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. Northwestern State Demons (8-18, 6-7 Southland) at Texas A&M-CC Islanders (15-10, 8-4 Southland) Corpus Christi, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC hosts the Northwestern State …
Read More »Wright hits 2 late free throws, LSU comes from down 16 to stun No. 11 South Carolina
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. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Wright had 14 points including two free throws with five seconds left as LSU erased a 16-point second half deficit to beat No. …
Read More »California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it’s widely accepted next year’s ambitious waste-reduction targets won’t be met. Over time, food scraps and other organic materials like yard waste emit methane, a gas …
Read More »Boise State defeats Fresno State 90-66
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. BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart had 24 points in Boise State’s 90-66 victory against Fresno State on Saturday night. Degenhart had nine rebounds for the Broncos (17-8, …
Read More »Student-run dance marathon raises $16.9 million in pediatric cancer funds
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of Penn State students have raised more than $16.9 million for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon. The $16,955,683.63 total was announced Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, billed as the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. It topped last year’s total of …
Read More »Quinnipiac plays Niagara, aims for 7th straight home win
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. Niagara Purple Eagles (13-11, 9-5 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (19-5, 11-2 MAAC) Hamden, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -5.5; over/under is 151 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Florida A&M travels to Alcorn State for conference showdown
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 A&M Rattlers (4-19, 2-10 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (8-17, 7-5 SWAC) Lorman, Mississippi; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SWAC foes Alcorn State and Florida A&M …
Read More »Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. Defensive lines are in jeopardy. Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region on Saturday after daily Russian onslaughts from three directions for the last four months. Avdiivka was a stronghold for Ukrainian positions deeper …
Read More »Leuchten puts up 14 as UC Irvine takes down CSU Bakersfield 77-71
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. IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Bent Leuchten’s 14 points helped UC Irvine defeat CSU Bakersfield 77-71 on Saturday night. Leuchten added four steals and three blocks for the Anteaters …
Read More »Floyd, Fairfield Stags square off against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers
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. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (11-14, 7-7 MAAC) at Fairfield Stags (15-10, 9-5 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stags -4.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM …
Read More »McGinnis scores 19 to lead Lipscomb past Central Arkansas 85-68
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. CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — A.J McGinnis scored 19 points as Lipscomb beat Central Arkansas 85-68 on Saturday night. McGinnis shot 7 for 13, including 5 for 9 from …
Read More »Southern Illinois home of Paul Powell, the ‘Shoebox Scandal’ politician, could soon be sold
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Paul Powell, the southern Illinois political powerhouse who died and left behind $800,000 in cash in the notorious “Shoebox Scandal,” used to say, “The only thing worse than a defeated politician is a broke one.” For more than half a century, a Powell-established $250,000 trust sustained his legacy, for better or worse. But the account that …
Read More »Sinner se corona en Rotterdam en primer torneo tras ganar el Abierto de Australia
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Jannik Sinner confirmó su gran momento al proclamarse el domingo campeón del Abierto de Rotterdam en su primer torneo desde que conquistó el título del Abierto de Australia. Máximo cabeza de serie del torneo bajo techo, Sinner salió airoso de su segunda final seguida en Rotterdam al derrotar 7-5, 6-4 al australiano y quinto preclasificado Alex …
Read More »Saint Peter’s secures 59-53 victory against Iona
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. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Corey Washington’s 18 points helped Saint Peter’s defeat Iona 59-53 on Sunday. Washington also contributed 10 rebounds and three steals for the Peacocks …
Read More »Oral Roberts hosts North Dakota following Eaglestaff’s 33-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 (16-11, 8-4 Summit League) at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (11-14, 5-7 Summit League) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota takes …
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