ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Claims of violence against women are roiling the world’s most famous sled dog race — Alaska’s Iditarod — with officials disqualifying two top mushers this week and then quickly reinstating one of them on Friday, days before the start. The upheaval began last week, when the Iditarod Trail Committee, the race’s governing body, sent an email …

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. BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Zeke Mayo had 23 points in South Dakota State’s 77-72 win against St. Thomas on Saturday. Mayo also added five rebounds for the Jackrabbits …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Flaco, el búho búho real euroasiático que se escapó del zoo de Central Park, en Nueva York, y se convirtió en una de las celebridades más queridas de la ciudad mientras volaba por Manhattan, ha muerto, anunciaron el viernes los responsables del zoo. Poco más de un año después de que fuera liberado de su jaula …

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. Cal Baptist Lancers (14-12, 7-8 WAC) at Tarleton State Texans (19-7, 12-3 WAC) Stephenville, Texas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Texans -6; over/under is 135 BOTTOM …

BROOKFIELD, Illinois, EE.UU. (AP) — Una foca gris que fue encontrada varada y ciega hace más de una década en una isla de Maine ha dado a luz en un zoológico del área metropolitana de Chicago y ahora es “una madre muy atenta” con su recién nacido, dijeron el viernes funcionarios del zoológico. La foca de 11 años llamada Georgie …

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider already is seeing the potential benefits of having Justin Turner in his starting lineup. Turner hit an RBI single, walked and scored a run in a 14-13 Grapefruit League victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. The 39-year-old Turner signed a $13 million, one-year deal with the Blue Jays after …

All Times EST GP W L OW OL Pts GF GA Minnesota 12 5 3 2 2 21 26 23 Montreal 12 4 2 3 3 22 27 27 Toronto 12 5 5 1 0 19 28 28 Boston 11 3 4 2 2 15 26 30 New York 12 2 4 4 2 16 29 27 Ottawa 11 3 …

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. Longwood Lancers (17-11, 5-8 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (14-14, 4-9 Big South) Radford, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lancers -1; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM …

All Times EST (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) …

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of leaving threatening messages on the personal cellphone of an Arizona election worker he accused of rigging the 2022 election results, federal prosecutors said. The 52-year-old was charged with one count of communicating an interstate threat and will make an initial court appearance Friday in San Diego, …