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 …
Read More »JetBlue shares soar as activist investor Carl Icahn takes a stake in the airline
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 …
Read More »Rituales y ofrendas para la Madre Tierra cierran el carnaval de Bolivia
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 …
Read More »Los 76ers ponen fin a racha de nueve juegos de Cavaliers al imponerse 123-121
CLEVELAND (AP) — Buddy Hield anotó 24 puntos en su tercer partido con Filadelfia, Kelly Oubre Jr. también encestó 24 y los 76ers terminaron con la racha de nueve victorias de Cleveland, al imponerse 123-121 a los Cavaliers el lunes por la noche. Los Cavs casi remontan de un déficit de 10 puntos restando 1:25 por jugar. Tuvieron la oportunidad …
Read More »New Orleans bids another joyous ‘Fat Tuesday’ farewell to Carnival season
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and restaurants in the French Quarter. Revelers in capes, wigs, spandex and feathers danced in front of St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square while Latin music blared. …
Read More »The head of UN’s nuclear watchdog warns Iran is ‘not entirely transparent’ on its atomic program
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday that Iran is “not entirely transparent” regarding its atomic program, particularly after an official who once led Tehran’s program announced the Islamic Republic has all the pieces for a weapon “in our hands.” Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, just across the …
Read More »USA Today Women’s Top 25 Poll
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 …
Read More »Evansville hosts Drake following DeVries’ 22-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. Drake Bulldogs (20-5, 11-3 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (15-10, 6-8 MVC) Evansville, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -8; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Shesterkin has 30 saves for first shutout as Rangers beat Flames 2-0 for fifth straight win
NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Monday night for their fifth straight win. Will Cuylle and Jimmy Vesey scored for the Rangers, who are 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Shesterkin got his 12th career shutout and second straight …
Read More »Sudáfrica dice que ha presentado \”pedido urgente\” a tribunal de la ONU por acciones de Israel en Rafah
CIUDAD DEL CABO, Sudáfrica (AP) — Sudáfrica dice que ha presentado “pedido urgente” a tribunal de la ONU por acciones de Israel en Rafah.
Read More »Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.7 million viewers
The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year’s mark of 115.1 million for Kansas City’s last-play victory over Philadelphia and is …
Read More »Right-hander Adrian Sampson agrees to minor league deal with Texas Rangers
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 …
Read More »Hasbro, Goodyear fall; JetBlue Airways, TripAdvisor rise, Tuesday, 2/13/2024
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 …
Read More »Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium
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 …
Read More »Detroit Mercy plays IUPUI following Tankersley’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. IUPUI Jaguars (6-20, 2-13 Horizon League) at Detroit Mercy Titans (0-26, 0-15 Horizon League) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit Mercy hosts the IUPUI Jaguars after …
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