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. North Texas Mean Green (13-9, 6-4 AAC) at SMU Mustangs (16-7, 7-3 AAC) Dallas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -5.5; over/under is 127 BOTTOM LINE: …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Natalie Spooner and Emma Maltais each scored twice, Ann-Renée Desbiens made 24 saves and Canada routed the United States 6-1 on Sunday in the decisive seventh game of the Rivalry Series. Marie-Philip Poulin and Ashton Bell also scored for Canada and Sarah Nurse added three assists. It’s the second straight Rivalry Series in which the …

MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates. The fear of the ongoing crackdown by …

The AP Top 25 women’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. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sonia Citron scored seven of Notre Dame’s 10 points in the second overtime period, Kylee Watson came up with a key steal in the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump and a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders argued in strong terms on Sunday that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America’s global standing. In the Capitol for a rare weekend session, the Senate voted again to move …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — South Africa captain Ronwen Williams did it again Saturday with two penalty saves in the shootout to beat Congo 6-5 on penalties for the Bafana Bafana to finish third at the Africa Cup of Nations. Their match had ended 0-0 after normal time. No extra time was played. Williams, who made four penalty saves in …

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. CSU Northridge Matadors (15-9, 6-6 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (13-9, 6-6 Big West) Santa Barbara, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CSU Northridge visits the UCSB …

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. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dylan Disu scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half and Max Abmas score 19 points and moved past Oscar Robertson on …

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. GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Jayson Petty had 17 points in Kansas City’s 65-47 victory against North Dakota on Saturday. Petty also contributed seven rebounds for the Roos …

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. Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-8, 4-6 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (8-15, 0-10 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -4.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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 …

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 …

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. …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Gordon went to salary arbitration with the Minnesota Twins on Friday, asking for a raise from $735,400 to $1.25 million as the team argued for $900,000. A decision by Jasbir Parmer, Scott Buchheit and Keith Greenberg is expected Saturday. Gordon, a 28-year-old outfielder, second baseman and shortstop, hit .185 last season with two homers and …

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. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-14, 4-8 WAC) at Grand Canyon Antelopes (21-2, 11-1 WAC) Phoenix; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon hosts the Southern Utah Thunderbirds after …