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. NC State Wolfpack (15-9, 7-6 ACC) at Clemson Tigers (17-7, 7-6 ACC) Clemson, South Carolina; Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NC State plays the Clemson Tigers after …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday that the visit set for May 23 will mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations and “celebrate a …

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — From Pedro Martinez to Curt Schilling to Josh Beckett to Chris Sale, the Boston Red Sox always seemed to have that big-name starter when they were winning four World Series titles in 15 years. Coming off their third last-place finish in four years and following an offseason that lacked the addition of a high-priced, top-of-the-rotation …

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. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Graham Ike scored 23 points and Nolan Hickman added 22 in Gonzaga’s 91-74 victory over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night. Ike finished 11 of …

The AP Top 25 women’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. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina past upset-minded Tennessee 66-55 on Thursday night. Cardoso had missed …

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. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (17-9, 9-4 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (21-5, 11-2 Sun Belt) Boone, North Carolina; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana will try to …

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. Longwood Lancers (15-11, 3-8 Big South) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (12-15, 4-8 Big South) Clinton, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Longwood visits the Presbyterian Blue …

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince Harry raced head-first on a tiny skeleton sled going 99 kph (61.5 mph) down a track at next year’s Invictus Games site Thursday, saying with a smile afterward that everyone should do it. Harry was in Whistler, British Columbia, with wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to visit athletes at training camps and to …

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. Syracuse Orange (16-9, 7-7 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-15, 3-11 ACC) Atlanta; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse takes on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets …

MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan businessman who helped hide almost $17 million in bribe payments by an ally of President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced to six months in prison Friday by a federal judge who expressed frustration that his cooperation with law enforcement was undone by President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of a top U.S. criminal target. Orlando Contreras had …