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Angel City made waves by selecting Alyssa Thompson with the first pick of the evening.

LOS ANGELES — Adem Bona can always take Mick Cronin out of a grumpy mood, whether it’s by flashing a wide smile or throwing an arm around his coach’s shoulder and telling him everything is going to be all right.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday pledged to provide naloxone — the overdose reversal drug — to every middle and high school, a low-cost but pressing need in a proposed education spending plan that would sustain school budgets but largely end a massive recent expansion of K-12 and college funding.

Here’s how the top 25 teams in the country shook out, according to the sport’s coaches.

The Illini (14-3) are ranked No. 24 in their first Top 25 appearance since Nov. 27, 2000. Illinois hasn’t had a winning season since 2012-13.

The Cougars received 34 of 60 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to return to the top after a two-week stay there earlier this season. Kansas was second and had 22 first-place votes, while Purdue fell from No. 1 to No. 3.

LOS ANGELES — Michael Mendez said that when learned he had hepatitis C, "I didn't even know what it was."

TUSCALOOSA,, Ala. — Saturday night in downtown Tuscaloosa, Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats was enjoying dinner at the popular Chuck’s Fish restaurant, accepting congratulations for his team’s 78-52 rout of traditional power Kentucky that afternoon at Coleman Coliseum.

The Bruins should be very, very excited for Moores arrival...