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Sports on TV for Feb. 17 – 18

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. (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Feb. 17 AHL HOCKEY 4 p.m. NHLN — Hershey at Toronto AUTO RACING 10:30 a.m. FS1 — NASCAR …

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The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms

LONDON (AP) — The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook on Saturday to almost all online platforms in the bloc, in the next phase of its crackdown on toxic social media content and dodgy ecommerce products that began last year by targeting the most popular services. The EU’s trailblazing Digital Services Act has already kicked in for nearly …

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Gohlke’s 23 lead Oakland past Purdue Fort Wayne 71-63

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. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jack Gohlke scored 23 points as Oakland beat Purdue Fort Wayne 71-63 on Wednesday night. Gohlke finished 6 of 14 from 3-point range …

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Achor scores 18 as Samford knocks off Western Carolina 88-62

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. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Achor Achor had 18 points in Samford’s 88-62 victory against Western Carolina on Wednesday night for its sixth straight victory. Achor added five rebounds …

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Israel complains after Vatican denounces ‘carnage’ and disproportionate response in Gaza

ROME (AP) — Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza and what he termed a disproportionate Israeli military operation following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See called the comments by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, “regrettable.” In a statement Wednesday, the embassy said Parolin …

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Michigan school shooter’s father wants a jury from outside the community

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter wants jurors from a different county to decide his involuntary manslaughter case, arguing that he can’t get a fair trial because of widespread publicity and his wife’s recent conviction. “They have been clearly convicted in the court of public opinion,” defense lawyer Mariell Lehman said in a court filing …

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