BERLÍN (AP) — Granit Xhaka anotó su primer gol con el Bayer Leverkusen y el líder de la Bundesliga superó 2-1 el viernes al Mainz para establecer un nuevo récord con 33 encuentros seguidos sin perder en todas las competencias. Leverkusen, que no ha perdido desde la temporada pasada, amplió su ventaja a 11 puntos antes de que el campeón …

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. Kennesaw State Owls (15-13, 6-8 ASUN) at Stetson Hatters (17-11, 9-4 ASUN) DeLand, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stetson hosts the Kennesaw State Owls after Stephan …

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LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela has exposed the sense of abandonment felt by small or rural communities bypassed by a quasi-economic renaissance seen in the South American country’s capital and cities. People in La Paragua, the closest community to Bulla Loca, an open-pit mine were …

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden lamented the partisanship that permeates Capitol Hill and politics writ large, telling governors at the White House that she wished more lawmakers would follow their lead. She spoke on Friday in the White House’s East Room to state chief executives who were in Washington for the winter gathering of the National Governors Association. …

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. GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Saint Thomas’ 20 points helped Northern Colorado defeat Idaho 76-62 on Thursday night. Thomas also had eight assists for the Bears (17-10, 10-4 Big …

MUNICH (AP) — Thomas Tuchel doesn’t think he’s the “only problem” at Bayern Munich, but the coach is looking forward to having more freedom in his decisions at the club after agreeing to leave at the end of the season. “There’s clarity. And clarity brings freedom,” Tuchel said Friday. “Decisions, also for the coach, are now characterized by greater freedom. …

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. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-19, 2-11 SEC) at Florida Gators (18-8, 8-5 SEC) Gainesville, Florida; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Florida hosts the Vanderbilt Commodores after Walter …

QUITO (AP) — Al menos tres reclusos se escaparon de una cárcel del centro de Ecuador, un día después de que las Fuerzas Armadas invitaran a la prensa a un recorrido por el mismo centro penitenciario en una muestra de que han retomado el control de las prisiones. La institución militar confirmó el viernes en un comunicado la fuga de …