Saudi Arabia sees placing its soccer clubs in more international games including Super Leagues as key to achieving the kingdom’s ambitions, a leading industry conference was told Wednesday. A debate on the emerging power of Saudi money and influence in world soccer opened the annual Financial Times-hosted soccer conference in the year the country is expected to be confirmed by …

BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday. The increase in asylum seekers and other migrants is a divisive issue in many European countries, pitting those who say more should …

Forced into yet another courtroom to defend its amateur model of athletics, the NCAA insisted that shelving its rules against name, image and likeness compensation being offered to recruits would make a difficult situation across the country even more chaotic. The NCAA lost that argument last week when a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nico Hischier had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes added a goal and two assists, and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Tuesday night. New Jersey scored seven straight goals after falling behind 1-0 and improved to 16-10-2 on the road. The Devils, who had lost three of four, …

A social media influencer is suing Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill over an alleged incident that happened at the NFL star’s South Florida home last summer. In a lawsuit that Sophie Hall’s attorneys filed in Broward County circuit court on Feb. 23, the influencer claims that Hill “forcefully and purposefully” shoved her while the two were participating in a …

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. UCSD Tritons (19-9, 13-3 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (11-17, 6-11 Big West) Bakersfield, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSD faces the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners …

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. Maine Black Bears (13-15, 5-8 America East) at Binghamton Bearcats (12-14, 4-9 America East) Binghamton, New York; Thursday, 6:07 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maine visits the Binghamton Bearcats …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, el líder del Senado con más años de servicio en la historia y que mantuvo su poder frente a dramáticas convulsiones en el Partido Republicano durante casi dos décadas, dejará su cargo en noviembre. El republicano, que cumplió 82 años la semana pasada, anunció su decisión el miércoles en el recinto del Senado, un lugar …

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. Old Dominion Monarchs (7-22, 3-14 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (24-5, 14-2 Sun Belt) Boone, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -14.5; over/under …

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. Colgate Raiders (20-9, 14-2 Patriot League) at Holy Cross Crusaders (9-20, 6-10 Patriot League) Worcester, Massachusetts; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -13; over/under is 139.5 …