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. New Mexico State Aggies (11-12, 5-3 CUSA) at UTEP Miners (12-11, 3-5 CUSA) El Paso, Texas; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State travels to UTEP …
Read More »Grupo de comunicación canadiense anuncia 4.800 despidos
TORONTO (AP) — La mayor empresa de medios de comunicación y telecomunicaciones de Canadá informó el jueves que pondrá fin a varios noticiarios de televisión y realizará otros recortes de programación después de que su empresa matriz anunciara 4.800 despidos y la venta de 45 de sus 103 emisoras de radio regionales. En un memorándum interno dirigido a los empleados …
Read More »Fans attach bicycle locks to goal as anti-investor protests in German soccer escalate
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Anti-investor protests in German soccer escalated on Friday when fans attached bicycle locks to a goal and displayed banners showing a club executive’s face in crosshairs. There have been regular protests since last year against a plan to sell a stake in marketing revenues to a private equity investor for an up-front payment. As the league …
Read More »Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy once. Can he have a second act in different times?
NEW YORK (AP) — As host of “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart changed comedy — and arguably journalism, too — with sharp, satirical takes on politics and current events. He became an essential part of the nation’s conversation. Now let’s see if he can turn back time. Stewart, who walked away from “The Daily Show” to …
Read More »UCSB hosts Bostick and CSU Northridge
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 …
Read More »Jury in Young Dolph murder trial will come from outside of Memphis, Tennessee, judge rules
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of two men charged with killing Young Dolph will come from outside of Memphis because of intense media coverage of the fatal shooting in the rapper’s hometown, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Jennifer J. Mitchell decided in favor of a change of venue motion filed by Justin Johnson’s lawyer, who argued during …
Read More »Huibregste’s 18 lead Wright State past winless Detroit Mercy 92-85
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. FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Alex Huibregste and Trey Calvin each scored 18 points as Wright State beat winless Detroit Mercy 92-85 on Thursday night. Huibregste also contributed five …
Read More »What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; replenish U.S. weapons systems; and provide food, water, and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. The Senate jettisoned from the package a bipartisan effort to boost immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border after most …
Read More »Devils play the Hurricanes after Palat’s 2-goal performance
New Jersey Devils (25-21-3, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-5, second in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Carolina Hurricanes after Ondrej Palat’s two-goal game against the Calgary Flames in the Devils’ 5-3 loss. Carolina is 29-16-5 overall and 9-3-3 against the Metropolitan Division. The …
Read More »Anger over Messi’s absence in Hong Kong game spreads: Argentina friendly in mainland China canceled
HONG KONG (AP) — An Argentina soccer friendly in China next month was canceled on Friday in more fallout from Lionel Messi failing to play in a club exhibition match in Hong Kong. World Cup champion Argentina, captained by Messi, last month scheduled a tour of China during the international break from March 18-26. Games were lined up against Nigeria …
Read More »Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden returned to Earth on Friday, ending a private three-week mission to the International Space Station. The trio were accompanied by a retired NASA astronaut who now works for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the chartered flight. The crew returned in a SpaceX capsule that parachuted into the …
Read More »Bello leads Purdue Fort Wayne against IUPUI after 22-point showing
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. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (15-9, 6-7 Horizon League) at IUPUI Jaguars (6-19, 2-12 Horizon League) Indianapolis; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne visits the IUPUI …
Read More »Teófimo López supera a Jermaine Ortiz y retiene título de los welter
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Teofimo Lopez Jr. superó el jueves por decisión unánime a Jamaine Ortiz, para retener el título superligero de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo, apenas unos días antes del Super Bowl en el cercano Allegiant STadium. El juez Steve Weisfeld dio un puntaje de 117-111, mientras que Tim Cheathem y David Sutherland dictaminaron 115-113. El anuncio generó …
Read More »Vanderbilt takes on No. 15 South Carolina following Taylor’s 20-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. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-16, 1-8 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (20-3, 8-2 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt visits the No. 15 South Carolina …
Read More »Ukraine’s new army chief signals new momentum, but huge problems stand in the way
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new military chief signaled Friday that he wants to build new momentum, saying his immediate goals are to improve troop rotation at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv’s forces are largely on the defensive in the war with Russia. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who previously was …
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