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. San Jose State Spartans (8-15, 1-9 MWC) at Colorado State Rams (18-5, 6-4 MWC) Fort Collins, Colorado; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Jose State looks to …
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PSG president confirms plan to leave Parc des Princes after city hall decides not to sell
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi confirmed plans for the French league champion to leave its home stadium after Paris city hall officials decided the venue was not for sale. Speaking on Thursday at the margins of UEFA’s executive committee meeting in the French capital, Al-Khelaïfi said: “It’s easier for us now, we know what we want. It’s …
Read More »Kelly Olynyk going back to Canada as part of Jazz-Raptors trade, AP source says
Kelly Olynyk is going back to his native Canada, after the Utah Jazz agreed Thursday to trade the veteran forward to the Toronto Raptors, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji are going to Toronto for a first-round pick in this June’s draft, Otto Porter and Kira Lewis, the person said. The person spoke to …
Read More »Jennifer Rizzotti, Joe Lewandowski picked as USA Basketball 3-on-3 coaches for Paris Olympics
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. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball announced Thursday that Jennifer Rizzotti will coach the defending Olympic gold medalist women’s 3×3 team at this year’s Paris Games, and …
Read More »No. 20 Florida Atlantic visits UAB following Johnson’s 20-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. Florida Atlantic Owls (18-4, 8-1 AAC) at UAB Blazers (14-8, 6-3 AAC) Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -5.5; over/under is 156 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »A West Virginia ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ is an effort to suppress transgender people, critics say
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Legislation in West Virginia to narrow the definitions of gender would give women no further rights and is a way for Republicans to suppress transgender people, speakers at a public hearing said Thursday. Dozens of speakers condemned the “Women’s Bill of Rights” while a handful spoke in favor of it during the 45-minute hearing in the …
Read More »Sweden has thwarted Iranian attack plots, counterintelligence police say
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A senior member of the Swedish security police said Thursday that Iran has planned attacks on the country, days after local media reported that two Iranians were deported for a plot to kill three Swedish Jews several years ago. Earlier this week, Swedish broadcast SR reported that two Iranians had been suspected of planning to kill members …
Read More »Northern Colorado takes on Montana State following Thomas’ 29-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. Montana State Bobcats (11-12, 6-4 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (13-9, 6-3 Big Sky) Greeley, Colorado; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -6.5; over/under is …
Read More »New York Community Bancorp tries to reassure investors as stock continues to wobble
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Community Bancorp tried to reassure investors Wednesday that it is financially sound, a day after the bank’s credit rating got downgraded to “junk.” Shares of NYCB recovered from steep losses earlier in the day to close with a gain of 6.7%, but are still down nearly 57% over the past week, Last Wednesday, the …
Read More »Soccer star Dani Alves denies alleged sexual assault, testifies he’s ‘not that type of man’
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves denied accusations that he sexually assaulted a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub, testifying Wednesday that he’s “not that kind of man.” After two days of listening to testimony from the alleged victim, witnesses, and experts, Alves told a Spanish court that their encounter had been consensual. His accuser testified that …
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