ROMA (AP) — Más y más parece que la carrera de Paul Pogba se encamina a un final prematuro. Uno de los mejores centrocampistas del fútbol, Pogba recibió el jueves la suspensión máxima de cuatro años por parte del tribunal antidopaje de Italia luego que el campeón mundial francés dio positivo por testosterona cuando jugaba para la Juventus. Aunque Pogba …

Chestnut Mountain — Wed 9:13a machine groomed 10 – 30 base 15 of 22 trails 68% open, 6 of 9 lifts, Mon/Tue: 9a-4p. Wed/Thu: 9a-6p. Fri: 9a-9p Sat/Sun: 9a-8p; Feb 28: Not open. Snowstar Winter Park — Closed for Snow Sports Indiana Perfect North Slopes — Wed 10:33a machine groomed 6 – 25 base 18 of 23 trails, 78% open, …

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. Santa Clara Broncos (18-11, 9-5 WCC) at Portland Pilots (9-20, 3-11 WCC) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Broncos -10.5; over/under is 155 BOTTOM LINE: …

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — An opposition leader in Chad was among several people killed as he led an attack on the national security agency in the country’s capital this week, the state prosecutor said Thursday. The attack underscored the tenuous situation in the central African country of Chad ahead of a presidential election scheduled for May 6. The killed leader, …

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. BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Tre’Von Spillers had 18 points in Appalachian State’s 89-64 win over Old Dominion on Wednesday night. Spillers added 16 rebounds for the Mountaineers (25-5, …

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. CINCINNATI (AP) — Quincy Olivari’s 32 points led Xavier over DePaul 91-58 on Wednesday night. Olivari also had five rebounds for the Musketeers (14-14, 8-9 Big East Conference). …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien Gap, has been cut off following the capture of a number of boat captains who had been ferrying the migrants to the starting point of their jungle trek. The stoppage began when Colombian law enforcement captured two boat captains in the northern …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beleaguered prime minister renewed his apology over his governing party’s corruption scandal, promising to not hold any more parties himself as leader during a political ethics committee Thursday. Fumio Kishida has fought against plummeting support ratings since his governing party’s corruption scandal rocked the government. The scandal, considered the biggest in decades, centers on political funds …

MIAMI (AP) — La viuda de un destacado disidente cubano que falleció en un misterioso choque automovilístico presentó una demanda por muerte por negligencia contra un exembajador de Estados Unidos sospechoso de trabajar para Cuba, acusando al exdiplomático de compartir inteligencia que envalentonó a los líderes comunistas cubanos para asesinar a un importante rival. Oswaldo Payá murió en 2012 cuando …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Eight sports gambling companies received North Carolina government licenses on Thursday so they can accept wagers from people in the state from mobile devices and computers in less than two weeks. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission, which is tasked to oversee a 2023 law that authorized sports gambling, announced successful initial applicants for the interactive …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman sharpened her basketball skills in pickup games at YMCAs growing up in suburban Chicago, rocking her black sneakers just like Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls. Sure, the future co-founder of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference wanted to play like Jordan — and Gelman developed into the kind of Ivy League standout …

TOKIO (AP) — El astro japonés Shohei Ohtani anunció en su cuenta de Instagram que se ha casado. El jugador multidisciplinar se sumó a los Dodgers de Los Ángeles en diciembre con un contrato de 10 años por 700 millones de dólares. “Se acerca la temporada, pero me gustaría anunciar a todo el mundo que me he casado”, indicó en …

SEÚL (AP) — El director ejecutivo de Meta Mark Zuckerberg analizó el miércoles la cooperación en dispositivos de realidad extendida con ejecutivos de LG Electronics como parte de su visita a Corea del Sur, que subraya las ambiciones de Meta respecto a la inteligencia artificial. Corea del Sur es la segunda etapa de la gira de Zuckerberg por tres países …

SURPRISE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — Hasta Shohei Ohtani estaba con intriga por el debut de Yoshinobu Yamamoto en la pretemporada, conduciendo por 30 minutos en un convertible blanco a través de los suburbios de Phoenix, para mostrar su apoyo a su compatriota japonés, a pesar de que no le tocaba jugar. Yamamoto, de 25 años, ponchó a tres bateadores en …

St. Louis Blues (30-26-2, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (34-20-2, third in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Oilers -267, Blues +214; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues will attempt to end a three-game road skid when they face the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton is 34-20-2 overall and …