FILADELFIA (AP) — El cronograma para el regreso de Joel Embiid tras someterse a una cirugía de rodilla es incierto. Tampoco está clara la disponibilidad del pívot de los 76ers de Filadelfia para jugar este verano con la selección olímpica estadounidense. El entrenador estadounidense Steve Kerr intercambió esta semana una serie de mensajes de texto con Embiid, principalmente para desearle …

MOSCÚ (AP) — La máxima autoridad electoral de Rusia vetó el jueves la presencia de un político contrario a las acciones militares de Moscú en Ucrania en la boleta para las próximas presidenciales. La ley exigía que Boris Nadezhdin, que es legislador en una localidad próxima a Moscú, reuniera al menos 100.000 firmas de apoyo a su candidatura. La Comisión …

Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is leaving Charlotte for one of the NBA’s best surprise stories this season in Oklahoma City. Doug McDermott was once traded by Indiana to San Antonio, and now, the Spurs have traded him back to the Pacers. None of those shooters were making playoff plans …

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. UMass-Lowell River Hawks (15-6, 6-2 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (7-16, 2-6 America East) Baltimore; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: River Hawks -7.5; over/under is 162.5 …

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. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Bell scored a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, Quadir Copeland was credited with a basket after a goaltending call with 3.8 …

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. UTSA Roadrunners (8-14, 2-7 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (9-13, 1-8 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -9; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: …

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors on Wednesday released more details about the death of former President Sebastian Piñera, saying he drowned after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. Piñera, 74, died on Tuesday after a flight over Lake Ranco, more than 560 miles (900 kilometers) south of Santiago. The crash remains under investigation, but …

Nick Saban is joining ESPN’s “College GameDay,” the long-running Saturday pregame road show he appeared on as a guest so frequently during his 17 seasons as Alabama coach. The network announced Wednesday that Saban will be an on-set analyst for “GameDay,” joining host Rece Davis and regulars Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee. Saban, 72, retired last …

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Bale broke ground Wednesday on a project he’s been pursuing for 16 years — the building of a dozen homes and a community center in Los Angeles County intended to keep siblings in foster care together. The Oscar winner stood with a grin and a shovel full of dirt alongside local politicians and donors in …

Moana and Maui are sailing back to the big screen, very quickly. “Moana 2” is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday. Originally planned as a television series, the movie finds Moana journeying on a dangerous mission to the far seas of Oceania after getting a call from her ancestors. It is, the company …