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Italian skier Marta Bassino dominates World Cup downhill. Overall leader Gut-Behrami finishes third

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Italian skier Marta Bassino used all her technical skills to dominate a women’s World Cup downhill Saturday and claim her first win in the sport’s fastest discipline. Bassino, who is a giant slalom specialist and won the super-G world title last year, gained time on all her competitors in the twisting opening and final sections of …

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Pascarelli, Brickner help Marist knock off Canisius 78-55

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. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Pascarelli and Isaiah Brickner scored 16 points apiece and Marist rolled to a 78-55 victory over Canisius on Friday night. Pascarelli added five …

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Flyers, Rangers, Devils test the ice at MetLife Stadium in practices for Stadium Series games

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Things seemed to be very relaxed as the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils took turns testing the ice on the recently installed rink at MetLife Stadium in preparation for two big games in the NHL’s Stadium Series this weekend. Instead of loosening up for the workouts, each of the teams skated …

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Prosecutor: Grand jury decides against charges in troopers’ shooting of 2 after pursuit, kidnapping

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — No charges will be filed in the shooting deaths of a man and woman in a gun battle with Ohio state troopers following a police pursuit and kidnapping last summer, authorities said. The Montgomery County prosecutor’s office said Friday that a grand jury reviewed the Aug. 2 shooting of Rodney Helman, 54, and Elaine Helman, 51, …

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Rutgers visits Minnesota after Garcia’s 24-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. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-9, 6-7 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the Rutgers Scarlet Knights …

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WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight

DALLAS (AP) — After World War II, the U.S. Army’s art experts set out to find and return millions of works stolen by the Nazis. Known as the Monuments Men, they included Mary Regan Quessenberry, who from her base in Berlin traveled to examine stolen works, tracked looting cases and investigated suspicious art dealers. Decades later, Quessenberry and the other …

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