New Orleans Pelicans (30-22, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (15-36, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -7; over/under is 226 BOTTOM LINE: Portland hosts the New Orleans Pelicans after Jerami Grant scored 49 points in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 128-122 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. …
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Yale hosts Cornell following Wolf’s 24-point performance
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. Cornell Big Red (17-3, 6-0 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (15-6, 6-0 Ivy League) New Haven, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is …
Read More »Jimmy Van Eaton, an early rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — J.M. “Jimmy” Van Eaton, a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played behind the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Lee Riley at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, died Friday at age 86, a family member said. Van Eaton, a Memphis native who came to the famous record label as a teenager, died at his …
Read More »N.C. A&T hosts Hofstra following Thomas’ 28-point game
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. Hofstra Pride (14-10, 7-4 CAA) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-17, 5-6 CAA) Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra visits the North Carolina A&T …
Read More »Reaves scores 21, Northern Colorado downs Montana State 73-70
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. GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Dejour Reaves’ 21 points helped Northern Colorado defeat Montana State 73-70 on Thursday night. Saint Thomas made two free throws with eight seconds left …
Read More »Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips. The National Semiconductor Technology Center is being funded through the CHIPS and Science Act. That 2022 law aims to reinvigorate the computer chip sector within the United States through tens …
Read More »Teófimo López supera a Jermaine Ortiz y retiene título de los welter
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Teofimo Lopez Jr. superó el jueves por decisión unánime a Jamaine Ortiz, para retener el título superligero de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo, apenas unos días antes del Super Bowl en el cercano Allegiant STadium. El juez Steve Weisfeld dio un puntaje de 117-111, mientras que Tim Cheathem y David Sutherland dictaminaron 115-113. El anuncio generó …
Read More »Bello leads Purdue Fort Wayne against IUPUI after 22-point showing
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. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-9, 6-7 Horizon League) at IUPUI Jaguars (6-19, 2-12 Horizon League) Indianapolis; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne visits the IUPUI …
Read More »Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden returned to Earth on Friday, ending a private three-week mission to the International Space Station. The trio were accompanied by a retired NASA astronaut who now works for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the chartered flight. The crew returned in a SpaceX capsule that parachuted into the …
Read More »Anger over Messi’s absence in Hong Kong game spreads: Argentina friendly in mainland China canceled
HONG KONG (AP) — An Argentina soccer friendly in China next month was canceled on Friday in more fallout from Lionel Messi failing to play in a club exhibition match in Hong Kong. World Cup champion Argentina, captained by Messi, last month scheduled a tour of China during the international break from March 18-26. Games were lined up against Nigeria …
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