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. Penn State Nittany Lions (10-11, 4-6 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana takes on the Penn …

A few months ago, general manager Mike Elias said the Baltimore Orioles would keep their “foot on the gas pedal” after winning 101 games and the AL East title. This is what that looks like. When they acquired All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes on Thursday night, the Orioles sent a message to their own fans — not to mention the rest …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships. Australia’s Alysha Koloi won the women’s 1-meter springboard, while the British squad led by Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley claimed gold in the mixed team. China was the reigning world champion in …

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring on an overcast Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene of the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States. The annual event is a tongue-in-cheek ritual in which Phil’s handlers, members of a club with roots in the late 19th century, reveal whether the groundhog …

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. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Shelstad scored 20 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, and Oregon defeated Southern California 78-69 on Thursday night, sending the Trojans …

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. UConn Huskies (19-2, 9-1 Big East) at St. John’s Red Storm (13-8, 5-5 Big East) New York; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn faces the …

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. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (11-10, 7-1 ASUN) at Kennesaw State Owls (13-9, 4-4 ASUN) Kennesaw, Georgia; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kennesaw State hosts the Eastern Kentucky Colonels …

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. HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — T.J. Bickerstaff’s 19 points helped James Madison defeat Coastal Carolina 105-67 on Thursday night. Bickerstaff also contributed seven rebounds for the Dukes (19-3, 7-3 …

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are a well-traveled group, most of whom have moved from one Power Five program to another. Led by Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon’s Bo Nix, all seven have spent this week leading up to Saturday’s Senior Bowl working on their next landing spot. The game will culminate a week of scrutiny …

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury to be their offensive coordinator, a person informed of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalized. This is the first major hire for new Raiders coach Antonio Pierce, who …

AUSTIN, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Mientras los republicanos elogian la creciente disputa entre el gobernador de Texas, Gregg Abbott, y el gobierno de Estados Unidos en torno al control de la inmigración, algunos gobernadores están sopesando desplegar efectivos de la Guardia Nacional en la frontera sur del país… otra vez. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, se encontraba el jueves …

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. Pennsylvania Quakers (9-10, 1-3 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (5-14, 1-3 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Friday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -2.5; over/under is 142.5 …

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. Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-7, 3-5 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (15-6, 7-1 SEC) Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Alabama takes on the Mississippi …

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. Citadel Bulldogs (9-13, 1-8 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (11-11, 3-6 SoCon) Johnson City, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Citadel plays the East Tennessee State …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s job gain — roughly twice what economists had predicted — topped the December gain …