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Oklahoma State and Oklahoma meet for 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. Oklahoma Sooners (18-8, 6-7 Big 12) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-14, 4-9 Big 12) Stillwater, Oklahoma; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Javian McCollum and the Oklahoma Sooners …

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Jen Pawol to make big league spring training debut, on verge of becoming MLB’s first woman umpire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jen Pawol will take a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to work a big league spring training game in 17 years. The 47-year-old from New Jersey will work the bases during Houston’s exhibition against Washington in West Palm Beach, …

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Trump tells religious broadcasters he’ll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump promised to use a second term in the White House to defend Christian values and even suggested he’d shield the faith’s central iconography, warning a convention of religious broadcasters on Thursday night that the left wants “to tear down crosses.” “Remember, every communist regime throughout history has tried to stamp out the …

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Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel says he’s not the ‘only problem’ at the club

MUNICH (AP) — Thomas Tuchel doesn’t think he’s the “only problem” at Bayern Munich, but the coach is looking forward to having more freedom in his decisions at the club after agreeing to leave at the end of the season. “There’s clarity. And clarity brings freedom,” Tuchel said Friday. “Decisions, also for the coach, are now characterized by greater freedom. …

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Suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance won’t respond to charges at his unrelated German trial

BERLIN (AP) — A man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann won’t respond to unrelated charges of sexual offenses at a trial that opened last week in Germany, his lawyer said Friday. The 47-year-old German, who has been identified by media as Christian Brueckner, faces three counts of rape and two of sexual …

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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. Now, a U.S. company has become the first private outfit to achieve a safe moon landing. Only five countries have done it. A lander built by Intuitive Machines through a NASA-sponsored program touched down on the moon Thursday. It ended …

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US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drills after North Korea’s missile tests

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States flew advanced stealth fighters in a joint missile-interception drill Friday over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s air force said, an apparent response to a spate of weapons tests this year by rival North Korea. North Korea has conducted six rounds of missile tests so far this year, most of …

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Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Khan wants the IMF to link talks to an independent audit of the election

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is writing a letter to the International Monetary Fund urging it to link any talks with Islamabad to an audit of the country’s recent election, which his party alleges was rigged, an official from his party said Friday. Senator Ali Zafar, a top leader from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or …

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Ski Report

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com Friday, Feb. 23 NORTHEAST Connecticut Mohawk Mountain — Wed 4:34p machine groomed 25 – 40 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 8 …

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