NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and France have already qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer in women’s basketball. The 10 other spots are up for grabs this week in four qualifying tournaments that are spread throughout the world. Belgium, China, Hungary and Brazil will each host four teams in a round-robin style format that begins Thursday. The top …

NEW YORK (AP) — The annual “Puppy Bowl” turns 20 this year, well over middle age in dog years. But does the sheer cuteness of it really ever get old? “Who doesn’t want to watch dogs play all day long?” asks Laurie Johnson, the director of Florida Little Dog Rescue in St. Cloud, Florida, who has been part of “Puppy …

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. Sacramento State Hornets (6-17, 2-8 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (9-14, 4-6 Big Sky) Pocatello, Idaho; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State takes on 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. SMU Mustangs (15-7, 6-3 AAC) at Rice Owls (9-13, 3-6 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -6.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts …

DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — Israel bombardeó el martes partes de la ciudad de Homs y la zona rural aledaña, causando la muerte de civiles, señaló el ejército de Siria. Israel no comentó de momento sobre la situación. Un oficial militar que habló en condición de anonimato con la agencia noticiosa estatal siria SANA señaló, sin entrar en detalles, que los …

WASHINGTON (AP) — La ayuda para una Ucrania en guerra se quedó paralizada el miércoles en el Senado de Estados Unidos después de que los republicanos bloquearan un paquete fronterizo bipartidista que se había asociado al financiamiento, y después no consiguieran apoyo para un plan que rescatara la asistencia a Kiev. Después de que los senadores republicanos echaran por tierra …

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. UC Irvine Anteaters (17-6, 10-1 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (13-8, 6-5 Big West) Santa Barbara, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSB faces the UC Irvine …

DALLAS (AP) — Christopher Eubanks and Jordan Thompson rolled to straight-set victories to reach the round of 16 at the Dallas Open on Tuesday. Eubanks, the fifth-seeded American, and No. 6 seed Thompson of Australia were the highest seeds to play first-round matches in the event at SMU. Eubanks beat qualifier Steve Johnson of the U.S. 6-1, 6-4, while Thompson …

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. Colgate Raiders (15-8, 9-1 Patriot League) at Boston University Terriers (9-14, 4-6 Patriot League) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -8; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM …

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. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (14-9, 6-4 CAA) at Towson Tigers (14-9, 7-3 CAA) Towson, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Delaware visits Towson in CAA action Thursday. …