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Old Dominion hosts Troy in Sun Belt play
Troy (6-3) at Old Dominion (6-3), Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. EST. How to watch:…
How Garth Brooks, The Killers and Tom Petty became stars of college football Saturdays
When Garth Brooks recorded his version of “Callin’ Baton Rouge” — an up-tempo country hit…
Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery
PARIS (AP) — The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged…
What to know about pirates off the Somali coast who have hijacked a tanker
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel…
EU tightens visa restrictions on Russians over the Ukraine war and acts of sabotage
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday made it harder for Russian citizens to…
4-time NBA champion Tony Parker starts coaching career with France U17 team
PARIS (AP) — Former NBA star Tony Parker will start his coaching career in charge…
Canada’s Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager, becomes the tallest player in college basketball history
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime…
UK police arrest 10 around a soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv
LONDON (AP) — British police said Friday that 10 people were arrested the previous night…
Sakamoto dominates short program at her last NHK Trophy
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto dominated the short program on Friday,…
‘The numbers are insane’: Guardiola reaches 1,000 games in a coaching career that’s changed soccer
It all started on Sept. 2, 2007, in a Spanish fourth-tier game against Premia in…
Shibutani sibling ice dancers address leaked video of Alex berating Maia
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ice dancers Alex and Maia Shibutani say there are no hard…
James Bond fantasist jailed for 7 years in UK for trying to spy for Russia
LONDON (AP) — A British man who would “dream about being like James Bond” was…
What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press story…
European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia; all 24 crew on board safe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European Union naval force on Friday reached a…
Iranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president has warned that the capital is facing an unprecedented…
From child actor to star: Lea Michele’s return to Broadway’s Imperial Theatre
NEW YORK (AP) — Lea Michele was just a kid actor backstage at the Imperial…
Colapinto keeps his Alpine F1 seat for 2026 despite not scoring points
SAO PAULO (AP) — Franco Colapinto will stay with the Alpine team for 2026 even…
Barcelona trains at Camp Nou for first time in over 2 years as stadium remodeling continues
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Construction cranes loomed overhead and there were gaping holes in the…
What to know about China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the commissioning of its third aircraft carrier, China now boasts the…
Outside powers’ reported backing for Sudan’s warring sides fuels fighting as atrocities mount
CAIRO (AP) — For more than two years, Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force…
France players to honor victims of Paris attacks in 2015
PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation will pay tribute to the victims of the…
China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with the new Fujian aircraft carrier
BANGKOK (AP) — China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state…
Bellingham and Foden back in England squad but no room for Alexander-Arnold
Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were recalled Friday by England coach Thomas Tuchel for the…
Inmate mistakenly released from London prison arrested after more than a week of freedom
LONDON (AP) — A convicted sex offender who was mistakenly released early from a London…