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. BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq had 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and California tied a program-record with 16 3-pointers in rallying to beat Oregon State …
Read More »North Dakota visits North Dakota State following Omot’s 20-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. North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (17-11, 9-4 Summit League) at North Dakota State Bison (14-14, 7-6 Summit League) Fargo, North Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota …
Read More »Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair keeps climbing NCAA scoring list, elevating team in ACC standings
The AP Top 25 women’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. Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack encouraged star Dyaisha Fair to explore other basketball options for her graduate year this season. She didn’t want one of the top scorers in …
Read More »Why is there a pants problem in Major League Baseball during spring training?
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball is showing off new uniforms during this year’s spring training. The biggest problem is they might be showing too much. A series of pictures have shown a slightly embarrassing problem with MLB’s new look: At least a handful of teams have white pants that are relatively see-through, making for some less-than-ideal pictures. “I …
Read More »Maryland House OKs bill to enable undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance on state exchange
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House approved a measure on Friday to enable people to buy health insurance through the state’s health care exchange regardless of their immigration status, with the approval of a federal waiver. The House voted 101-34 for the bill, which now goes to the Senate, where similar legislation is under consideration. The measure would require …
Read More »Iraq announces reopening of a key oil refinery a decade after it was stormed by the Islamic State
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister announced Friday the reopening of the Beiji refinery, the country’s largest, which had been shut down for a decade after being damaged in the battle against the Islamic State extremist group. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that the refinery’s return to operation will enable Iraq to meet its oil derivative …
Read More »Walker scores 24, Eastern Kentucky defeats North Alabama 75-72
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. RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Leland Walker had 24 points in Eastern Kentucky’s 75-72 victory against North Alabama on Thursday night. Jacari Lane’s jumper for North Alabama capped the …
Read More »Israel planea 3.300 nuevas viviendas en asentamientos en Cisjordania tras ataque palestino
JERUSALÉN (AP) — Israel planea construir más de 3.300 nuevas viviendas en asentamientos en Cisjordania en respuesta a un tiroteo fatal palestino, informó un ministro israelí. La decisión provocó una airada respuesta de Estados Unidos en un momento de crecientes tensiones por el curso de la guerra en Gaza. El ministro de Finanzas y agitador de ultraderecha Bezalel Smotrich anunció …
Read More »New Jersey beefs up its iconic Jersey Shore boardwalks with $100M in repair or rebuilding funds
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A wooden walkway next to Atlantic City casinos credited as being the first boardwalk in the United States and a similar coastal thoroughfare in the musical home of Bruce Springsteen are among Jersey Shore boardwalks that will share $100 million in repair and reconstruction funds. New Jersey on Friday chose 18 Jersey Shore towns to …
Read More »Biden tells governors he’s eyeing executive action on immigration, seems ‘frustrated’ with lawyers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told the nation’s governors on Friday that he’s exploring what executive actions he can take to curb migration across the southern border after a bipartisan deal collapsed in Congress this month. He seemed to express frustration at the legal limits of his authority to act unilaterally. Biden hosted members of the National Governors Association …
Read More »Goldin’s 21 help Florida Atlantic take down SMU 80-70
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. BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Vladislav Goldin scored 21 points, Alijah Martin added 20 and Florida Atlantic beat SMU 80-70 on Thursday night. Goldin and Martin combined for …
Read More »Calvin’s 25 lead Wright State past Detroit Mercy 93-78
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. DETROIT (AP) — Trey Calvin’s 25 points helped Wright State defeat Detroit Mercy 93-78 on Thursday night. Calvin had six assists for the Raiders (16-12, 11-6 Horizon League). …
Read More »Man guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman after the exposure of their secret sexual relationship in the nation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity. After deliberating for roughly four hours, jurors convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter of a hate crime for the murder of Dime …
Read More »Norfolk State visits Coppin State following Winston’s 28-point performance
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. Norfolk State Spartans (17-9, 7-2 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (2-21, 1-8 MEAC) Baltimore; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Coppin State hosts the Norfolk State Spartans after …
Read More »Central Arkansas visits Eastern Kentucky after Walker’s 24-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. Central Arkansas Bears (9-21, 5-9 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (16-11, 11-2 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky plays the Central Arkansas Bears …
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