Arizona Snowbowl — Wed 5:46a machine groomed 64 – 64 base 52 of 55 trails 95% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p. Sunrise Park — Wed 9:00a machine groomed 65 – 65 base 67 of 67 trails 100% open, 6 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat-Sun: 9a-4p. California Bear Mountain — Wed No Recent Information machine groomed …

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and Corbin Carroll just got a little more dangerous. Same for Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz and the rest of baseball’s fastest players. Major League Baseball wants umpires to crack down on obstruction, and the commissioner’s office outlined plans during a call with managers this week. MLB staff also will meet …

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — A 29-year-old Texas man died in a gunfight at a café Thursday that also left a central Michigan police officer injured, authorities said. Battle Creek Police Department officers were called to Café Rica at 3:42 p.m. for a report of an unwanted person, the department said in a news release. A female police officer received …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Northern Colorado Bears (15-9, 8-3 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (14-11, 5-7 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -2; over/under is …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime public utilities regulator announced her candidacy on Thursday for North Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat. Republican Julie Fedorchak has sat on the state’s three-member Public Service Commission since 2013. She has won three statewide elections, most recently in 2022 with over 71% of the vote. Fedorchak told a crowded room of Republican state officials, …

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter wants jurors from a different county to decide his involuntary manslaughter case, arguing that he can’t get a fair trial because of widespread publicity and his wife’s recent conviction. “They have been clearly convicted in the court of public opinion,” defense lawyer Mariell Lehman said in a court filing …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Achor Achor had 18 points in Samford’s 88-62 victory against Western Carolina on Wednesday night for its sixth straight victory. Achor added five rebounds …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Merrimack Warriors (15-10, 9-2 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (3-23, 1-10 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -9.5; over/under is 130 BOTTOM LINE: …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration struggled to properly vet and monitor the homes where they placed a surge of migrant children who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021, according to a federal watchdog report released Thursday. The Department of Health and Human Services is required to screen adults who volunteer to take in children arriving in the country …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole was leaving the Yankees’ minor league complex when fans on the sidewalk by the parking lot asked for autographs. When the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner reached over a bush-lined fence to grab a baseball and pen, a fan asked whether he could capture the honor again this year. “Would be nice,” Cole …