BRUSSELS (AP) — France is siding with UEFA against closed breakaway soccer leagues. On the eve of the UEFA Congress to be held in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin expressed “their shared vision in favor of the European sporting model, based on open competitions, the principle of solidarity, sporting merit and recognition of the social …

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the embattled U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza teetering on the brink of financial collapse, one of its biggest donors is wavering over whether to extend it a lifeline worth tens of millions of dollars within the next few weeks. Israel’s allegations that 12 employees of the aid agency known as UNRWA participated in the …

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. AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Enrique Freeman and Greg Tribble each scored 17 points in Akron’s 68-47 victory against Central Michigan on Tuesday night. Freeman also contributed 15 rebounds …