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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. Missouri State Bears (14-9, 6-6 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (12-11, 6-6 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State faces the Northern Iowa …

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. Bucknell Bison (9-14, 6-4 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (8-13, 4-6 Patriot League) Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bucknell visits the Navy Midshipmen after Noah …

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Rachin Ravindra finally caught up with his reputation on Monday, scoring 240 before New Zealand was all out for 511 on the second day of the first cricket test against South Africa. South Africa was in trouble at 80-4 at stumps, trailing by 431 runs. Kyle Jamieson took two wickets within three balls in …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with SS Bobby Witt Jr. on an 11-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS — signed LHPs Danny Duffy and Chasen Shreve and C Jose Godoy to minor league contracts with invitations to Major Laeague Spring Training camp. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Matt Hinckley pitching coordinator for the …

The San Francisco 49ers will practice for the Super Bowl at UNLV’s campus as scheduled despite having initial worries about the condition of the field. The Niners had expressed concern to the league that the field on UNLV’s campus is too soft even though NFL inspectors cleared it for safety. Sod was recently placed over the turf field on UNLV’s …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El volante Víctor Guzmán concretó un par de penales el domingo y Chivas se impuso 2-0 sobre el Atlético de San Luis para conquistar su segundo triunfo consecutivo en el torneo Clausura de México. El “Pocho” Guzmán convirtió desde los 11 pasos a los 21 minutos y luego agregó otra ejecución desde el mismo punto …

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. Canisius Golden Griffins (8-13, 3-8 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (11-10, 7-4 MAAC) Lewiston, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Canisius travels to Niagara looking to …

TOKYO (AP) — It’s all been very messy. We’re talking about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s global tour of exhibition games where the main show has been Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning captain. The matches are about promotion and marketing, hoping to build a new brand by using stars like Messi and Uruguayan Luis Suarez. Instead, the tour is getting mostly …

MADRID (AP) — A Rayo Vallecano fan appeared to interfere with a Sevilla player taking a throw in during their Spanish league match on Monday. Lucas Ocampos was on the touchline 33 minutes into the first half when a fan reached out and poked his backside. The Argentine winger turned to remonstrate with the young fan and then called the …

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. Kansas Jayhawks (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (14-8, 4-5 Big 12) New York; Monday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -5; over/under is 144 …