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. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Modestas Kancleris and Kaleb Higgins each scored 13 points and Cal State Bakersfield defeated Cal State Fullerton 73-71 on Saturday night. Kancleris added six …
Read More »Schroder has strong Nets debut, Brooklyn routs Spurs to spoil Wembanyama’s return to draft home
NEW YORK (AP) — The scoring and passing were impressive, though not what won over the fans in Dennis Schroder’s Brooklyn Nets debut. It was his fiery response to getting hit in the face by Victor Wembanyama that had the crowd chanting his name. Schroder had 15 points and 12 assists, Cam Thomas scored 25 points and Brooklyn beat the …
Read More »Muere en prisión rusa ucraniano acusado de espionaje
Un hombre ucraniano de 71 años murió en una prisión rusa mientras aguardaba juicio por espionaje, informaron activistas el domingo. Documentos judiciales hallados por el grupo Memorial muestran que el Estado ruso ha cerrado el caso contra Viktor Demchenko, acusado de espionaje, participación en un grupo terrorista y posesión ilegal de armas y municiones. Funcionarios luego dijeron a la agencia …
Read More »El rey Carlos III asiste a misa dominical por 1ra vez desde que se dio a conocer que tiene cáncer
LONDRES (AP) — El rey Carlos III asistió a la misa dominical por primera vez desde que se dio a conocer su diagnóstico de cáncer, y ofreció un alegre saludo cuando salía de la iglesia que ha servido regularmente como lugar de culto para la familia real. Carlos y la reina Camila acudieron a la Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena, …
Read More »Israel’s West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push
JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according to a new report based on population statistics from the Israeli government. The report, released Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of Dec. 31, from 502,991 a year earlier. The settler population has …
Read More »Haley tells Trump to ‘say it to my face’ after he questions her military husband’s whereabouts
GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why Nikki Haley’s husband wasn’t on the campaign trail, drawing sharp responses from both the former U.N. ambassador and her husband, who is currently abroad on a National Guard mission. “What happened to her husband?” Trump told a crowd in Conway, South Carolina, as he and Haley held events …
Read More »Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates. The fear of the ongoing crackdown by …
Read More »No. 3 NC State bounces back from loss to No. 16 Virginia Tech with 83-47 win over Pitt
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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference is as unrelenting this season as it ever has been in No. 3 North Carolina State coach Wes Moore’s 11 years …
Read More »Senators return from 10-day break to beat Maple Leafs 5-3
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat Toronto 5-3 on Saturday night in a game that ended with Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Reilly cross-checking Ridly Greig for firing a slap shot into an empty net. Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko and Josh Norris also scored for Ottawa in its return from …
Read More »17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities detained 17 people in connection with an attack at an Istanbul campaign event for upcoming municipal elections, Turkey ‘s interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya provided no details on the assailants’ affiliation or motive for the attack that critically injured a woman. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at an election rally Sunday condemned …
Read More »England spinner Jack Leach ruled out for remainder of India tour with knee injury
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jack Leach has been ruled out of the rest of England’s test tour of India with a left knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Sunday. The 32-year-old spin bowler picked up the injury during England’s first test victory in Hyderabad, where he was forced to play a restricted role …
Read More »Nick Taylor wins Phoenix Open with birdie on 2nd hole of playoff with Charley Hoffman
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Taylor had an emotional victory last year in the Canadian Open, capped by an unforgettable tackle. The 35-year-old Canadian made more memories at the Phoenix Open with a massive rally to take down Charley Hoffman. Taylor rallied from three down with four holes left in regulation and made an 11-foot birdie putt to beat Hoffman …
Read More »Pelicans vencen a Blazers por 93-84 y logran 5ta victoria en 6 partidos
PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. (AP) — Trey Murphy III aportó 24 puntos y los Pelicans de Nueva Orleáns derrotaron el sábado 93-84 a los Trail Blazers de Portland para lograr su quinto triunfo en seis partidos. Brandon Ingram añadió 17 unidades, nueve asistencias y cinco rebotes, en tanto que Jonas Valanciunas sumó 16 puntos y nueve balones atrapados ante los tableros …
Read More »Kolek sparks 2nd-half rally as No. 7 Marquette beats St. John’s 86-75 for 7th straight 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. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Everything he saw from his players midway through Saturday’s game made Marquette coach Shaka Smart believe his team would bounce back from a sluggish first-half …
Read More »Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Their vehicle was the only one involved in the crash late Sunday and Kiptum was …
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