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. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Robert McCray scored 16 points as Jacksonville beat North Florida 62-50 on Friday night. McCray added eight rebounds for the Dolphins (14-14, 5-9 Atlantic …
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McCray and Jacksonville host North Florida
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 Florida Ospreys (15-13, 8-5 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (13-14, 4-9 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville hosts the North Florida Ospreys after Robert …
Read More »Amelia Island will host the Billie Jean King Cup matches between Ukraine and Romania
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ukraine’s Billie Jean King Cup matches against Romania next month will be held in Amelia Island, Florida, because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The location for the qualifying matches on April 12-13 was announced Tuesday. Ukraine’s team in the competition is managed by the Svitolina Foundation of Elina Svitolina, a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist, …
Read More »An American woman has gone missing in Madrid after a helmeted man disabled her security cameras
MADRID (AP) — Ana Maria Knezevic traveled from South Florida to Spain in December to get away for a while. Her family and friends say the naturalized American originally from Colombia has been going through a nasty divorce from her Serbian husband, but the trip was also a chance to explore new places. Then, she vanished — two weeks ago, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Texas Southern takes on Florida A&M following Henry’s 26-point game
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. Texas Southern Tigers (8-12, 6-3 SWAC) at Florida A&M Rattlers (4-16, 2-7 SWAC) Tallahassee, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern visits the Florida A&M Rattlers …
Read More »North Alabama visits North Florida after Lanier’s 33-point outing
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 …
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 …
Read More »Florida Senate sends messages to Washington on budget, foreign policy, term limits
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate spent much of Thursday passing measures to tell Washington what to do on the budget, term limits and foreign policy — issues Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to push now that he’s stopped his presidential campaign. The Senate passed bills calling for changes to the U.S. Constitution to create congressional term limits and …
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