IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s record. The Iowa star who has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball surpassed the record with her signature shot — a 35-foot 3-pointer that hit …
Read More »Potter leads Utah Valley against Cal Baptist after 20-point outing
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. Utah Valley Wolverines (10-14, 5-8 WAC) at Cal Baptist Lancers (14-9, 7-5 WAC) Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lancers -3; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM …
Read More »Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who’s Indonesia’s next president?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next leader. He’s promised to continue the outgoing president’s widely popular policies, but his human rights record has activists and some analysts concerned about the future of Indonesia’s democracy. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto presented himself as …
Read More »Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings in New York and Georgia. In Manhattan, a judge ruled that Trump’s hush-money case will begin on March 25, making it the first of his indictments to go to trial. So there are 39 days before he becomes the …
Read More »Hockey One. Hockey Two. Two outdoor NHL games at MetLife Stadium with playoff implications
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Two games in two days. A concert. Four Metropolitan Division rivals separated by about a 100-mile corridor that runs from New York to Philadelphia. Roughly 140,000 fans sitting in bone-chilling temperatures waiting to shout for a goal or great save. Hockey is coming back to the New Jersey Meadowlands in a big way this weekend …
Read More »Greek farmers decide to take their protests to Athens and expand roadblock campaign
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek farmers angry at high production costs on Thursday said they would step up a roadblock campaign and take their protests to Athens, after rejecting government-proposed concessions. Following a nationwide meeting of farmer unionists near the town of Larissa in central Greece, representatives said protesters would drive their tractors to the capital for a rally next …
Read More »Fallece la actriz Sasha Montenegro, exesposa del presidente mexicano José López Portillo
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — La actriz Sasha Montenegro, estrella de los filmes “Bellas de noche”, “Noches de cabaret” y “Pedro Navaja” y exesposa del presidente mexicano José López Portillo falleció a los 78 años. La Filmoteca de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y la Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes informaron su deceso ocurrido la noche del miércoles. No se …
Read More »Johnson scores 16 as Army defeats Boston University 65-50
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. WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Abe Johnson had 16 points in Army’s 65-50 win over Boston University on Wednesday night. Johnson also added six rebounds for the Black …
Read More »Lovullo y Diamondbacks se sacuden dolor de la Serie Mundial; trabajan para llegar a octubre
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — Torey Lovullo vio por televisión cómo el entrenador de los 49ers de San Francisco Kyle Shanahan salía cabizbajo del campo después del Super Bowl del pasado fin de semana, afligido porque su equipo perdió ante los Chiefs de Kansas City en el escenario más importante. El mánager de los Diamondbacks de Arizona – a tres …
Read More »New York redistricting panel approves new congressional map with modest changes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s bipartisan redistricting commission approved a new congressional map Thursday that makes modest changes to three competitive districts but does not substantially alter the rest of the state’s lines. The map proposal now moves to the Democrat-dominated Legislature, which can approve the plan or reject it and draw its own lines. It’s unclear exactly when …
Read More »Thursday’s Time Schedule
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. All Times EST Thursday, Feb. 15 NBA Milwaukee at Memphis, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m. NHL Anaheim at Ottawa, 7 …
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday passed bills to regulate artificial intelligence, joining a growing number of states grappling with how to control the technology as November’s elections loom. The Assembly approved a bipartisan measure to require political candidates and groups to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology. Violators would face a $1,000 fine. Voters need …
Read More »US secretary of state assures Western Balkans of support for path toward European Union integration
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s support for their integration into the European Union. Blinken met with top officials and focused on the future of the Western Balkans as Albania and several neighbors seek to …
Read More »US company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back. NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, is hoping for a successful moon landing next week as it seeks to jumpstart the lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions. …
Read More »Moffatt, Records score 15, Colgate downs Holy Cross 85-55
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. HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records both scored 15 points in Colgate’s 85-55 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday night. Moffatt added eight rebounds for …
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