WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to keep up with customer demand, Batesville Tool & Die began seeking 70 people to hire last year. It wasn’t easy. Attracting factory workers to a community of 7,300 in the Indiana countryside was a tough sell, especially having to compete with big-name manufacturers nearby like Honda and Cummins Engine. Job seekers were scarce. “You could …

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. Ole Miss Rebels (19-6, 6-6 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (17-8, 6-6 SEC) Starkville, Mississippi; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -8; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Team Record Pts Prv Class AAAA 1. Spring Mills (10) 20-0 100 1 2. Morgantown 19-1 90 2 3. Martinsburg 15-4 78 3 4. Huntington 15-6 68 7 5. George Washington 13-6 62 4 6. Bridgeport 16-4 46 5 7. …

DUNEDIN, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fue el gran ganador en el arbitraje salarial a comienzos de este mes. Superado el proceso, el toletero dominicano de los Azulejos de Toronto confía que su intenso trabajo de acondicionamiento físico durante el receso de invierno le permitirá tener una fenomenal temporada en el terreno. “Pude cumplir con todos los objetivos …

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks hasn’t given up on his team making the playoffs this season, and now Kevin Ollie will be tasked with leading it there. Ollie was named Tuesday as Brooklyn’s interim coach, replacing Jacque Vaughn, who was fired a day earlier. The Nets are 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, 2 1/2 …

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. South Florida Bulls (19-5, 12-1 AAC) at UTSA Roadrunners (8-18, 2-11 AAC) San Antonio; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Florida visits the UTSA Roadrunners after Selton …

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array, the state’s governor said Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill last year that aims to see Maine procure enough energy from offshore wind turbines …

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. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-16, 4-10 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (8-18, 3-12 ACC) Louisville, Kentucky; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Markus Burton and the Notre Dame Fighting …

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. James Madison Dukes (24-3, 12-3 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (12-15, 7-7 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: James Madison will look …

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. Butler Bulldogs (16-10, 7-8 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (14-11, 7-7 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -6.5; over/under is 141 …