INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In Adam Silver’s eyes, the NBA’s new 65-game policy is working. The commissioner, in his annual All-Star weekend news conference, said Saturday night he believes the league’s rules, which mandate players must generally play in at least 65 games to be eligible for postseason awards, have had their intended effect. “I can tell you that the number …
Read More »Bears great Steve McMichael improving from staph infection, family hopes to have him home Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael is improving after contracting a staph infection at a suburban hospital, and his family hopes he returns home early this week, his wife said Sunday in a statement. The 66-year-old McMichael, who went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago, has been hospitalized since Thursday. His family hopes to have him …
Read More »Sinner avanza a final de Rotterdam, donde enfrentará a De Miñaur.
ROTTERDAM, Holanda (AP) — Jannik Sinner navegó tranquilo el sábado a la final de Rotterdam, su primer torneo desde que se coronó en el Abierto de Australia. El italiano, primer preclasificado, arruinó las esperanzas del público, al eliminar al holandés Tallon Griekspoor, 6-2, 6-4 en las semifinales, donde Sinner había ganado también el primer enfrentamiento entre ambos, hace un año. …
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Read More »Drumgoole scores 23, Delaware knocks off N.C. A&T 62-54
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. GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Gerald Drumgoole Jr. had 23 points in Delaware’s 62-54 victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday night. Drumgoole was 9 of 15 shooting, including …
Read More »How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a movie. But it never felt quite right, until a few years ago when they decided to be the instigators. “It was just a feeling,” Ziggy Marley said of getting his father’s life on screen in …
Read More »Más de 300 detenidos en Rusia tras la muerte de Alexei Navalny, el crítico más acérrimo de Putin
Más de 300 personas fueron detenidas en Rusia cuando rendían homenaje al líder opositor Alexei Navalny, que murió en una remota colonia penal en el Ártico, indicó un destacado grupo de derechos. La repentina muerte de Navalny, de 47 años, fue un golpe devastador para muchos rusos que habían depositado sus esperanzas para el futuro en el enemigo más acérrimo …
Read More »Houston megachurch holds healing and thanksgiving service a week after deadly shooting
HOUSTON (AP) — Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch held a special service Sunday dedicated to healing and thanksgiving a week after a woman opened fire in one of its hallways before being gunned down by security officers. Osteen’s Lakewood Church has not had services since the Feb. 11 shooting that sent worshippers scrambling for safety. On Sunday, Osteen, his …
Read More »UFC 298: Topuria vence a Volkanovski en 2do asalto y se corona
ANAHEIM, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Ilia Topuria conservó su condición invicta al derrotar a Alexander Volkanovski en el segundo asalto para apoderarse del título pluma el sábado, en la función UFC 298. Topuria (15-0) puso fin así al reinado de cuatro años del australiano Volkanovski. El georgiano, quien reside y entrena en España, controló el asalto inicial de su primer …
Read More »Hamilton scores 34, High Point downs Radford 99-74
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. HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Kimani Hamilton’s 34 points led High Point past Radford 99-74 on Saturday night. Hamilton was 13 of 16 shooting, including 6 for 8 …
Read More »Un año después que Jimmy Carter ingresó a cuidados paliativos, defensores esperan mayor conciencia
ATLANTA (AP) — Desde que Jimmy Carter ingresó a cuidados paliativos en su casa del sur de Georgia hace un año, el expresidente estadounidense celebró su cumpleaños número 99, disfrutó de homenajes a su legado y perdió a la mujer que fue su esposa durante 77 años. Rosalynn Carter, que murió en noviembre, unos seis meses después que la familia …
Read More »UNC Asheville takes down Charleston Southern 86-55
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. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Drew Pember had 25 points in UNC Asheville’s 86-55 victory against Charleston Southern on Saturday night. Pember added 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (19-9, …
Read More »GOP candidates elevate anti-transgender messaging as a rallying call to Christian conservatives
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Thousands of people in one of South Carolina’s most conservative counties roared when Donald Trump promised to cut federal funding on “Day 1” for schools pushing what he called “transgender insanity” onto children. “And I can’t even believe I have to say it, but I do have to say it,” Trump told the crowd this month. …
Read More »The Rock, Pitbull, DJ Khaled bring South Florida flavor to Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The 3-0-5 took over the Daytona 5-0-0. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Pitbull and DJ Khaled represented South Florida at the Daytona 500, as the trio of Sunshine State celebrities brought a dose of star power to Sunday’s scheduled race day that was washed out by rain. Johnson, the wrestler/actor, said he would stay for Monday’s …
Read More »Hojlund’s scoring form has Man United pushing for top-4 spot. Brighton cruises at Sheffield United
LUTON, England (AP) — The goals are suddenly flowing freely and easily for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund. That was about the only thing that came easily for United in a 2-1 win at Luton on Sunday, but the Dane’s scoring form could be enough to fuel a late push for a top-four spot for Erik ten Hag’s team. Hojlund …
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