DETROIT (AP) — Luka Doncic became the first NBA player to record six consecutive 30-point triple-doubles as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half and beat the Detroit Pistons 142-124 on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 39 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, eclipsing Russell Westbrook’s mark of five straight 30-point triple-doubles. He also extended his own record …

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — A new-look France overpowered winless Wales and posted a pride-restoring 45-24 record score in Cardiff in the Six Nations on Sunday. The teams kicked off with only one win between them in six matches, and the difference in the end was the power and experience of France, particularly its bench, as it dominated the last 35 …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A list of winners at the Academy Awards on Sunday: BEST PICTURE “Oppenheimer” BEST ACTRESS Emma Stone, “Poor Things” BEST ACTOR Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” SUPPORTING ACTOR Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” SUPPORTING ACTRESS Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” SOUND “The Zone of Interest,” …

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day. Terens, a gregarious and energetic 100-year-old, will be honored in June by …

IDLIB, Siria (AP) — Una poderosa milicia vinculada con la red Al Qaeda que domina buena parte del noroeste de Siria, una región que está en poder de rebeldes, liberó el viernes a uno de sus fundadores, quien pasó meses en prisión bajo sospecha de tener vínculos con fuerzas extranjeras. El jefe de la milicia aparentemente liberó al hombre para …

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. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Nate Pickens’ 20 points helped UC Riverside defeat CSU Fullerton 84-74 on Thursday. Pickens also added five rebounds and four steals for the Highlanders …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Quinn Hughes, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Conor Garland each scored as the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks maintained their stranglehold on the Pacific Division while handing the struggling Vegas Golden Knights a 3-1 loss Thursday night. Canucks center Elias Pettersson got his 400th career point with a first-period assist. He’s the second-fastest player in franchise history to …

QUITO (AP) — El presidente ecuatoriano Daniel Noboa renovó el jueves un estado de excepción en todo el país por la “grave conmoción interna”, prorrogando 30 días más las restricciones de ciertas libertades con la intención de mantener el orden público y combatir la violencia. El objetivo del estado de excepción es “garantizar el orden público, la paz social y …

MANCHESTER, Inglaterra (AP) — Disfruten mientras dure. La rivalidad más perdurable — y picante — de la Liga Premier en años recientes terminará esta temporada cuando Jürgen Klopp deje de ser el técnico de Liverpool y posiblemente le hará las cosas más fáciles al Manchester City y Pep Guardiola. Mikel Arteta puede que tenga algo que decir al respecto, pero …

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. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Seton Hall finally found a way to beat Villanova and may have punched a ticket to the NCAA tournament in the process. Kadary Richmond …