INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — La NBA no quiere volver a tener un Juego de Estrellas como el de la temporada pasada. Un bajo rendimiento defensivo, casi nula atención en el partido y una pésima audiencia televisiva. La liga tenía que enviar un mensaje: el Juego de Estrellas debe mejorar. Está por verse sis sus medidas funcionarán pero los basquetbolistas lo intentarán …

Vancouver Canucks (37-13-6, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (25-23-6, sixth in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Monday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks play the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota is 25-23-6 overall and 13-11-4 in home games. The Wild serve 11.6 penalty minutes per game to rank fifth in NHL play. Vancouver has …

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WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Two young citizen-soldiers who became close friends after enlisting in the Army Reserve were remembered at funerals in southeast Georgia on Saturday, nearly three weeks after they died in a drone attack while deployed to the Middle East. A service for 24-year-old Sgt. Kennedy Sanders was held in the packed 1,200-seat auditorium of Ware County Middle …

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. AMES, Iowa (AP) — Keshon Gilbert had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 10 Iowa State past Texas Tech 82-74 on Saturday. Curtis Jones contributed 12 …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s flagship H3 rocket reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global space race. The H3 rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on time Saturday morning, two days after its originally scheduled liftoff was delayed …

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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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Dixon’s 17 points and 10 rebounds helped Duquesne defeat Saint Joseph’s 66-56 on Saturday. Jimmy Clark III scored 15 points while shooting 6 for …