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. North Alabama Lions (11-12, 5-4 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (13-11, 6-3 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Florida plays the North Alabama Lions …

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. Sam Houston Bearkats (13-10, 6-2 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (11-12, 3-5 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: KyKy Tandy and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks …

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 …

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. Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (4-19, 2-8 Patriot League) at American Eagles (13-10, 7-3 Patriot League) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -11; over/under is 133 BOTTOM …

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has agreed to back a move in Parliament to abolish the death penalty, a punishment that was last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago. Zimbabwe used hanging as its means of execution, but hasn’t hanged anyone since 2005, partly because no one had been willing to take up the job …

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 …

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. CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (9-13, 4-7 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (8-15, 3-8 Big West) Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside hosts the CSU …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first Super Bowl in Las Vegas has everything the imaginary NFL scriptwriters could’ve wanted. There’s Patrick Mahomes and the underdog Kansas City Chiefs (14-6) aiming to become the first repeat champions in 19 years and trying to solidify their claim to a dynasty with a third Super Bowl title in five years. There’s Brock Purdy …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Talks to form a far right-led government in the Netherlands have come to a premature end, for now, leaving the Netherlands in limbo amid a stalled move to build a political coalition around anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders. Wilders’ Party for Freedom, or PVV, swept to victory in the country’s November parliamentary election on campaign pledges …

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. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bradley Douglas had 17 points in Little Rock’s 77-57 victory against UT Martin on Tuesday night. Douglas also contributed seven rebounds for the …

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge Wednesday sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country’s secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which assembles classified information on cybercriminals, terror cells and transnational criminal networks. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger said …

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced mounting pressure Wednesday to apologize for a remark he made about transgender people, moments after he was informed that the mother of a murdered transgender teenager was in Parliament. During his weekly questioning in the House of Commons, Sunak sought to mock the position of the Labour Party’s leader on the …

PANAMÁ (AP) — El expresidente panameño Ricardo Martinelli, condenado a 10 años de prisión por lavado de dinero, se refugió el miércoles en la embajada de Nicaragua en Panamá luego de que ese país le otorgara el asilo político. Luis Eduardo Camacho, vocero del expresidente, confirmó que Martinelli se quedará en la sede diplomática hasta que reciba el salvoconducto para …

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. NEW YORK (AP) — Max Shulga had 13 points in VCU’s 75-60 victory against Fordham on Tuesday night. Shulga added 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Rams …

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. MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Jaylin Hunter scored a career-high 32 points to lead Ohio past Ball State 84-79 in overtime on Tuesday night. Hunter capped the scoring in …