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. CINCINNATI (AP) — No. 10 Iowa State forced 25 turnovers and had 12 steals in a smothering 68-59 win over Cincinnati on Tuesday night. Curtis Jones and Tamin …

MOSCÚ (AP) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, firmó una ley el miércoles que permitirá a las autoridades confiscar dinero, objetos valiosos y otros bienes a los condenados por difundir “información intencionadamente falsa” sobre el ejército del país. La ley se aprobó con facilidad en las dos cámaras del parlamento ruso, con un apoyo unánime en la cámara alta …

DATE OF ELECTION Date not yet announced but expected to be Oct. 26  TYPE OF ELECTION Parliamentary  WHO’S RUNNING There are two main political parties in Georgia. The Georgian Dream Party, the ruling party since 2012, is led by Russia-friendly billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili who returned to politics in December. The United National Movement Party was founded by jailed former President …

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies said reliever Daniel Bard will have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. There’s no timetable for Bard’s return. Rockies pitchers and catchers report Wednesday for physicals before the start of spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona., a day ahead of Colorado’s first workout. Bard got hurt last week during a …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler were really looking forward to their fight. The actors had been training, separately, with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles to prepare for the climactic showdown between Paul Atreides and Feyd Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two. ” When they finally met in Budapest, they weren’t even technically supposed to …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ten teams to watch in college baseball in 2024, listed in alphabetical order with 2023 record: ARKANSAS (43-18) The SEC-favorite Razorbacks enter most years as a national title contender, and this year’s roster gives them their best chance at the program’s first championship since the 2018 team came within a dropped foul ball of winning it …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Acquired minor league OF Oliver Carrillo from San Diego in exchange for international bonus pool money. He’ll report to the Astros minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent RHP Jordan Balazovic and Daniel Duarte outright to St. Paul (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed INF Jordan Groshans off waivers from Miami. …

PHOENIX (AP) — El dinero puede comprar muchas casas, como Shohei Ohtani y Yoshinobu Yamamoto, un par de súper estrellas japonesas que le costaron 1.000 millones de dólares a los Dodgers de Los Ángeles. Ahora empieza el proceso de cerciorar si eso adquiere un campeonato. La pretemporada de las Grandes Ligas abrirá para 28 de 30 equipos en los próximos …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Anthony Edwards added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half for a 121-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference. Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as …

CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — The flag-draped casket of Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers stood at the front of a church Tuesday as Georgia’s governor joined the Army Reserve soldier’s family, uniformed military officers and his pastor from New Jersey who made the trip to say farewell. More than 100 mourners gathered at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Carrollton west of …

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Daytona 500 Site: Daytona Beach, Florida. Schedule: Wednesday, qualifying, 8:15 p.m.; Thursday, Duel 1, 7 p.m., and Duel 2, 8:45 p.m.; Friday, practice, 5:35 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Daytona International Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 500 miles. Last year: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won after starting 31st. Last …

LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials have told a nature-based therapy program to stop admissions and take other steps to ensure children’s safety during the investigation of a 12-year-old boy’s death earlier this month. Department of Health and Human Services officials said in a letter to Trails Carolina on Monday that while investigations are ongoing, at least …

PHOENIX (AP) — A conservative group is challenging parts of Arizona’s election procedures manual, marking the third lawsuit filed within the last two weeks that seeks to throw out provisions in the state’s guide for conducting elections. The lawsuit by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club zeroes in on the manual’s instructions on operating ballot drop-off locations and preventing voter intimidation, …

ATLANTA (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu consiguió la mejor marca de puntos de su carrera con 29 y añadió siete asistencias para ayudar a los Bulls de Chicago a conseguir su mayor cantidad de unidades en la temporada en la victoria por 136-126 sobre los Hawks de Atlanta el lunes por la noche. DeMar DeRozan también acabó con 29 tantos y …

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — This was meant to be the year that Harry Kane finally won a trophy. The Champions League might be his best chance now. Bayern Munich heads to Lazio in the round of 16 on Wednesday needing to bounce back after a 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen left it five points off the Bundesliga lead. Kane is …