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. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (10-14, 4-5 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (12-10, 8-1 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky hosts the Florida Gulf …
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Patrick Mahomes tight-lipped about his dad’s arrest ahead of the Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Monday night his father was “doing good” after his arrest for driving while intoxicated, but otherwise was tight-lipped about the situation. “It’s a family matter, so I’ll keep it to the family,” Mahomes said at Super Bowl opening night. “That’s all I have to say.” Mahomes will try to …
Read More »Opinion piece about Detroit suburb is ‘racist and Islamophobic,’ Democrats say
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An op-ed piece that dubbed a Detroit suburb “America’s jihad capital” is being condemned by two Democratic state lawmakers, who described it as “racist and Islamophobic” in a resolution presented Tuesday. Introduced by state Rep. Alabas Farhat and House Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, the measure calls on The Wall Street Journal to retract the piece, which …
Read More »Sailor arrives in Hawaii a day after US Coast Guard seeks public’s help finding him
HONOLULU (AP) — A 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii arrived in the islands over the weekend, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard asked the public for help finding him. Noel Rubio arrived safely with his 32-foot sailboat (9.7-meter) sailboat Malulani on Saturday, the Coast Guard said in a statement Monday. Rubio left Long Beach on Dec. 28 …
Read More »Tennis champ Simona Halep’s appeal of 4-year doping ban begins at CAS on Wednesday
GENEVA (AP) — Former top-ranked tennis player Simona Halep will go to sport’s highest court on Wednesday to challenge her four-year ban in a doping case. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday that Halep plans to attend in person when the appeal opens for a closed-doors hearing scheduled over three days. The court said in a statement, …
Read More »Ohio visits Ball State following Anderson’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. Ohio Bobcats (12-10, 6-4 MAC) at Ball State Cardinals (12-10, 4-6 MAC) Muncie, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -1.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Georgia Republicans push requiring cash bail for 30 new crimes, despite concerns about poverty
ATLANTA (AP) — A bill to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes is headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after the House gave it final approval. The GOP-dominated House voted 97-69 for Senate Bill 63 on Monday, backing a measure that would erodes changes that Republican Gov. Nathan Deal championed in 2018 to allow judges to release most …
Read More »Michigan State visits Garcia and Minnesota
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. Michigan State Spartans (14-8, 6-5 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -3.5; over/under is 139 …
Read More »Osimhen entrena con Nigeria antes de enfrentar a Sudáfrica en la semifinal de la Copa Africana
BOUAKÉ, Costa de Marfil (AP) — El astro de Nigeria Victor Osimhen dejó atrás un susto por una posible lesión y entrenó con el resto del equipo el martes antes de que su selección enfrente a Sudáfrica en la semifinal de la Copa Africana de Naciones. Osimhen no voló con el equipo en Abiyán y Bouaké el lunes debido a …
Read More »Man serving life in prison for 2014 death of Tucson teen faces retrial in killing of 6-year-old girl
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man already serving a life prison sentence for the 2014 death of a Tucson teenager is facing a retrial in the kidnapping and killing of a 6-year-old girl. Jury selection began Tuesday in the second murder trial for Christopher Clements in the Isabel Celis case. Celis vanished from her parents’ Tucson home in April 2012. …
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