesn't go far enough.   The Sparks roared to a 30-8 first quarter lead on the way to taking a two-games-to-one edge in the league championship series...

Minneapolis, MN (Learfield) -- The Minnesota Lynx overwhelmed the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night on their way to a 79-60 victory to tie their best-of-five series at one.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alana Beard hit a jumper from the baseline just before time expired to lift the Los Angeles Sparks in a 78-76 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Reports of a gunman opening fire that turned out to be false caused panicked evacuations at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night, while flights to and from the airport saw major delays.

UNDATED (AP) — The L.A. Dodgers ended the Chicago Cubs' four-game winning streak by edging the Cubs 3-2 in the second game of a weekend series between NL division leaders.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- California's newest huge wildfire advanced on thousands of homes Wednesday, feeding on drought-stricken vegetation and destroying an untold number of structures as it expanded to nearly 47 square miles.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a California man charged in connection with a significant drug bust in Rochester in April.

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) -- A car crash that downed power lines turned the hills northwest of Los Angeles into torches, forcing thousands from their homes and putting entire neighborhoods at risk in this prosperous semi-rural enclave.

NEW YORK (AP) — Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, whose horn-driven band sold more than 90 million albums and made hits like "September," ''Shining Star" and "Boogie Wonderland," died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his brother Verdine said.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small earthquake has rattled the greater Los Angeles area, shaking buildings and waking residents.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" linked to a type of medical scope that's used on more than a half-million people in the U.S. every year, the hospital said Wednesday.