Authorities say a medical assistant at an Orange County hospital has been arrested for investigation of sexually assaulting a patient.

Eddie Miller scored 24 points and Josh Ritchart added 16 points and 13 rebounds as UC Davis ended an 18-game losing streak with a 79-71 victory against Cal State Northridge on Thursday night.

For the first 30 minutes of Thursday night's game, Gonzaga and No. 16 Saint Mary's fought basket-for-basket in a showdown of the West Coast Conference leaders.

William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died. He was 92.

Playing on national TV for the first and only time this season, the Sacramento Kings and their rabid fans put on a good show - at the expense of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Drew Viney scored 16 points and Loyola Marymount hit 10 three-pointers as the Lions beat Portland 76-62 Thursday night.

UCLA had a score to settle against Stanford, having endured a one-point loss on the road that ended with Lazeric Jones' potential game-winning shot getting blocked at the buzzer.

Cody Doolin scored a season-high 21 points, 12 of them in the final 6:03, and San Francisco beat Santa Clara 85-69 on Thursday night.

Gonzaga was blown out last month in its first game against No. 16 Saint Mary's, and center Rob Sacre said the Bulldogs did not want that to happen again.

Keith Shamburger scored 13 of his 21 points in the two overtimes to lead San Jose State to its first conference victory, beating Fresno State 79-71 Thursday night.

D.J. Seeley scored 27 points and Kwame Vaughn had 24 as Cal State Fullerton defeated UC Irvine 100-94 Thursday night.

Casper Ware scored 27 of his career-high 38 points in the second half to lead Long Beach State to a 74-66 victory over Pacific on Thursday night.

Joe Eberhard scored 23 points and shot 5 of 5 on 3-pointers in lifting Sacramento State to an 86-76 win over Montana State on Thursday night.

Cal Poly had a seven-point lead with 3 1/2 minutes to play, then managed to survive a missed 3-point shooting attempt by UC Riverside with 1 second left for a 54-52 victory on Thursday night.

William Theophilus Brown, a painter who enjoyed success for more than half-a-century and was closely associated with the San Francisco Bay area's "figurative" movement, has died at age 92.

Reshanda Gray scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half to jump-start California's sputtering offense and key a 67-58 victory over UCLA on Thursday night.

Harper Kamp's hot shooting has his team atop the Pac-12 standings.

At this stage, Michael Cooper is working to position Southern California in the best possible spot for the Pac-12 tournament.

Christopher Anderson had 15 points and seven assists to pace San Diego to a 70-57 victory over Pepperdine on Thursday night.

Fed Biz earned a dominant victory in a $58,000 allowance race on Thursday at Santa Anita as one of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's top Kentucky Derby hopefuls.

A 21-year-old Santa Rosa man who accosted a pregnant woman while she was pushing her toddler in a stroller has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

A top county official held a news conference Thursday night to set the record straight on an issue of paramount importance to Los Angeles: beach football.

Golden State coach Mark Jackson thought Stephen Curry's stat line was a thing of beauty.

Chiney Ogwumike's long reach and presence in the paint is a big reason Stanford is making strides on the defensive end, which in turn is leading to more fast-break baskets.

Paul Pierce's shot rimmed out in the final seconds of overtime, and Pau Gasol knew the game wasn't over yet. The ball bounced to Ray Allen, who gave it a two-handed push back toward the basket.

A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek.

The Oscars aren't until Feb. 26, but winners of the Pawscars are already celebrating.

Carbonite beat stablemate Pressday by a neck to win the $64,050 Fools Rush In Purse on Thursday at Santa Anita, giving trainer John Sadler a 1-2 finish.

The Florida Panthers bounced back from two road losses to regain first place in the Southeast Division.

The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Evening" game were:

A federal grand jury in Fresno has indicted a second-grade teacher accused of molesting a student and recording the abuse on four counts of producing child pornography.

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week.

The owner of a Sierra Nevada mine who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek.

Federal environmental regulators have given final approval to a rule that bans cruise ships and large cargo vessels from releasing sewage into the ocean within three miles of California's coast.

President Barack Obama told gay and lesbian supporters at a big-ticket fundraiser Thursday that there's more work to do to ensure fairness for all, but he said he "couldn't be prouder" of his track record for them.

Placido Domingo will take on another baritone role when the Los Angeles Opera presents its first performances of the Verdi rarity "I Due Foscari" to open its 2012-13 season.

Jack Beckman raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Thursday in the season-opening NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway.

Tiger Woods felt good about the start at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am until he looked at the leaderboard.

At least four San Quentin State Prison inmates were seriously injured Thursday during a riot in an exercise yard that serves the infamous institution's newest arrivals, a prison spokesman said.

U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 34 percent in January from a year earlier to $751 million due to the lack of new game titles, according to market researcher NPD Group.