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. Princeton Tigers (15-2, 3-1 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (13-6, 4-0 Ivy League) New Haven, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3; over/under is 140.5 …
Read More »Why Apple is pushing the term ‘spatial computing’ along with its new Vision Pro headset
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With Apple’s hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves Friday, you’re probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of “spatial computing.” It’s an esoteric mode of technology that Apple executives and their marketing gurus are trying to thrust into the mainstream. This …
Read More »No. 9 Marquette takes on Georgetown following Kolek’s 32-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. Marquette Golden Eagles (16-5, 7-3 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-12, 1-8 Big East) Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Marquette visits the Georgetown Hoyas …
Read More »West Virginia plays No. 22 BYU following Edwards’ 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. BYU Cougars (15-5, 3-4 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (8-13, 3-5 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia hosts the No. …
Read More »Barcelona to give American teenage goalkeeper Kochen new contract through 2028
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says teenage goalkeeper Diego Kochen has agreed in principle to a new deal that will keep the American at the Spanish club through June 2028. Kochen, 17, will be registered as a reserve team player under the new contract. The Miami-born Kochen joined Barcelona in 2019 and has since played for its youth teams. Kochen …
Read More »Opposition to UEFA president Čeferin’s term limits vote looks to end with Romania pledging support
GENEVA (AP) — A potential rebellion at the UEFA congress next week against its president Aleksander Čeferin looked to have ended Friday when Romania’s soccer federation said it would vote for extending his term limit. Čeferin has faced growing unease about his leadership — by failing to initially speak out over disgraced Spanish official Luis Rubiales, by trying to get …
Read More »Tunisian opposition party leader sentenced to 3 years as crackdown on president’s critics continues
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The head of Tunisia’s largest opposition party was sentenced to three years in prison in the latest display of the North African country’s crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied. Rached Ghannouchi, the 82-year-old president of the Islamist party Ennahdha, was sentenced Thursday along with his son in-law on embezzlement convictions. The charges were based on …
Read More »Orioles land their ace, acquiring All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes from Milwaukee
The Baltimore Orioles finally landed a proven front-line pitcher to go with all that young hitting talent. The Orioles acquired All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes from the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. Baltimore sent left-hander DL Hall, infield prospect Joey Ortiz and a competitive balance draft pick to Milwaukee in the deal for the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner. …
Read More »Sears scores 25, UT Martin knocks off Eastern Illinois 76-59
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. CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Jordan Sears’ 25 points helped UT Martin defeat Eastern Illinois 76-59 on Thursday night. Sears had six rebounds and five assists for the Skyhawks …
Read More »No. 8 Kansas hosts Shead and No. 4 Houston
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. Houston Cougars (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (17-4, 5-3 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Houston visits the No. 8 …
Read More »Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek win in doubles to lead the US past Ukraine in the Davis Cup
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek secured a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series. Ram and Krajicek beat Illya Beloborodko and Oleksii Krutykh 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The Americans have a combined five …
Read More »The Steelers are turning their underachieving offense over to former Falcons coach Arthur Smith
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator on Friday, hoping he can help a unit that’s underachieved in recent years. The 41-year-old Smith was fired last month following a third straight 7-10 season in Atlanta. He returns to a position that he thrived in while coaching in Tennessee earlier in …
Read More »Fidler scores 24 as Omaha beats St. Thomas 69-65
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. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Frankie Fidler’s 24 points helped Omaha defeat St. Thomas 69-65 on Thursday night. Fidler had eight rebounds for the Mavericks (12-12, 5-4 Summit League). …
Read More »Virginia visits Hall and Clemson
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. Virginia Cavaliers (16-5, 7-3 ACC) at Clemson Tigers (14-6, 4-5 ACC) Clemson, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Clemson faces the Virginia Cavaliers after PJ Hall …
Read More »US founder of Haiti orphanage who is accused of sexual abuse will remain behind bars for now
DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of forcing four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago will remain behind bars for now even though a magistrate judge in Colorado ruled Thursday that he should be sent to live in a halfway house. Federal prosecutors …
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