By Jeremy Herb, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Lauren Fox, CNN The swift US rejection of a Polish plan to get MiG-29 fighter jets into Ukraine is the clearest example yet of the complications that the US and its NATO allies face trying to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s brutal assault while
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WASHINGTON — Antwan Walker had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Rhode Island players in double figures as the Rams edged past Duquesne 79-77 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney. Jeremy Sheppard added 15 points for the Rams on Wednesday. Ishmael Leggett chipped in 12, Makhel Mitchell scored 10
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — John Walker III had 14 points off the bench to lead Texas Southern to a 54-50 win over Jackson State in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney. Jayveous McKinnis led Jackson State on Wednesday with 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — John Walker III had 14 points off the bench to lead Texas Southern to a 54-50 win over Jackson State in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney. Jayveous McKinnis led Jackson State on Wednesday with 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks.
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LAS VEGAS — Grant Sherfield had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Nevada topped New Mexico 79-72 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round. Jaelen House led the Lobos on Wednesday with 19 points and seven assists.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS — Grant Sherfield had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Nevada topped New Mexico 79-72 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round. Jaelen House led the Lobos on Wednesday with 19 points and seven assists.
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN As many schools in the United States are lifting mask mandates, some kids are taking their health into their own hands. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new measure for determining community Covid-19 levels and severity means that nearly 70% of the United States population lives in areas where
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho — Khalid Thomas posted 17 points as Portland State defeated Idaho State 66-52 in the Big Sky Conference Tourney first round. Liam Sorensen led the Bengals on Wednesday with 14 points.
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Novak Djokovic was featured in the men’s singles draw as the No. 2 seed at Indian Wells, but he said Wednesday he won’t be playing in the tournament due to his unvaccinated status. “While I was automatically listed in the @BNPPARIBASOPEN and @MiamiOpen draw I knew it would be unlikely I’d
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — James Keefe capped a double-double by banking in a short jumper at the buzzer as ninth-seeded Stanford closed the game on a 16-1 run to shock eight-seeded Arizona State 71-70 in the Pac-12 Conference tournament opener. Stanford faces top-seeded and second-ranked Arizona on Thursday in the quarterfinals. Harrison Ingram rebounded Jalen
Continue Reading ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed wide receiver Josh Reynolds to a two-year contract, adding depth where they need it in coach Dan Campbell’s second season. The team announced the move Wednesday. General manager Brad Holmes claimed Reynolds off waivers from Tennessee late in the 2021 season. He had 19 receptions
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel acknowledged feeling butterflies in his return to Buffalo on the eve of the Golden Knights game against the Sabres on Thursday night. The game will mark Eichel’s first in Buffalo since being traded to Vegas in November. Eichel prompted the trade, which ended
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Go For Gin, who won the 1994 Kentucky Derby and was the race’s oldest living winner, has died. He was 31. Kentucky Horse Park announced on its web site that Go For Gin died Tuesday from heart failure. He had lived there since retiring from stud in June 2011. Trained by
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Alejandra Ramos Przemyśl, Polonia (CNN) — Cientos de miles de niños se encuentran entre los dos millones de refugiados que huyeron de Ucrania en busca de seguridad después de que comenzó la invasión de Rusia a su país vecino hace dos semanas. Las mujeres y los niños se han visto obligados a dejar atrás a
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 27,000 mail ballots in Texas were flagged for rejection in the first test of new voting restrictions enacted across the U.S. It puts the rate of rejected mail ballots in Texas on track to significantly surpass previous elections. That’s according
Continue Reading EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have hired Tyler Williams as their executive director of player health and performance. They’re adding another former member of the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams to follow new head coach Kevin O’Connell. Williams will take over the team’s sports medicine operation that was directed by Eric Sugarman
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin star Johnny Davis says he expects to play in the Big Ten Tournament after getting knocked out of the Badgers’ regular-season finale on a hit he described as “dirty and uncalled for.” Wisconsin coach Greg Gard says Davis has practiced on a limited basis
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge said Wednesday he will review communications about the 2020 presidential election between right-wing lawyer John Eastman, former President Donald Trump and others before determining if they are protected by attorney-client privilege or should be turned over to the House select committee investigating January 6,
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site. Its aim is to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia blocked access to its service in the country. Russia has blocked access to Facebook and has restricted Twitter in an attempt to try to restrict the flow of information about
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic says he will not be able to compete at the upcoming tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, and Miami because he is unvaccinated and can’t travel to the United States. The 20-time Grand Slam champion tweeted Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control “confirmed the regulations won’t
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees at three more Starbucks stores in suburban Buffalo have voted to form unions. A count of ballots Wednesday showed workers at the stores narrowly approving organizing efforts. The results bring to six the number of unionized Starbucks shops and further advance organizing efforts that began
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN An attorney for former Miami head coach Brian Flores said Wednesday that the team is trying to press the NFL to have his racial discrimination claims against the Dolphins heard out of court and “pushed into a secret arbitration proceeding to which the public would not have access.” Flores’ lawyer, in
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, just as expected. There was none of the drama of the 5-0 win in Lisbon at Sporting with the second leg drawn 0-0. The most memorable part of the game was Scott Carson being brought off the bench for his first Champions
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The first licenses to sell recreational marijuana in New York will go to people who were casualties of the war on drugs. State officials said Wednesday that people with marijuana-related convictions will get dibs on the first 100 to 200 retail cannabis licenses awarded by the
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Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Business) — Tinder quiere ayudar a las personas a mostrar señales de alerta sobre sus posibles citas a través de la verificación de antecedentes penales, una nueva opción rápida y asequible. A partir de esta semana, los usuarios de Tinder verán una herramienta de verificación de antecedentes integrada en el Centro de
Continue Reading By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county grand jury stemming from an election security breach investigation by local authorities. District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday morning that Peters faces 10 counts, including three felony counts of attempting
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation. Now he’s enshrined with the best of all time. Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He choked up talking about his late father who instilled the need to work
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Salvation Army is being accused in three lawsuits of violating federal labor law by not paying minimum wage to participants in its work-based rehabilitation programs. The lawsuits were filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York, Illinois and Georgia. They accuse the organization of working the programs’ enrollees full time
Continue Reading ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rick Pitino, the Hall of Famer who led Iona to the regular-season Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title, was honored as the coach of the year Wednesday. In his second season with the program, the 69-year-old Pitino guided the Gaels to a 25-6 overall mark and a 17-3 record in the
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