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. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chaz Lanier’s 29 points helped North Florida defeat Queens 93-79 on Wednesday night. Lanier also contributed nine rebounds for the Ospreys (14-13, 7-5 Atlantic …

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. Siena Saints (4-20, 3-10 MAAC) at Saint Peter’s Peacocks (11-11, 7-6 MAAC) Jersey City, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Siena takes on the Saint Peter’s …

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. COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josiah Davis and Rodney Johnson Jr. each scored 19 points to lead Tennessee Tech over Tennessee State 70-50 on Tuesday night. Davis also added …

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia ’s parliament speaker on Wednesday formally set early parliamentary and presidential elections in the spring as the country makes a bid to join the European Union. Following opposition pressure, North Macedonia’s main political parties agreed in December to organize general elections on May 8, two months early. A caretaker government was appointed last …

Brooklyn Nets (21-32, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (42-12, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Celtics -12.5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: Boston faces the Brooklyn Nets after Jayson Tatum scored 41 points in the Boston Celtics’ 118-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics are 29-6 in conference …

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand almost had the perfect ending for his 1,000th career NHL game. The Bruins captain had two assists in regulation and almost scored the game-winner in overtime, but Andrei Vasilevskiy deflected the shot high and then stopped all three Boston attempts in the shootout to deliver a 3-2 victory for Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. “He …

JERUSALÉN (AP) — Las gestiones internacionales para negociar un cese del fuego entre Israel y Hamás sufrieron un revés el miércoles al trascender que Israel retiró a su equipo negociador y que el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu acusó a Hamás de trabar las negociaciones con reclamos “ilusorios”. Netanyahu habló horas después de que la prensa local informó que el mandatario …

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to a G League franchise that will begin play next season, meaning all 30 NBA teams now own or operate a team in the developmental league. The Suns said the new team would play somewhere in the Phoenix metro area, though an exact location hasn’t been announced. …

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. Northwestern Wildcats (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Clifford Omoruyi and the Rutgers …

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. Lindenwood Lions (8-17, 2-10 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (13-12, 6-6 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood comes into the matchup against SIU-Edwardsville after losing …