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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a “world-class driver” to receive a provisional spot. The Brazilian did…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kayla Oldacre and Madison Booker scored 19 points apiece to lead No. 3 Texas to a 67-49 win over eighth-ranked Kentucky on Thursday night. The Longhorns followed their four-point win over second-ranked South Carolina…

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Earl Timberlake had 21 points in Bryant's 88-66 win over NJIT on Thursday night. Timberlake added 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-10, 10-1 America East Conference). Barry Evans scored 15 points while going 7 of 14…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Joyce Edwards scored a career-high 28 points as No. 4 South Carolina bounced back from its loss at No. 3 Texas last week with a 101-63 blowout of Florida on Thursday night. The Gamecocks (23-2, 11-1…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Toby Fournier scored 17 points, Oluchi Okananwa added 15 points and No. 13 Duke beat Wake Forest 72-47 on Thursday night. Duke (20-5, 11-2 ACC) secured its third straight 20-win season — with five games…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jewel Spear scored 17 points, Ruby Whitehorn added 15 in a balanced attack and No. 15 Tennessee pulled away from Auburn for a 99-61 win on Thursday night. Zee Spearman added 14 points, Kaniya Boyd had 11 and Talaysi…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Marcus Banks' 21 points helped UMBC defeat Binghamton 81-77 on Thursday night. Banks shot 6 for 13 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Retrievers (12-14, 4-7 America East Conference).…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Alexis Markowski had 20 points and 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double, Alberte Rimdal added 15 points off the bench and Nebraska beat No. 17 Maryland 91-71 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tajian Roberts scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Jadya Curry also had 17 points and Louisville defeated No. 23 Florida State 83-69 on Thursday night. Nyla Harris had 14 points and nine rebounds and Imari Berry…

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city of Naples famous around the globe. But there’s another Neapolitan tradition that fascinates locals and visitors alike: the cornicello, an iconic symbol of…

MONTREAL (AP) — Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday night, and Stanley Cup-winning forward Matthew Tkachuk had a simple reaction. “I didn’t…

References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+…

HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in densely populated, land-poor Hong Kong live in tiny dwellings made by dividing up apartments, most smaller than a parking space. It's an affordable option for students and low-income families…

HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home. Her cramped Hong Kong home is one of four units carved out of what was once a single apartment. Most of the space is occupied by the…

The Wayans family, who through film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy, have both entertained and created countless jobs both on and off camera in Hollywood, will be feted at this year’s NAACP Image Awards. The organization says Thursday that…