MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who has faced calls to resign after falsely declaring that former President Donald Trump won the state claimed Thursday that he’s done more for Black people than any other white Republican. Bob Spindell, who is white, made the remark after two members of the public called for him …

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. Manhattan Jaspers (5-15, 2-9 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -9.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM …

BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 31 points, Derrick White scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Celtics improved to 24-3 at home and won their seventh straight over the Hawks. Al …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Funcionarios de la campaña del presidente Joe Biden se reunieron el jueves con demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes para delinear los planes posteriores al Supermartes, en un importante impulso a los esfuerzos para coordinarse con legisladores respecto a la organización y comunicación con los votantes de todo el país. Entre los asistentes a la reunión en …

DUESSELDORF, Alemania (AP) — Es ahora o “Neverkusen.” Xabi Alonso tiene a su Bayer Leverkusen frente a una inmejorable oportunidad de conquistar el título de la Bundesliga. El examen más exigente para el técnico español será el sábado cuando el Leverkusen visite al Bayern Munich. El Leverkusen no ha perdido ninguno de los 30 partidos que lleva disputados esta temporada …

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. Portland State Vikings (14-9, 5-5 Big Sky) at Weber State Wildcats (14-9, 5-5 Big Sky) Ogden, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -9; over/under is …

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. San Francisco Dons (18-6, 7-2 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (9-15, 2-7 WCC) Malibu, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dons -9.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

CHORLEY, England (AP) — Chorley could be the next soccer club from the English non-leagues to be given a sprinkle of celebrity stardust. The sixth-tier team from northwest England said it is in “ongoing discussions” with Boyzone in hopes of the 1990s Irish boy band fronted by Ronan Keating becoming “the face of the football club.” Chorley said that members …

SACRAMENTO, California, EE.UU. (AP) — Jaden Ivey estableció la mejor marca de su carrera con 37 puntos, y los Pistons de Detroit, aun carentes de sus dos principales anotadores, vencieron el miércoles sorpresivamente a los Kings de Sacramento, por 133-120. Ivey añadió siete asistencias y seis rebotes por los Pistons, que tienen apenas una foja de 3-20 como visitantes en …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state’s current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry’s Democratic predecessor. Among the two dozen tough-on-crime-related items on Landry’s broad agenda are expanding methods to carry out death row executions, …