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 …
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Prince Harry races head-first down a skeleton sled track and says ‘everybody should do this’
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 …
Read More »Senegal’s president says election will be as soon as possible, after court overturns delay
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 …
Read More »UC Riverside visits UC Davis after Pepper’s 32-point outing
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 …
Read More »Former IndyCar regular Marco Andretti forging a new racing path in NASCAR’s ARCA Series
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 …
Read More »Liberty visits Sam Houston after Metheny’s 21-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. 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 …
Read More »Gohlke and Oakland host IUPUI
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 …
Read More »South Carolina hires ex-Georgia State head coach Elliott as tight ends coach
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 …
Read More »Doble golpe a gobierno conservador británico: Laboristas le quitan 2 bancas en el Parlamento
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 …
Read More »Wender Bremen vence a Colonia entre protestas de aficionados con juguetes y pelotas de tenis
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 …
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