PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, said they will declare a state of emergency Wednesday evening due to potential snow. Up to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of snow could fall in the Portland area Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph) …

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was fined $35,000 by the NBA for a gesture he made toward an official, the league announced Wednesday. Head of basketball operations Joe Dumars imposed the fine for an incident that occurred with 3:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 136-126 home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Monday. After being …

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. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-14, 4-7 Big Sky) at Sacramento State Hornets (6-19, 2-10 Big Sky) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona faces the Sacramento …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing climate-warming pollution from cars and trucks through financial incentives to reward businesses that produce cleaner fuels. The Senate voted 26-15 Tuesday, on a party-line vote with Republicans in opposition, to send the bill to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who supports the initiative. California, Oregon …

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 …

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump — even though Moscow strongly disagrees with the current administration’s policies. Putin’s comments during an interview with Russian state television Wednesday were his first about the upcoming U.S. presidential election, likely to …

A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law. The lawsuit, brought by divisions of the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions and two individual former major junior players, takes aim at the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Western …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El excampeón local Diego Schwartzman fue eliminado el martes en la primera ronda del Abierto de Argentina, al caer 2-6, 6-1, y 6-4 ante el colombiano Daniel Elahi Galán. Schwartzman ganó el torneo de arcilla en Buenos Aires en 2021, y perdió la final de la siguiente edición ante el noruego Casper Ruud. Pero ha tenido …

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 …