AP – How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2023-2024, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points, and previous ranking (first-place votes in parentheses): Division 4A School Record Points Last Week 1. Mount Si (8) 20-2 80 1 2. Davis 18-1 72 2 3. Glacier Peak …
Read More »Golden Knights end Edmonton’s 16-game win streak with 3-1 victory in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights ended the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Edmonton was looking to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL win streak. Instead, with the game tied 1-1 after two periods, Stephenson took …
Read More »Napper and Longwood host South Carolina Upstate
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. South Carolina Upstate Spartans (7-15, 2-7 Big South) at Longwood Lancers (14-10, 2-7 Big South) Farmville, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lancers -8; over/under is …
Read More »Harcum leads Appalachian State against Texas State after 26-point outing
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. Appalachian State Mountaineers (19-4, 10-1 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (9-14, 3-8 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -8; over/under …
Read More »Half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders want more US support of Palestinians, a poll shows
About half of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States believe the country is giving too much support of Israelis and not enough for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, according to a poll that shows those views are dominant among young adults. A recent poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for …
Read More »A pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped
TOKYO (AP) — A pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped, officials said Wednesday. The killer whales, also known as orcas, were initially spotted by a local fisherman who reported them to officials in the nearby town of Rausu on the …
Read More »Hall, Clemson take down No. 3 North Carolina 80-76 on the road to bolster NCAA resume
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. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Brad Brownell kept telling his Clemson players that they were a better team than their results had shown so far with their NCAA …
Read More »El banco NYCB busca tranquilizar a inversores, pero sus acciones siguen cayendo
NUEVA YORK (AP) — Las acciones del banco New York Community Bancorp cayeron nuevamente el miércoles, esta vez 11%, cuando su calificación crediticia fue rebajada a “basura”, mientras los inversores temen que al prestamista regional le aguarde la misma suerte que el Silicon Valley Bank el año pasado. Las acciones del NYCB caen en picada desde hace una semana, cuando …
Read More »Chipotle, Ford rise; Gilead Sciences, Snap fall, Wednesday, 2/7/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday. Gilead Sciences Inc., down $3.30 to $74.42. The HIV and hepatitis C treatment maker gave investors a weak profit forecast for the year. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., up $179.25 to $2,666.99. The Mexican food chain beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. Fortinet Inc., …
Read More »Butler scores 23, Heat used balanced attack to run past Magic 121-95
MIAMI (AP) — It took 63 seconds for Jimmy Butler to decide the game. That’s all he needed to go on a personal 8-0 run — a stepback 3-pointer from the right corner, an all-alone 3-pointer from the left wing and then a jumper in the lane — midway through the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat ran away from …
Read More »Se complica panorama para expresidente de Honduras antes de juicio por narcotráfico en EEUU
TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — Las confesiones ante la justicia estadounidense de un exjefe de policía y de un primo y miembro de esa fuerza complicarían la situación del expresidente hondureño Juan Orlando Hernández, acusado de narcotráfico en Estados Unidos y que será sometido a juicio a partir del próximo lunes. El exmandatario estaba acusado junto a al exdirector de la Policía …
Read More »Illinois High School Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll
Here are the girls prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record, total points, and previous ranking. Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (7) 31-0 79 1 2. Alton 27-2 65 2 3. Bolingbrook (1) 23-3 63 3 4. Maine South 27-1 48 5 (tie) Nazareth 24-3 48 4 6. Normal Community 27-3 36 6 7. O’Fallon …
Read More »Saturn’s Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy exterior of Saturn’s Death Star lookalike mini moon. The French-led team analyzed changes in Mimas’ orbit and rotation and reported Wednesday that a hidden ocean 12 to 18 miles (20 to 30 kilometers) beneath the frozen crust was more likely …
Read More »SMU visits Rice following Mason’s 30-point performance
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. SMU Mustangs (15-7, 6-3 AAC) at Rice Owls (9-13, 3-6 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -6.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts …
Read More »Arizona State visits Colorado following Simpson’s 25-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. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-11, 5-6 Pac-12) at Colorado Buffaloes (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) Boulder, Colorado; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado plays the Arizona State Sun Devils …
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