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. UL Monroe Warhawks (9-14, 4-8 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (14-11, 7-5 Sun Belt) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts 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. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (16-9, 8-4 Sun Belt) at Old Dominion Monarchs (6-19, 2-11 Sun Belt) Norfolk, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion looks to end …

TOKIO (AP) — Una nave espacial no tripulada ha captado y transmitido datos de análisis de 10 piedras lunares, un logro mayor que lo previsto que podría brindar pistas sobre el origen de la Luna, dijo un funcionario de la agencia espacial japonesa el miércoles. Durante cuatro días, la Sonda Inteligente para Investigar la Luna (SLIM) —que alunizó el mes …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan has heard the criticism that, for all his great accomplishments as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, he is unable to win the big game. Those calls grew louder after a second Super Bowl loss in five seasons and Shanahan is as eager as anyone to quell them — to prove his …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — El jardinero y bateador designado Jorge Soler llegó a un acuerdo de 42 millones de dólares y tres años con los Gigantes de San Francisco, de acuerdo con una persona con conocimiento directo de las negociaciones. La persona habló el martes con The Associated Press bajo la condición de no ser identificada debido a que el …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said. The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula, was hospitalized last November and died in late January, according to a bulletin last week from Alaska public health officials. The man was undergoing cancer treatment and …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Former champion Diego Schwartzman was eliminated in the opening round of the Argentina Open on Tuesday, losing 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Daniel Elahi Galán of Colombia. Schwartzman, who is from Argentina, won the clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires in 2021 and lost the following year’s final to Norwegian Casper Ruud. But he struggled for form in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists — including his daughter-in-law — atop the GOP’s political machine even before the former president formally secures the party’s next presidential nomination. Current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she has no plans to leave the …

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League has approved Jim Ratcliffe’s proposed bid to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United. The British billionaire has been cleared to complete a deal under the league’s rules determining who is allowed to be an owner or director of a soccer club. The league can disqualify people from becoming owners or directors for …