Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s neighbors and key mediators warned Saturday of disaster and repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where Israel says remaining Hamas strongholds are located — along with over half the …

MADRID (AP) — Two Spanish police officers have been killed when a speedboat suspected of belonging to drug smugglers smashed into their patrol craft, Spain’s Civil Guard said Saturday. The incident occurred late on Friday, police said, when the Civil Guard craft was tasked with identifying speedboats spotted in the southern port of Barbate. Video footage showed how one speedboat …

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Waived G Ryan Arcidiacono. LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Signed G Spencer Dinwiddie to a rest-of-season contract. NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed F Taj Gibson to a 10-day contract. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Signed C Bismack Biyombo to a rest-of-season contract. TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed Fs Justise Winslow and Mouhamadou Gueye to 10-day contracts. …

Feb. 11 1878 — The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a lost championship with a 15-round unanimous decision over Sandy Saddler at Madison Square Garden. 1950 — Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores …

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. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Robert McCray scored 18 points as Jacksonville beat North Alabama 67-63 on Saturday night. McCray was 7 of 17 shooting, including 0 for 4 …

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. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-17, 2-9 OVC) at Lindenwood Lions (8-16, 2-9 OVC) Saint Charles, Missouri; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lions -1.5; over/under is 135 …

PHOENIX (AP) — National and local Republican groups in Arizona sued the secretary of state Friday in an effort to invalidate or adjust a manual, used for conducting elections and certifying results, that GOP leaders have said threatens election integrity. The Republican National Committee, Arizona Republican Party and the Yavapai County Republican Party filed the lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A series of slow-moving winter storms that wreaked havoc in Southern California and left 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow in northern Arizona made its way Saturday into New Mexico, where a stretch of U.S. highway south of the Colorado line was closed and as much as a foot (30 cm) of snow was possible …

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. Dartmouth Big Green (5-14, 1-5 Ivy League) at Harvard Crimson (11-8, 2-4 Ivy League) Boston; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson -10.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM …

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. Idaho Vandals (9-14, 3-7 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles (15-8, 9-1 Big Sky) Cheney, Washington; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington takes on the Idaho …