Chicago Bulls (26-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (35-17, second in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Chicago Bulls in Eastern Conference play Wednesday. The Cavaliers are 7-4 against division opponents. Cleveland is the top team in the Eastern Conference in team defense, allowing 109.3 points while holding …

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. Iowa State Cyclones (18-5, 7-3 Big 12) at Cincinnati Bearcats (15-8, 4-6 Big 12) Cincinnati; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -1.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM …

Shares of JetBlue are up more than 18% in Tuesday afternoon trading as activist investor Carl Icahn took an almost 10% stake in the airline. Icahn, who purchased the shares in January and February, said in a regulatory filing that he believe JetBlue’s stock is undervalued and represents an attractive investment opportunity. The stock is down abut 29% in the …

The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first-place votes received in parenthesis, team’s records, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last week’s poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. South Carolina (32) 23-0 800 1 2. Ohio State 21-3 760 5 3. Stanford 22-3 724 6 4. Iowa 22-3 …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Buddy Hield is still getting used to his new surroundings. He looked much more settled in on Monday night. Hield scored 24 points in his third game for Philadelphia, Kelly Oubre Jr. also had 24 and the 76ers halted Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak, hanging on for a 123-121 victory over the Cavaliers. The Cavs nearly rallied from …

Charlotte, a rust-colored stingray the size of a serving platter, has spent much of her life gliding around the confines of a storefront aquarium in North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountains. She’s 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from her natural habitat under the waves off southern California. And she hasn’t shared a tank of water with a male of her species in at …

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Cadence Design Systems Inc., down $12.25 to $294.33. The maker of hardware and software for validating chip designs gave investors a weak earnings forecast. Hasbro Inc., down 69 cents to $50.60. The maker of G.I. Joe, Play-Doh and other toys reported disappointing fourth-quarter financial …

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. Michigan State Spartans (15-9, 7-6 Big Ten) at Penn State Nittany Lions (12-12, 6-7 Big Ten) University Park, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Michigan State visits …

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Adrian Sampson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and will report to big league spring training camp with the World Series champions that opens Wednesday. Sampson is returning to the Rangers for the first time since 2019. The 32-year-old didn’t pitch in the majors last season after right knee surgery …

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Con música, baile y ofrendas a la Pachamama, la Madre Tierra en indígena aymara, centenares de bolivianos cerraron el martes el cuarto día de carnaval. Adornados con globos y papeles de vivos colores, negocios, casas y hasta automóviles se sumaron a la fiesta, caracterizada por la entrega de ofrendas a la naturaleza en el martes …