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. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tre Coleman’s 20 points helped Nevada defeat Wyoming 76-58 on Tuesday night. Coleman also contributed three steals for the Wolf Pack (21-6, 8-5 Mountain …
Read More »Haiti orphanage founder to be sent to Florida for sex abuse case
DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more than a decade ago has been ordered to be sent from Colorado to Florida to face prosecution. Michael Geilenfeld, 71, was arrested in Colorado on Jan. 20 after being indicted in Florida, accused of traveling from Miami to Haiti between …
Read More »N.C. A&T takes on Stony Brook, aims to stop 5-game skid
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. North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-20, 5-9 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (14-13, 7-7 CAA) Stony Brook, New York; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T heads into …
Read More »Empresa en Japón despide a su presidente por acoso sexual
TOKIO (AP) — El jefe de una empresa de energía renovable en Japón fue despedido por acoso sexual, informaron ambas compañías el miércoles, mientras el movimiento #MeToo crece en el país. Japan Renewable Energy Corp., subsidiaria de Eneos Holdings, la principal refinadora del país, indicó en un comunicado que despidió al presidente Shigeru Yasu después de que una investigación interna …
Read More »Sacramento faces San Antonio in conference showdown
San Antonio Spurs (11-44, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (31-23, eighth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Kings -11; over/under is 242.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays Sacramento in Western Conference action Thursday. The Kings have gone 20-15 against Western Conference teams. Sacramento ranks seventh in the Western Conference …
Read More »How the 12-team College Football Playoff will work
The 12-team College Football Playoff is 10 months away from kicking off and the format for it has finally been locked in. University presidents who make up the CFP Board of Managers unanimously approved one last tweak to increase the number of at-large bids from six to seven. The change to reserve only five spots for conference champions instead of …
Read More »Lithuania to close 2 more checkpoints with Russian ally Belarus as tensions along the border rise
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania decided Wednesday to seal off another two of its six checkpoints with Belarus as of next month, amid growing tensions with its eastern neighbor, an ally of Russia. This brings the total of closed border crossings into the Baltic country to four. The Lavoriskes and Raigardas checkpoints will stop functioning on March 1, as all …
Read More »Los Angeles organizers hire 2 companies to sell tickets for 2028 Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics have reached an agreement with two major companies to sell tickets for the games. The deal announced Wednesday involves Los Angeles-based AXS and Germany-based CTS EVENTIM forming a joint venture to promote, sell and distribute LA28 tickets globally. The companies’ websites, as well as LA28’s website, will sell tickets …
Read More »Kid Rock and Jason Aldean did not cancel New York performances after ruling against Trump
CLAIM: Performers Kid Rock and Jason Aldean removed all New York shows from their “You Can’t Cancel America” tour in support of former President Donald Trump. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The claim originated on a satirical news website that describes its content as “fiction.” There is no such tour — the pair’s “Rock the Country” tour, which begins in April, never …
Read More »Henry scores 23 as Texas Southern defeats Southern 68-56
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. HOUSTON (AP) — PJ Henry hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 to propel Texas Southern to a 68-56 victory over Southern on Monday night. Henry shot 8 for …
Read More »Wisconsin Republican-controlled Senate votes to reject Evers appointees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to reject four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees, including a member of the state’s natural resources policy board and a former lieutenant governor who was to serve on a hospital governing board. That brings to 13 the number of Evers appointees that the Senate has rejected, which has the …
Read More »Former Marine and crypto lawyer John Deaton to challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON (AP) — Republican John Deaton, a former U.S. Marine and cryptocurrency attorney, announced Monday that he is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren as she runs for her third term in office. Deaton, who was born in Detroit and recently moved to Massachusetts, released a campaign video Monday highlighting his hardscrabble upbringing, his years in the Marines serving as …
Read More »No. 19 San Diego State visits Utah State after LeDee’s 23-point game
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. San Diego State Aztecs (20-6, 9-4 MWC) at Utah State Aggies (21-5, 9-4 MWC) Logan, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -2.5; over/under is 143.5 …
Read More »George H.W. Bush’s speedboat fetches $435,000 at benefit auction
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush’s speedboat has a new owner. The 38-foot (11.5-meter) “Fidelity V” was auctioned for $435,000 during the George and Barbara Bush Foundation’s 2024 Presidential Salute benefiting the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, a spokesperson said. The event last …
Read More »Morehead State hosts Southern Indiana after Minix’s 26-point outing
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. Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (7-20, 4-10 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (20-7, 11-3 OVC) Morehead, Kentucky; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State takes on the Southern …
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