Detroit Red Wings (27-19-6, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (36-12-6, first in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the Detroit Red Wings after Conor Garland scored two goals in the Canucks’ 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Vancouver has gone 18-4-2 in home games and 36-12-6 overall. …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don’t know how much they’ll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reimbursement. State and local officials say they were stunned to learn …

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. BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Hunter Cattoor scored a season-high 20 points, Lynn Kidd added 12 points and matched a career best with 15 rebounds, and Virginia Tech never …

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Paul Skenes would love to be on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ opening-day roster. However, the top overall pick in last year’s draft isn’t stressing out while taking part in his first major league spring training. The hard-throwing 21-year-old right-hander and the rest of the Pirates pitchers and catchers took part in their first workout on Wednesday. It …

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. Charleston (SC) Cougars (18-7, 9-3 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (10-15, 5-7 CAA) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) visits the Northeastern Huskies after Frankie Policelli …

El gobernador de Georgia, Brian Kemp, dijo el martes que enviará más soldados de la Guardia Nacional de su estado para apoyar la iniciativa del gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, de controlar los cruces ilegales en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos, mientras el también republicano Abbott continúa con su enfrentamiento con el gobierno federal en cuanto a la aplicación …

KANSAS CITY, Misuri, EE.UU. (AP) — El entrenador en jefe de los Chiefs Andy Reid le dio aproximadamente una semana libre al resto de su cuerpo técnico, luego de su desfile de este miércoles en el centro de Kansas City para celebrar la conquista del Super Bowl. Luego espera que todos estén de regreso en las instalaciones para empezar el …

FILADELFIA (AP) — Un exinspector de la policía de Filadelfia ha sido absuelto de cargos de agresión por utilizar una porra durante un altercado con un manifestante durante una protesta contra la injusticia racial en 2020. El jurado absolvió el miércoles a Joseph Bologna, de 57 años de edad, de cargos de agresión menor y de poseer un instrumento de …

Miami Heat (29-25, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (32-21, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: 76ers -3; over/under is 223.5 BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts Miami looking to end its four-game home slide. The 76ers are 21-13 in Eastern Conference games. Philadelphia ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 32.1 …

DATE OF ELECTION Feb 7  TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential   WHO’S RUNNING President Ilham Aliyev, 62, easily won another seven-year term in a contest election monitors say was without real political opposition. Aliyev has been in power for more than 20 years. He had called an early vote while he was enjoying a surge in popularity after his forces swiftly reclaimed the …