The recently launched Professional Women’s Hockey League reached its midseason point on Wednesday by unveiling its playoff format, hinting at the long-awaited arrival of actual team nicknames and logos, while putting aside questions about expansion in Season 2 or beyond for now. One aspect that won’t be changing anytime soon, PWHL advisory board member Stan Kasten said, is the league …

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. Michigan Wolverines (8-20, 3-14 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-13, 6-10 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Michigan is looking to end …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia said Wednesday they have opened a criminal investigation into a 911 call that triggered a traffic stop involving the state highways chief. Charleston Police Chief Scott Dempsey said in a statement that information relayed to police that Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston was driving erratically on Feb. 20 “does not appear to be …

LONDON (AP) — A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights, a judge in Belfast ruled Wednesday. The British government’s Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, passed in September, stops most prosecutions for alleged killings by militant groups and British soldiers during “the Troubles” — …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Strus drilled a 59-footer as time expired, his fifth made 3-pointer in the final four minutes, to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. After the Mavericks took the lead on P.J. Washington’s dunk with 2.9 seconds left, the Cavs quickly inbounded the ball to Evan Mobley, who …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared President Joe Biden the winner of Michigan’s Democratic primary based on an analysis of initial vote returns as the incumbent continues to roll toward renomination. The AP declared Biden the winner at 9:00 p.m. ET with results showing him with an overwhelming lead in 21 locations throughout the state. At the time the …

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. Temple Owls (10-17, 3-11 AAC) at Rice Owls (11-16, 5-9 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Rice takes …

ESTOCOLMO (AP) — Un hombre que supuestamente trazó un mapa de instalaciones militares en Suecia fue acusado el miércoles de posesión no autorizada de información secreta. El fiscal Mats Ljungqvist dijo que el hombre de 66 años, cuyo nombre no se dio a conocer, estuvo recopilando información durante “mucho tiempo” y dijo que parecía tener “un enfoque sistemático” para mapear …

PARÍS (AP) — El Senado de Francia adoptó el miércoles una iniciativa para consagrar el derecho al aborto en la Constitución, con lo que la ley prometida por el presidente Emmanuel Macron superó otro obstáculo. La cámara baja, la Asamblea Nacional, aprobó abrumadoramente la propuesta en enero. La medida se someterá ahora a una votación en una sesión conjunta del …

NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America,” winner last fall of a National Book Award, is a finalist for a history honor presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project. Blackhawk’s account of Native Americans over the past five centuries is among five nominees for the Mark Lynton History Prize, a $10,000 award given for work which …