SYDNEY (AP) — Former Australia rugby international Kurtley Beale was found not guilty Friday of raping a woman in the bathroom of a Sydney pub after a jury deliberated for less than two hours following a two-week trial. The former Wallaby playmaker was cleared of one count of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching. The verdicts …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — En un cortometraje mostrado al final de la conferencia de prensa del espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl, el artista principal del programa, Usher, desaparece. Su repentina ausencia provoca el pánico instantáneo de sus amigos, incluidos Ludacris, Lil Jon y Taraji P. Henson, lo que lleva a una búsqueda en varios lugares emblemáticos de Las …

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. Tennessee Volunteers (17-5, 7-2 SEC) at Texas A&M Aggies (14-8, 5-4 SEC) College Station, Texas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M hosts the No. 6 Tennessee …

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. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Dyaisha Fair scored 17 points, Izabel Varejao added 13 points in her first game since Dec. 4 and No. 23 Syracuse beat Georgia Tech …

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. LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Brody Peebles scored 21 points and Zach Cleveland added 20 as Liberty beat Middle Tennessee 88-53 on Thursday night. Peebles shot 7 of 12 …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in a Phoenix suburb will not pursue criminal charges against a gallery owner whose racist rant last year was caught on video while Native American dancers were being filmed. Officials in Scottsdale called the confrontation last February “a nauseating example” of bigotry but said that Gilbert Ortega Jr.’s actions did not amount to a crime …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the president’s memory, calling it “politically motivated” and “gratuitous,” as the White House said the president would take steps to safeguard classified materials during presidential transitions. The report from Robert Hur, …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A second man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists in New Hampshire. Prosecutors allege that four men were involved in a plot to vandalize the homes of New Hampshire Public Radio news director Daniel Barrick, reporter Lauren Chooljian and Chooljian’s parents in retaliation for a report …

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. UConn Huskies (21-2, 11-1 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-14, 1-10 Big East) Washington; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown takes on the No. 1 UConn Huskies …

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. George Mason Patriots (15-8, 4-6 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (13-9, 3-6 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason visits the Davidson Wildcats after …