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. WASHINGTON (AP) — Conference tournament season took an even more chaotic turn — and that’s bad news for at least a couple teams on the bubble. North Carolina …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night, which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. After Usher accepted his award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the superstar R&B singer spoke about being thankful about the journey of his successful career that has lasted three …

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dany Rosero and Alan Pulido each scored a goal to help Sporting Kansas City rally from an early deficit and beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday night. Pulido, who scored a career-best 14 goals last season, put away a left-footed volley to cap the scoring in the 29th minute. Johnny Russell tapped a …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Robin Lod and Bongokuhle Hlongwane each scored a goal, and Minnesota United ended a seven-game winless streak against LAFC with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night in coach Eric Ramsay’s debut for the Loons. Ramsay was named Minnesota’s head coach on Feb. 26. He joined the club after being the top assistant for Manchester United …

BERLÍN (AP) — Un sindicato que representa a la mayoría de los maquinistas de Alemania y el principal operador ferroviario nacional reanudaron las negociaciones en una amarga disputa sobre la jornada laboral y los salarios, y esperan lograr un acuerdo en la próxima semana, dijo la empresa en un comunicado el sábado. GDL ha convocado continuas huelgas de maquinistas de …

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pensilvania, EE.UU. (AP) — Hieren a tiros a numerosas personas en un municipio suburbano de Filadelfia.

New York Rangers (43-19-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (29-27-9, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -106, Rangers -125; over/under is 7.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers. Pittsburgh has an 8-5-4 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 29-27-9 record overall. …

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. Plaintiffs and the LGBTQ+ community in Japan cheered it as giving them hope for change toward equality. The court does not have the power to overturn the current …

All Times EDT (Home teams listed first) KNOCKOUT ROUND PLAYOFFS First Leg Thursday, Feb. 15 Benfica (Portugal) 2, Toulouse (France) 1 Braga (Portugal) 2, Qarabag (Azerbaijan) 4 Feyenoord (Netherlands) 1, Roma (Italy) 1 Galatasaray (Turkey) 3, Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) 2 Lens (France) 0, Freiburg (Germany) 0 AC Milan (Italy) 3, Rennes (France) 0 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2, Marseille (France) …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is dealing with a leg injury that will likely cause him to miss the team’s next match. Messi checked out of Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Nashville just a few minutes into the second half, and coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said the 36-year-old was experiencing discomfort in his right hamstring area. …

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears agreed to one-year contracts with backup quarterback Brett Rypien and offensive lineman Matt Pryor on Wednesday. Rypien has played in 10 games and started four over three seasons with Denver and one with the Los Angeles Rams. He appeared in two games and started one for Los Angeles in 2023. He also …

QUITO (AP) — El Parque Nacional Galápagos cerró dos sitios de visita en dos islas en cuyas playas fueron halladas muertas aves marinas, lo que disparó el alerta de un presunto brote de gripe aviar. En un documento suscrito por Arturo Izurieta, director del parque, se informó que se cerraron las actividades turísticas en Bahía Urbina, de la isla Isabela, …

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. Vanderbilt Commodores (9-22, 4-14 SEC) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (15-16, 6-12 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Razorbacks -6; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas …

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years after becoming a first-round draft pick and days after his 27th birthday, he contemplated giving up baseball altogether — a first for him, in spite …

LIVERPOOL, Inglaterra (AP) — Michael Edwards, el cerebro en los despachos que fue clave en el éxito de Liverpool con el técnico Jurgen Klopp, regresa al club para encargarse de la renovación del plantel tras la salida del entrenador alemán al final de la temporada. Edwards, el exdirector deportivo de Liverpool, asumirá el cargo de “director ejecutivo de fútbol” del …