DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Rafael Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn’t yet healthy enough to play, announcing Wednesday that he will sit out next week’s Qatar Open. “I would have loved to play in Doha, where the tournament team, as well as the amazing Qatar fans have always supported me greatly. Unfortunately I am …

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. Tarleton State Texans (17-7, 10-3 WAC) at UT Arlington Mavericks (12-12, 7-6 WAC) Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tarleton State visits the UT Arlington Mavericks …

CHICAGO (AP) — Conor Garland scored twice, Dakota Joshua added a goal and two assists and the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks beat the depleted Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Tuesday night. Nils Hoglander scored for the third straight game as the Canucks improved to 36-12-6 and 78 points. Vancouver hasn’t led the league this late in a season since 2012, when 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. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-20, 5-7 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-17, 3-9 Sun Belt) Conway, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern visits the …

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — LeBron James sumó 25 puntos y ocho asistencias, Anthony Davis contribuyó con 20 unidades y 14 rebotes, y los Lakers de Los Ángeles derrotaron el martes 125-111 a los Pistons de Detroit, el peor equipo de la NBA, para llegar a cinco triunfos en seis partidos. D’Angelo Russell anotó 21 unidades y acertó cuatro triples por …

EL CAIRO (AP) — Al menos 15 personas fallecieron luego de que un camión se estrelló contra varios vehículos de pasajeros en Alejandría, una provincia de la costa mediterránea de Egipto, dijeron las autoridades el miércoles. El accidente, que ocurrió el martes en la noche en el distrito de Amreya, al oeste de la ciudad de Alejandría, dejó también ocho …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major Louisiana health insurer’s plan to reorganize and sell itself to insurance giant Elevance Health for $2.7 billion was shelved hours ahead of a scheduled public hearing Wednesday in Baton Rouge, where critics of the sale have voiced various concerns over the proposal. Proponents of the plan had said that under Elevance there would be …

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Responding officers shot and killed a man with a knife suspected of fatally stabbing one person and critically wounding another inside a training center for electrical workers, police said Tuesday. Prince William County officers were called to the union apprenticeship center in Manassas around 3:30 p.m. for a report of a stabbing and encountered a man …

IVREA, Italy (AP) — Over three pulpy days, nearly 1,000 tons of oranges were thrown in the recreation of a medieval battle that has become the centerpiece of the northern Italian town of Ivrea’s annual Carnival celebration. Some 50 horse-drawn carriages transport the oranges to piazzas throughout the town, where teams gather to pelt each other with oranges. It’s not …

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. Campbell Fighting Camels (12-13, 6-6 CAA) at Monmouth Hawks (13-12, 6-6 CAA) West Long Branch, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth hosts the Campbell Fighting …