SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean received a warm welcome as they returned to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their gold medal-winning Winter Olympic performance. Torvill and Dean skated together Wednesday evening at an event celebrating the legacy of the 1984 Olympics. The anniversary is “such a special occasion,” Torvill said. The …
Read More »Republican Michigan elector testifies he never intended to make false public record
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election testified Wednesday that he did not know how the electoral process worked and never intended to make a false public record. “We were told this was an appropriate process,” James Renner, 77, said during a preliminary hearing for a half-dozen …
Read More »Northeastern hosts Charleston (SC) following Policelli’s 22-point game
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. Charleston (SC) Cougars (18-7, 9-3 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (10-15, 5-7 CAA) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) visits the Northeastern Huskies after Frankie Policelli …
Read More »Hawaii visits Cal Poly after Hyder’s 21-point game
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. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 6-7 Big West) at Cal Poly Mustangs (4-21, 0-13 Big West) San Luis Obispo, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly plays …
Read More »Mississippi inmates were exposed to dangerous chemicals and denied health care, lawsuit says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Susan Balfour, 62, was incarcerated for 33 years at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility until her release in December 2021. Prisoners were …
Read More »Oakland-based development group wants to buy 50% share of Coliseum site from A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland-based African American Sports & Entertainment Group has reached out to the Athletics and their representation with an offer to acquire Alameda County’s 50% interest in the site where the Oakland Coliseum sits with the intent to develop — a share the A’s have already agreed to purchase. AASEG Land LLC wrote to A’s owner …
Read More »South Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. They were the first convictions over the deaths. The high death toll was largely blamed on official …
Read More »Fox leads Sacramento against Denver after 40-point showing
Sacramento Kings (30-23, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (36-18, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -6; over/under is 230 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento takes on the Denver Nuggets after De’Aaron Fox scored 40 points in the Kings’ 130-125 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets are 20-12 in conference …
Read More »With Bellingham still out, Real Madrid now waits on extent of injury to Díaz
MADRID (AP) — There’s no end to Real Madrid’s injury woes this season. The same night coach Carlo Ancelotti apparently found a solution to the absence of Jude Bellingham — with Brahim Díaz playing well and being decisive as his substitute — Díaz himself became the latest Madrid player to go down with an injury. Díaz had to be replaced …
Read More »CVC the only prospective investor for Bundesliga after Blackstone’s interest ends
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — CVC Capital Partners is the only remaining prospective buyer for a stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights income after competitor Blackstone ended its involvement in the process, the league says. Blackstone’s exit comes as fans step up protests against the league’s plans to sell a share of its income from TV and other media rights. Since …
Read More »Wednesday’s Transactions
BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Ryan O’Hearn on a one-year contract. Acquired OF Peyton Burdick from Miami in exchange for cash considerations. Placed RHP Felix Bautista on the 60-day IL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with INF Mike Moustakas on minor-league deal. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with …
Read More »At least 6 US states are considering tougher penalties for killing police dogs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or bigger fines for harming or killing police dogs, and the idea has bipartisan support despite questions about how the animals are used and a fraught history. In Kansas on Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House voted 107-4 to pass a bill sponsored by its top leader …
Read More »Convicted New York killer freed on a technicality: Judge says he was held at the wrong prison
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man convicted for a 2015 killing in western New York has been freed and his indictment has been dismissed solely because he was held at the wrong prison according to an interstate law on detainees, a state judge has ruled. Terrence Lewis was released earlier this month from a maximum-security prison in Seneca County, where …
Read More »Ahmed picked by England for 3rd test against India after resolving visa issues. Wood back in team
RAJKOT, India (AP) — After a tense 48 hours waiting to secure a visa, Rehan Ahmed was selected by England for the third cricket test against India starting Thursday. The 19-year-old legspinner was initially denied entry to India when England’s squad returned on Monday from a mid-series break in the United Arab Emirates. He only held a single-entrance electronic visa, …
Read More »Venezolano Luis Arraéz pierde arbitraje salarial y cobrará 10,6 millones este año con Marlins
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — El venezolano Luis Arraéz, dos veces campeón de bateo, perdió el miércoles su arbitraje salarial con los Marlins de Miami y vio frustrado el intento de ganar en dos años consecutivos. Arráez recibirá los 10,6 millones de dólares que ofreció Miami en lugar de los 12 millone que pidió. Keith Greenberg, Stephen Raymond y Richard …
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