Jet-lagged following a trans-Atlantic flight after spending a weeklong stretch with Finland’s national women’s hockey team, Susanna Tapani was in the back of a cab headed to her adopted new home in the Twin Cities upon learning she had been traded to Boston. “I’m pretty sure I was kind of like laughing, and I was like in a shock,” Tapani …

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince Harry raced head-first on a tiny skeleton sled going 99 kph (61.5 mph) down a track at next year’s Invictus Games site Thursday, saying with a smile afterward that everyone should do it. Harry was in Whistler, British Columbia, with wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to visit athletes at training camps and to …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal will hold a presidential election as soon as possible given that the country’s top election authority has overturned a decree by President Macky Sall to postpone the vote, the government said Friday. Sall in early February sought to postpone the Feb. 25 election citing unresolved disputes over who could run, and the National Assembly voted …

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. UC Riverside Highlanders (11-15, 6-8 Big West) at UC Davis Aggies (15-10, 10-4 Big West) Davis, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis hosts the UC …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three years after stepping back from IndyCar, Marco Andretti is returning to what’s essentially a full-time racing schedule. Andretti, who decided to drive only the Indianapolis 500 in 2021 after 15 underwhelming seasons, pieced together a diverse schedule this year that begins with his debut in NASCAR’s entry-level ARCA Series on Friday night at Daytona …

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. Liberty Flames (16-9, 5-5 CUSA) at Sam Houston Bearkats (14-11, 7-3 CUSA) Huntsville, Texas; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Liberty visits the Sam Houston Bearkats after Kaden …

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. IUPUI Jaguars (6-21, 2-14 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (17-10, 12-4 Horizon League) Auburn Hills, Michigan; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland plays the IUPUI Jaguars …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s board of trustees on Friday approved a three-year contract for ex-Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott to coach tight ends for the Gamecocks. Elliott’s deal runs through Dec. 31, 2026. He will also be run game coordinator, a title he held while was an assistant coach at South Carolina for Steve Spurrier and Will …

LONDRES (AP) — El asediado primer ministro británico Rishi Sunak exhortó el viernes a los votantes y su partido a seguir apoyándolo, después que dos distritos en Inglaterra eligieron a legisladores del Laborismo opositor para ocupar escaños que estaban en poder de los conservadores desde hacía años. Los resultados agravarán los temores de los conservadores de que, tras 14 años …

BERLÍN (AP) — Las protestas de los aficionados interrumpieron otro partido en la Bundesliga el viernes, esta vez con el lanzamiento de pelotas de tenis a la cancha y con autos a control remoto que se desplazaron a toda velocidad por el área penal, durante la victoria de Werder Bremen por 1-0 sobre Colonia. El partido se suspendió por cerca …

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 Zips (18-6, 10-1 MAC) at Buffalo Bulls (3-21, 1-10 MAC) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Akron takes on the Buffalo Bulls after Greg …

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — Harold Ramírez perdió el jueves el arbitraje salarial que lo confrontaba con los Rays de Tampa Bay y devengará 3,8 millones de dólares, en vez de los 4,3 millones que solicitaba. El panel conformado por Chris Cameron, Allen Ponak y Scott Buchheit tomó la decisión, un día después de escuchar los argumentos. Ramírez ganó el …

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 …

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, EE.UU. (AP) — Taylor Swift donó 100.000 dólares a la familia de Lisa Lopez-Galvan, la mujer asesinada en el tiroteo en el desfile de la victoria de los Chiefs de Kansas City tras el Super Bowl. Dos donaciones de 50.000 dólares fueron publicadas el viernes bajo el nombre de la cantante en una página de GoFundMe. El …

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. UL Monroe Warhawks (10-14, 5-8 Sun Belt) at Troy Trojans (17-9, 10-3 Sun Belt) Troy, Alabama; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe takes on the Troy …