O’Neal, Cornelius guide Jackson State past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76-63

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. PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Jordan O’Neal and Keionte Cornelius scored 17 points apiece to help Jackson State defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76-63 on Monday night. O’Neal also had …

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Detroit Mercy plays IUPUI following Tankersley’s 24-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. IUPUI Jaguars (6-20, 2-13 Horizon League) at Detroit Mercy Titans (0-26, 0-15 Horizon League) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit Mercy hosts the IUPUI Jaguars after …

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What’s at stake in Indonesia, which is choosing a president and some 20,000 other office holders

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Wednesday opened polling stations where nearly 205 million eligible voters will choose a new president and some 20,000 other public officials. The world’s third-largest democracy is holding its fifth presidential and legislative elections since shaking off a dictatorship in 1998. The sprawling archipelago of 17,000 islands and more than 270 million people from about …

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Forte guides Northwestern State to 70-59 victory over New Orleans

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New USL Super League seeks to grow women’s professional soccer in the US

A new women’s professional soccer league that has received top division sanctioning from U.S. Soccer seeks to give more players careers at the elite level and give fans greater access to the women’s game. The USL Super League will kick off in August in eight U.S. cities. It will join the National Women’s Soccer League at the top tier of …

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Jenny Cavnar makes history as Oakland A’s primary play-by-play announcer

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC Sports California. The company made the announcement Tuesday. Cavnar becomes the first woman to handle primary play-by-play duties in major league history — set to be the voice for most of the A’s games during the upcoming 2024 …

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Post, Boston College Eagles host the Louisville Cardinals

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Thailand made pot legal two years ago. That could change soon

BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after Thailand made pot legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand’s tourism and farming trades and spawned thousands of neon green shops, but it’s facing public backlash over perceptions that under-regulation has made the drug available to kids …

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Judge rules that restrictions on after-hour drop boxes don’t keep Floridians from voting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Restrictions on after-hour drop boxes may make it inconvenient to return ballots outside business hours, but they don’t keep Floridians from voting, a federal judge has ruled. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker previously had ruled that restrictions in Florida’s 2021 election law would have suppressed Black voters, but parts of that decision were overturned by …

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Trabajadores de una mina de oro en Turquía atrapados bajo tierra tras deslave

ESTAMBUL (AP) — Nueve trabajadores quedaron atrapados bajo tierra tras un deslave ocurrido el martes en el este de Turquía, según las autoridades. El deslave en la mina Copler ocurrió a las 2:30 p.m. hora local, cerca de la ciudad de Ilic en la provincia montañosa de Erzincan en Turquía. En un video aparentemente grabado por un trabajador cercano se …

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Wyoming hosts Utah State after Falslev’s 25-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. Utah State Aggies (20-4, 8-3 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (12-11, 5-5 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah State visits the Wyoming Cowboys after Mason …

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