8+ min ago (200+ words) Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (1-6) at Xavier Musketeers (5-3) Cincinnati; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Francis (PA) hits the road against Xavier looking to end its five-game road slide. The Musketeers have gone 4-1 in home games. Xavier ranks seventh in the Big East with 23.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Filip Borovicanin averaging 6.0. The Red Flash are 0-3 in road games. Saint Francis (PA) is ninth in the NEC allowing 83.9 points while holding opponents to 48.6% shooting. Xavier is shooting 40.9% from the field this season, 7.7 percentage points lower than the 48.6% Saint Francis (PA) allows to opponents. Saint Francis (PA) averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 5.1 per game Xavier gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Jovan Milicevic averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Musketeers, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 46.9% from beyond the arc. Tre Carroll is shooting 44.0% and…...

8+ min ago (184+ words) Bowling Green Falcons (5-2) at Kansas State Wildcats (5-2) New York; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bowling Green plays Kansas State after Mayar Wol scored 21 points in Bowling Green's 81-48 win over the VMI Keydets. The Wildcats are 4-0 on their home court. Kansas State is 2-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.3 turnovers per game. The Falcons are 0-1 on the road. Bowling Green is fourth in the MAC scoring 85.6 points per game and is shooting 47.3%. Kansas State averages 10.9 made 3-pointers per game, 3.3 more made shots than the 7.6 per game Bowling Green allows. Bowling Green averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than Kansas State gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: PJ Haggerty is shooting 53.8% and averaging 26.3 points for the Wildcats. Abdi Bashir Jr. is averaging 12.7 points. Wol averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Falcons, scoring 13.3 points while shooting 56.0% from beyond…...

9+ min ago (156+ words) Tarleton State Texans (5-3) at Cincinnati Bearcats (5-2) Cincinnati; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tarleton State is looking to extend its three-game win streak with a victory over Cincinnati. The Bearcats have gone 5-1 at home. Cincinnati has a 5-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more. The Texans are 1-3 on the road. Tarleton State ranks seventh in the WAC with 30.1 rebounds per game led by Chris Mpaka averaging 6.0. Cincinnati scores 75.4 points per game, 0.9 fewer points than the 76.3 Tarleton State gives up. Tarleton State averages 12.4 more points per game (76.5) than Cincinnati gives up (64.1). TOP PERFORMERS: Baba is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 10.0 rebounds for the Bearcats. Day Day Thomas is averaging 13.0 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 37.5%. Dior Johnson is averaging 23.6 points for the Texans. Freddy Hicks is averaging 11.9 points....

39+ min ago (241+ words) Columbus Blue Jackets (11-9-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (16-8-1, in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to end a four-game skid with a win over the New Jersey Devils. New Jersey is 16-8-1 overall and 3-3-1 against the Metropolitan Division. The Devils have a 14-4-0 record when scoring at least three goals. Columbus has a 1-4-2 record in Metropolitan Division play and an 11-9-5 record overall. The Blue Jackets have a -11 scoring differential, with 70 total goals scored and 81 conceded. Monday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Devils won 3-2 in the previous meeting. Dawson Mercer led the Devils with two goals. TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has nine goals and 13 assists for the Devils. Simon Nemec has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games. Zachary Werenski has nine…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago (375+ words) In the introduction to his new book John K. Bollard sets the scene for a momentous event which took place seventy years ago: We remember what happened. John K. Bollard wondered about those times racial discrimination took place on public transportation. He researched incidents when passengers fought back. He identified almost one hundred notable moments, compiling them in "Protesting with Rosa Parks - From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black." David Ruggles was one determined objector. In 1834 he boarded a stagecoach from New York to New Jersey-the driver informed him: he could not ride inside the coach, but would have to ride outside with the driver. Ruggles objected. It was the first of many occasions when Ruggles challenged the racist status quo. Ruggles would purchase first class tickets and expect to occupy first class compartments. If he was ordered to go elsewhere he would…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago (334+ words) Boston Celtics (10-9, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-8, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -7.5; over/under is 233.5 BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits the Cleveland Cavaliers after Jaylen Brown scored 41 points in the Celtics' 119-115 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cavaliers have gone 10-7 against Eastern Conference teams. Cleveland is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 27.2 assists per game led by Donovan Mitchell averaging 5.3. The Celtics are 7-6 in Eastern Conference play. Boston averages 114.8 points and has outscored opponents by 4.1 points per game. The Cavaliers make 46.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than the Celtics have allowed to their opponents (44.1%). The Celtics are shooting 46.0% from the field, 0.5% lower than the 46.5% the Cavaliers' opponents have shot this season. The teams meet for the second time this season. The Celtics won…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago (896+ words) When they engage with the news " if they do " they hear a cacophony of voices. They don't know who to believe. Reporters are biased. They make mistakes. Besides, why would you hitch your future to a dying industry? "There is a lot of commentary " "Oh, good for you. Look what you're walking into. You're going to be screaming into the void. You're going to be useless,'" said Murphy, a 21-year-old graduate student at the University of Maryland's journalism school. She is undeterred. And it's also why she's not surprised by the findings of a study this fall that documented negative attitudes toward the news media among 13- to 18-year-old Americans. The press rarely fares well in surveys of adults, but it's sobering to see the same disdain among people whose opinions about the world are still forming. Asked by the News…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago (506+ words) West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were critically wounded in what officials described as an ambush attack on Wednesday afternoon, and Beckstrom died from her injuries the next day. Investigators are still working to establish a motive for the attack. Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder. In Afghanistan, Lakanwal worked in a special Afghan Army unit known as a Zero Unit. The units were backed by the CIA. He entered the U.S. in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the U.S. withdrawal from the country, many of whom had worked alongside U.S. troops and diplomats. He resettled with his wife and their five sons, all under the age of 12, in Bellingham, Washington " but struggled, according to the community member, who shared emails that had been sent…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago (254+ words) At a voting site in the capital, the country's major parties were present with tables, banners, flags and music, but media far outnumbered potential voters initially. In addition to a new president, voters will elect a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions. Among the five presidential candidates on the ballot, polls indicated three had a chance to win and were finishing in close competition. Castro promises to "democratize" an economy still defined by extreme wealth and poverty. Nasralla casts himself as the outsider who can clean up the country's endemic corruption. And Asfura is trying to restore the National Party as a pro-business force tarnished by previous bouts of presidential corruption. Honduras' security situation has improved in recent years as homicides across the region continue to fall, but it still has Central America's highest homicide rate. Hondurans…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago (208+ words) Among the five presidential candidates on the ballot, polls indicated three had a chance to win and were finishing in close competition. Castro promises to "democratize" an economy still defined by extreme wealth and poverty. Nasralla casts himself as the outsider who can clean up the country's endemic corruption. And Asfura is trying to restore the National Party as a pro-business force tarnished by previous bouts of presidential corruption. Honduras' security situation has improved in recent years as homicides across the region continue to fall, but it still has Central America's highest homicide rate. Hondurans say security and jobs remain their top priorities, despite an economy that has strengthened during Castro's administration. It was unclear what impact Trump would have on the election, but it was the latest show of the U.S. government's willingness to directly involve itself in the region…...