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The Akron Zips and the UMass Minutemen play in a meeting of MAC opponents.

The Ohio Bobcats and the Miami (OH) RedHawks square off in a matchup of MAC opponents.

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25 people have died in southern Haiti after a river flooded by Hurricane Melissa burst its banks, mayor says.

Music rich with South Asian influences is solidifying its popularity worldwide, helping diversify global charts much like Afrobeat, K-pop and Latin music did. At the 2022 Grammys, Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani winner when she won Best Global Music Performance for her song “Mohabbat.” In 2023, Indian actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh stepped onto the smoke-filled stage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California. He was the festival’s first artist from Punjab, a region divided between India and Pakistan that’s known for its vibrant musical culture. In 2022, tens of thousands danced and cheered as actor-turned-singer Nora Fatehi became the first Bollywood star to perform at a FIFA World Cup and billions worldwide watched the closing ceremony in Qatar.

As New York City’s mayor’s race enters its final stretch, there are echoes and contrasts to another famously bitter city election in 1977. Andrew Cuomo, a college student, was advising his father as he struggled to gain ground against Democratic nominee Ed Koch. Controversial posters appeared, referencing Koch’s rumored sexuality, which Mario Cuomo denounced. Now, Andrew Cuomo faces criticism for not denouncing attacks on Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, who could become the city’s first Muslim mayor. Critics accuse Cuomo of embracing bigotry to appeal to conservative voters, contrasting with his father’s approach of avoiding divisive politics. Cuomo says he is just responding to Mamdani’s own divisive views on Israel.

The head of the U.N. health agency says more than 460 people were reportedly killed in a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region. On Tuesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, said the incident occurred at Saudi Maternity Hospital in el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur. The city was overrun by Sudanese paramilitary forces over the weekend. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took the city after more than 500 days of siege. The WHO says it is appalled and deeply shocked by the reports.

Vinícius Júnior has apologized for his outburst toward Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso after being replaced during the clasico against Barcelona. The Brazil forward has blamed his “passion” and “competitive nature”. Vinícius was visibly upset when he found out Alonso was replacing him with Rodrygo in the 72nd minute of Madrid’s 2-1 league win over Barcelona on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Vinicius opened his arms and kept talking to himself as he left the field. He went straight to the changing room before rejoining his teammates about five minutes later. He did not mention Alonso in his apology on X.

After a massive police raid on a notorious drug gang, residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent all night collecting bodies in trucks and then laying them down in a central square. By early Wednesday, at least 50 bodies of mostly young men without shirts lay on the ground in Penha, one of the communities targeted. The operation is being decried by critics as Brazil’s latest example of the excessive use of force. Authorities say the raid left at least 64 people dead, including 60 suspected gang members and four policemen. Residents believe the tally is higher and that some of the bodies they have collected haven’t been counted yet.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired safety Kyle Dugger from New England to bolster their secondary with starter DeShon Elliott out indefinitely with a knee injury. Pittsburgh sent a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft to New England for Dugger and a seventh-round selection. Dugger, a second-round pick by the Patriots in 2020, had 17 tackles in seven games this season. Elliott injured his knee during Pittsburgh’s 35-25 loss to Green Bay. The Steelers’ secondary is struggling, ranking last in the NFL against the pass. Pittsburgh faces AFC South-leading Indianapolis this weekend.

“Down Cemetery Road,” now streaming on Apple TV, is yet another dark British crime series involving guns and government conspiracies and endangered small children, but it’s distinctive in two key ways. It’s based a Mick Herron novel that got its title from a Philip Larkin poem, lending the e…

The Utah Mammoth have signed Logan Cooley to an eight-year, $80 million extension. The deal keeps the star center under contract through the 2033-34 season. Cooley will count $10 million against the salary cap starting when the contract kicks in next season. The 21-year-old Cooley has eight goals and four assists in 11 games, helping Utah move atop the Western Conference. Only four NHL players have scored more goals than Cooley so far, and the Pittsburgh native is putting himself in position to be considered for the U.S. Olympic team.

WHO chief says over 460 people were reportedly killed at a hospital in Darfur city taken by Sudanese paramilitary forces.

Edward Berger was due for a mediocre hand.

Houston has emerged as the top team in the Big 12, reaching five straight Sweet 16s and two Final Fours under Kelvin Sampson. Kansas, once dominant, has struggled recently. Sampson believes Kansas’s success benefits the league, calling them the “bellcow” of the conference. Houston is favored to repeat as Big 12 champions, though, with a strong returning backcourt. Kansas, ranked 19th, features top prospect Darryn Peterson. The Big 12 boasts six teams in the AP preseason top 20. Coaches agree it’s the best conference, with challenging non-conference schedules designed to boost NCAA Tournament chances.

UCLA enters the season ranked No. 3 after reaching the Final Four last year. The Bruins aim for a national title, favored in the Big Ten with Southern California missing injured star JuJu Watkins. Key players Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, and Gabriela Jaquez return. Despite losing last season’s freshmen to the portal, UCLA adds Sienna Betts, Gianna Kneepkens, and Charlisse Leger-Walker. Coach Cori Close acknowledges the conference’s depth. Maryland, with key starters and top transfers, is a strong challenger. The Big Ten women’s tournament remains at 15 teams, unlike the men’s expanded 18-team format.

No. 7 Duke, No. 9 N.C. State and No. 11 North Carolina are next-door instate neighbors favored to finish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s race. The Blue Devils are the reigning ACC Tournament champions and preseason league favorites for the first time since 2013-14. This year marks the first time since 2001-02 that the three instate schools from the “Triangle” region of Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill are picked to finish 1-2-3 atop the league. The race includes No. 15 Notre Dame with preseason AP all-American Hannah Hidalgo and No. 20 Louisville.

Texas is aiming to dethrone South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference . Last season, the Longhorns ended the Gamecocks’ long conference winning streak and shared the regular-season title, led by Madison Booker. Texas reached its first Final Four in 22 years. The SEC coaches picked Texas to finish first this season, though media favor South Carolina. The SEC is packed with other contenders as well, including LSU, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. South Carolina faces challenges with key departures and injuries but added top talent like Ta’Niya Latson, last season’s national scoring leader at Florida State.

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A new cookbook by Andrew Zimmern and Barton Seaver is promoting more seafood in our diets. The two chefs have collaborated on “The Blue Food Cookbook,” which offers recipes and information on how to make fish and other seafood more accessible. The book says to be flexible in choosing fish. And it highlights the benefits of sustainable seafood. Zimmern and Seaver aim to dispel confusion about seafood choices. Their cookbook includes diverse recipes, from caviar to tuna casserole, and offers tips on cooking and buying fish. They advocate for seafood as a way to benefit both health and the environment.

Fish sticks can be elevated with a touch of class by pairing them with fresh ingredients like heirloom tomatoes. A recipe from “The Blue Food Cookbook” transforms the classic fish stick into a dish inspired by panzanella, a rustic Italian salad. Instead of bread, crunchy fish sticks take center stage. To make this “Blue Food Cookbook” dish, prepare the fish sticks until extra crispy. Whisk together mustard, olive oil, vinegar and salt for a vinaigrette. Toss tomatoes, onion, fennel and arugula with the vinaigrette. Serve with warm, broken-up fish stick pieces and a sprinkle of pepper.

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L.A. County supervisors have unanimously approved an $828 million settlement for alleged victims of childhood sexual abuse, finalizing the deal while questions mount over the legitimacy of some claims in a separate multibillion-dollar payout that they agreed to this spring.

Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner and Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Sovereignty has been scratched from the $7 million world championship race after catching a fever. Trainer Bill Mott announced the decision Wednesday to scratch the country’s top 3-year-old horse. Sovereignty opened as a heavy 6-5 morning line favorite in the field of 10. Mott and ownership have made it clear over the past several months that they would play it safe with Sovereignty, including the call to skip the Preakness after he won the Derby and looked like a legitimate Triple Crown candidate.

A reputed leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang was stabbed to death last week at Salinas Valley State Prison in Monterey County, authorities said.

LOS ANGELES — The board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Tuesday approved a controversial plan to convert part of the city’s largest natural gas-fired power plant into one that also can burn hydrogen.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has conducted a successful test of a new atomic-powered and nuclear-capable underwater drone, declaring that the new weapon can’t be intercepted. Putin’s statement Wednesday comes three days after he praised a successful test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile. It appears to be another message to U.S. President Donald Trump that Russia is standing firm in its maximalist demands for Ukraine. Putin said the Poseidon drone was successfully tested while running on nuclear power for the first time Tuesday, describing it as a “huge success.” He declared that Poseidon is unmatched in its speed and depth and “there is no way to intercept it.”

After ravaging Jamaica most of Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall around 3 a.m. in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.

Real Madrid says it will seek compensation from UEFA after a Spanish court dismissed appeals filed by the European soccer organization against a ruling that said the governing body breached EU competition law when it blocked plans for a breakaway Super League. The court in Madrid dismissed the appeals by UEFA, the Spanish league and the Spanish soccer federation. The Court of Justice of the European Union had ruled in 2023 that soccer’s governing bodies UEFA and FIFA acted contrary to EU law and abused their market dominance. Madrid says it is “delighted” with the ruling “confirming that UEFA, in the Superliga matter, seriously infringed the European Union’s free competition rules.”

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized a trade deal Wednesday, capping months of negotiation over implementation of a framework agreement struck in July.

Northern Italy is gearing up for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, set to be the most widespread Winter Games ever. The 2026 Games will utilize mostly existing venues, embracing cost-cutting reforms. Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo are the main hubs, with events also in three other mountain clusters. The opening ceremony will be at Milan’s iconic San Siro Stadium, while the closing ceremony will be in Verona. Construction on a new hockey arena in Milan is going down to the wire but the controversial sliding center in Cortina is up and running. The games promise a blend of tradition and innovation.

Israel said it’s re-enforcing a ceasefire in Gaza, after conducting a series of air strikes overnight that threatened to upend a U.S.-brokered deal less than a month after it was put in place.

The NASCAR season finale at Phoenix Raceway promises a thrilling showdown. Rick Hendrick or Joe Gibbs will own the winning car, with the championship driver coming from either Chevrolet or Toyota. The final four is comprised of Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe from Joe Gibbs Racing, and William Byron and Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports. Hamlin leads in race wins, while Briscoe tops poles and top-five finishes. Byron was the regular-season champion, and Larson has the second-most top-10 finishes. Larson is the only driver with a Cup title. The race is a toss-up with no clear favorite, adding to the excitement.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated in the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas. The storm was expected to generate a storm surge of up to 12 feet in the region and drop up to 20 inches of rain in parts of eastern Cuba. Melissa, which is now Category 2, is expected to move through the southeastern or central Bahamas later Wednesday. Meanwhile, authorities in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage after the hurricane struck the island on Tuesday.

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UConn has beenthe standard of success in the Big East with consecutive national championships. St. John’s, under coach Rick Pitino, has rapidly risen to challenge UConn, creating a potential two-team race at the top. Pitino’s impact has been significant, turning St. John’s into contenders. The Red Storm, ranked No. 5, enter the season with their highest preseason ranking ever. UConn, ranked No. 4, has a strong returning core. The Big East will also see Rick Pitino’s son, Richard, coaching at Xavier. He faces challenges with a nearly overhauled roster.

Purdue’s basketball team is aiming for a national championship this season, building on their recent successes under coach Matt Painter. They’ve reached the Sweet 16 three of the last four years and are preseason No. 1 for the first time. The Boilermakers have a strong returning core, including All-American guard Braden Smith, and have added key transfers. The Big Ten hasn’t won an NCAA title in 25 years, but Purdue hopes to change that. They’ll face tough competition from teams like Michigan and UCLA.

Reigning national champion Florida opens this season as the preseason Southeastern Conference favorite. The third-ranked Gators won the program’s third NCAA title last year against Houston. That came after they won the SEC Tournament in a league that produced a record 14 bids to March Madness. The SEC opens this season with six ranked teams. That includes No. 9 Kentucky, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 15 Alabama, No. 18 Tennessee and No. 20 Auburn. Kentucky guard Otega Oweh is the preseason league player of the year. The SEC also added touted freshmen in Tennessee’s Nate Ament and Arkansas’ Darius Acuff Jr.

Sixth-ranked Duke is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball race. The Blue Devils open Jon Scheyer’s fourth season after a Final Four run. The 38-year-old Scheyer also became the first coach to twice win the ACC Tournament in his first three seasons. Duke lost all five starters but adds the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class. No. 11 Louisville is the top challenger in its rapid rise under Pat Kelsey. The ACC has four new coaches in Florida State’s Luke Loucks, Miami’s Jai Lucas, N.C. State’s Will Wade and Virginia’s Ryan Odom.

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