New York Islanders (23-18-14, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (29-24-2, fourth in the Central Division) St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the St. Louis Blues after the Islanders took down the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime. St. Louis has gone 16-11-1 at home and 29-24-2 overall. The Blues have …

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. Saint Thomas Tommies (17-10, 7-5 Summit League) at North Dakota State Bison (13-14, 6-6 Summit League) Fargo, North Dakota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas visits …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister summoned the president of the utility that runs the Fukushima nuclear power plant to his office Wednesday and chided him for a radioactive water leak at the plant earlier this month. Mishaps related to the massive amount of contaminated water at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant are especially sensitive while the government tries to …