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Boozer's 24 points carry No. 4 Duke to 72-58 victory over Virginia Tech 01/31/2026 02:31pm • BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 24 points to lead No. 4 Duke to a 72-58 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday for its ninth straight win. Boozer, coming off a 19-point effort in the Blue Devils’ 83-52 victory over No. 20 Louisville on Monday, connected on 9 of 12 from the floor, gr McNeil Jr.'s 28 lead NC State over Wake Forest 96-78 01/31/2026 02:16pm • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Paul McNeil Jr. scored 28 points and knocked down six 3-pointers as N.C. State pulled away in the second half for a 96-78 win over Wake Forest on Saturday. McNeil shot 8 of 12 from the field, went 6 of 8 from behind the arc, and was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line for t Longtime Penguins defenseman Kris Letang out at least a month due to fractured foot 01/31/2026 02:01pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will miss at least four weeks with a fractured foot. The club announced the extent of the injury on Saturday before the surging Penguins faced the New York Rangers. Pittsburgh coach Dan Muse said Letang, who is in his 20th season, injure The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth 01/31/2026 01:24pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name. North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and What to know about the Strait of Hormuz as Iran plans military drill while tensions are high with US 01/31/2026 01:18pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into a lane crucial for global shipping. Iran has warned ships that it will conduct a live fire drill Louisiana authorities say they've captured all 8 inmates who escaped from a jail 01/31/2026 11:11am • LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities say all eight inmates who escaped from a rural jail were captured less than 24 hours after they were reported missing. Officials have not said how the escape unfolded from the Riverbend Detention Center in Lake Providence, located in East Carroll P Australian Open Women's Finals Results 01/31/2026 10:55am • 2026 — Elena Rybakina def. Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 2025 — Madison Keys def. Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 2024 — Aryna Sabalenka def. Qinwen Zheng, 6-3, 6-2 2023 — Aryna Sabalenka def. Elana Rybakina, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. 2022 — Ashleigh Barty def. Danielle Collins, 6-3 7-6 (2). 2021 — Australian Open Women's Champions 01/31/2026 10:55am • 2026 — Elena Rybakina 2025 — Madison Keys 2024 — Aryna Sabalenka 2023 — Aryna Sabalenka 2022 — Ashleigh Barty 2021 — Naomi Osaka 2020 — Sofia Kenin 2019 — Naomi Osaka 2018 — Caroline Wozniacki 2017 — Serena Williams 2016 — Angelique Kerber 2015 — Serena Williams 2014 — Li N Spain offers hundreds of thousands of immigrants a way to stay legally. But who are they? 01/31/2026 10:54am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — More than half a million immigrants are believed to live in Spain without legal permission. They work jobs that few Spaniards want: picking fruits and vegetables in the fields, caring for children and the elderly, cleaning homes and hotel rooms. Some wind up homeless. The â Patrick Reed makes a move in Bahrain. He now is only 4 back of Calum Scott going into final round 01/31/2026 10:53am • AL MAZROWIAH, Bahrain (AP) — Calum Hill of Scotland salvaged a rough start with a pair of birdies on the back nine for an even-par 72 on Saturday, giving him a two-shot lead in the Bahrain Championship with Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia suddenly back in the mix. Reed, coming off a whirlwind week A former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over internal racism that he says hinders its mission 01/31/2026 10:42am • NEW YORK (AP) — It seemed like a high-profile opportunity to lead an influential environmental group’s ambitious new push for green energy financing. And so, in May 2023, Pedro da Silva joined the Sierra Club Foundation, the charitable arm for the nonprofit started by naturalist John Muir. A for Today in Sports - Jazz guard John Stockton passes Magic Johnson's all-time NBA assists mark of 9,221 01/31/2026 10:10am • Feb. 1 1913 — Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play an exhibition game to promote baseball in Egypt. The game ends in a 3-3 tie. 1950 — Green Bay Packers founder, player and coach Curly Lamb Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites as tensions rise over protest crackdown 01/31/2026 09:52am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As tensions soar over Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, satellite images show activity at two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the United States that may be a sign of Tehran trying to obscure efforts to salvage any materials re Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal. It's a striking change from the last shutdown fight 01/31/2026 09:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try and avert a lengthy government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding, a sharp departure from last year’s record standoff, when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are f A bullet shattered her knee. Now a Gaza teen's chances of walking depend on Rafah crossing's opening 01/31/2026 09:13am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rimas Abu Lehia was wounded five months ago when Israeli troops opened fire toward hungry Palestinians mobbing an aid truck for food in Gaza and a bullet shattered the 15-year-old girl's left knee. Now her best chance of walking again is surgery abroad. She is on a