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. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Chance Moore’s 25 points helped Missouri State defeat Valparaiso 82-74 on Saturday. Moore added nine rebounds for the Bears (15-12, 7-9 Missouri Valley Conference). …
Read More »Old Dominion faces Georgia State on home slide
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. Georgia State Panthers (11-14, 5-8 Sun Belt) at Old Dominion Monarchs (6-20, 2-12 Sun Belt) Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion plays Georgia State …
Read More »Banks and Georgia Southern host James Madison
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. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-21, 5-8 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (23-3, 11-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -19.5; over/under is …
Read More »Western Carolina hosts East Tennessee State after Woolbright’s 21-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. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (13-13, 5-8 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (18-8, 7-6 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Catamounts -7.5; over/under is …
Read More »Salah’s back and Liverpool and Arsenal win big in the EPL as Man City slips
Big wins for Liverpool and Arsenal felt even bigger after Manchester City lost ground in the race for the English Premier League title on Saturday. Leader Liverpool won at Brentford 4-1 and Arsenal routed Burnley 5-0 before City was held by Chelsea to 1-1. There is still a lot of soccer to come, and City has a game in hand, …
Read More »No. 25 Oklahoma plays No. 6 Kansas in conference matchup
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. Kansas Jayhawks (19-6, 7-5 Big 12) at Oklahoma Sooners (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -2; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM …
Read More »No. 21 Virginia overcomes free-throw woes to beat Wake Forest 49-47
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. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Reece Beekman scored 20 points and No. 21 Virginia overcame poor free-throw shooting to beat Wake Forest 49-47 on Saturday. The Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 …
Read More »US aid to Ukraine hinges on House Speaker Johnson. His leadership is being tested by the far right
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with congressional leaders in Washington late last year he told them privately what is now public: With U.S. weapons, they could win the war against Russia, but without them Russian President Vladimir Putin would be victorious. In a subsequent meeting with new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a looming deadline for the …
Read More »Shannon leads No. 14 Illinois against Maryland
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. Illinois Fighting Illini (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (14-11, 6-8 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -2; over/under …
Read More »Empresario venezolano que cooperó con EEUU recibe sentencia leve de cárcel
MIAMI (AP) — Un empresario venezolano que ayudó a ocultar casi 17 millones de dólares en dinero para sobornos de un aliado del presidente Nicolás Maduro fue sentenciado el viernes a seis meses de cárcel por un juez federal de Estados Unidos, quien expresó su frustración de que su cooperación con las fuerzas policiales ya no sirvió de nada luego …
Read More »Colorado State hosts Utah State after Brown’s 24-point showing
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. Utah State Aggies (21-4, 9-3 MWC) at Colorado State Rams (19-6, 7-5 MWC) Fort Collins, Colorado; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -6; over/under is 147.5 …
Read More »Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin is free on parole, but can he restore his old political luster?
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Southeast Asian nation’s most controversial politician for more than two decades, was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses. The telecoms billionaire was toppled in a 2006 coup but voluntarily returned from self-exile to Thailand in August last …
Read More »Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death and says his mother is searching for his body
Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony, saying he was “murdered,” but it was unclear where his body was as his family and friends searched for answers. Navalny’s death at age 47 has deprived the Russian opposition of its most well-known and inspiring politician less than a month before …
Read More »Nigeria’s currency has fallen to a record low as inflation surges. How did things get so bad?
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar. The situation has provoked anger and protests across the country. The latest government statistics released Thursday showed the inflation rate in …
Read More »Pennsylvania takes on Brown, looks to end 7-game skid
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. Brown Bears (6-17, 2-6 Ivy League) at Pennsylvania Quakers (9-14, 1-7 Ivy League) Philadelphia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pennsylvania heads into the matchup against Brown as …
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