No. 2 Stanford comes from behind to defeat Cal 71-57 in Pac-12 quarterfinal

The AP Top 25 women’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. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kiki Iriafen scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and No. 2 Stanford beat California 71-57 in a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday. …

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Colorado takes of 3rd in Pac-12, tops Oregon 79-75

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. EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — J’Vonne Hadley scored at the basket with 12 seconds left to help Colorado hold off Oregon for a 79-75 win on Thursday night to …

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Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon study released Friday that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence, a conclusion consistent with past U.S. government efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captivated public attention for decades. The study from the Defense Department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office analyzed U.S. …

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Draft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in conflict-wracked Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins soon. The draft, obtained late Wednesday by The Associated Press, expresses “grave concern over the spreading violence and the catastrophic and deteriorating humanitarian situation, including crisis levels of acute …

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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 3/6/2024

Stocks recovered some of their losses from the day before, which was Wall Street’s worst in three weeks. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Wednesday. The Dow added 0.2%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.6%. Treasury yields edged lower after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said again that cuts to interest rates may be coming later this year. Powell also said the …

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Falcons re-sign linebacker Nate Landman following breakout 2023 season

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons re-signed linebacker Nate Landman on Wednesday following his breakout 2023 season. Landman, who was an exclusive rights free agent, started 14 games and played in two more as a backup while ranking third on the team with 110 tackles. Landman, who signed with Atlanta as an undrafted free agent from Colorado in …

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Barnes and Sam Houston host Louisiana Tech

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. Sam Houston Bearkats (18-11, 11-3 CUSA) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (21-8, 11-3 CUSA) Ruston, Louisiana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston plays Louisiana Tech after Davon …

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Ataques de extremistas en Mozambique dejan más de 70 niños desaparecidos

CIUDAD DEL CABO, Sudáfrica (AP) — La oleada de nuevos atentados perpetrados por un grupo afiliado al Estado Islámico en la provincia de Cabo Delgado, en Mozambique, ha provocado la desaparición de más de 70 niños, y se teme que se hayan ahogado en un río o hayan sido secuestrados por milicianos mientras miles de familias huían, informaron las autoridades …

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