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 …

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. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (19-7, 8-4 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-16, 5-7 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee hosts Western Kentucky looking …

NEW YORK (AP) — The 112 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Signed Craig Kimbrel, Philadelphia, to …

2024 Minnesota Girls State Hockey Tournament CLASS 2A At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Thursday, Feb. 22 Quarterfinal Hill-Murray 8, Roseau 2 Andover 6, Rosemount 0 Minnetonka 2, Maple Grove 1 Edina 5, Northfield 0 Friday, Feb. 23 At TRIA Rink Consolation Semifinal Roseau vs. Rosemount, 10 a.m. Maple Grove vs. Northfield, noon At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Semifinal …

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. …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County voters are set to decide next month if embattled District Attorney George Gascón will remain the head of the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office in a race centered on perceptions of public safety. Gascón, who was elected in 2020 on a criminal justice platform alongside a wave of progressive prosecutors, faces 11 challengers in …

ROME (AP) — Bologna beat Verona 2-0 at home and moved into fourth place in Serie A on Friday. Bologna’s fifth in a row earned its best winning run since 1967. Giovanni Fabbian scored the first after 27 minutes. A corner evaded everyone and when Riccardo Orsolini struck the ball low back across goal, Fabbian was on hand in a …

SEATTLE (AP) — Jared McCann had a goal and three assists, Jordan Eberle added two goals and an assist and the Seattle Kraken beat NHL-leading Vancouver 5-2 on Thursday night, handing the Canucks their fourth straight loss. Vince Dunn and Justin Schultz also scored for the Kraken, who took the season series against their Pacific Northwest rival and are 3-0-1 …

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. NJIT Highlanders (7-18, 3-10 America East) at Maine Black Bears (12-15, 4-8 America East) Bangor, Maine; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT faces the Maine Black Bears …

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 …