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Iraq’s dominant political bloc nominates former prime minister al-Maliki as its candidate 01/24/2026 02:37pm • BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq ’s dominant political bloc announced Saturday that it had nominated former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister. The announcement came after caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whose bloc won the largest share of seats in November†No. 15 Vanderbilt snaps a 3-game skid with an 88-56 win over Mississippi State 01/24/2026 02:36pm • STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tyler Tanner scored 24 points and Duke Miles added 17 as No. 15 Vanderbilt snapped a three-game losing skid with an 88-56 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. The 32-point margin was the third-largest defeat for coach Chris Jans in his tenure at Mississippi State. Tyler Collins scores 20 as American defeats Holy Cross 76-67 01/24/2026 02:33pm • WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Madden Collins' 20 points off the bench led American to a 76-67 victory against Holy Cross on Saturday. Collins added five rebounds for the Eagles (13-8, 6-2 Patriot League). Julen Iturbe scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 12 from the floor to go with eight rebounds. Greg Gittens scores 19, Sacred Heart knocks off Niagara 71-70 01/24/2026 02:33pm • FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Dashon Gittens' 19 points helped Sacred Heart defeat Niagara 71-70 on Saturday. Gittens had five rebounds and six assists for the Pioneers (9-13, 5-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Anquan Hill scored 19 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field and 3 of 5 from the Women's College Basketball Scores 01/24/2026 02:30pm • Saturday, Jan. 24 EAST Bucknell 54, Loyola (MD) 45 Holy Cross 70, American 58 Kent State 84, Buffalo 74 Navy 60, Army 44 Princeton 58, Brown 49 Saint Joseph's 72, Duquesne 53 UConn 92, Seton Hall 52 UMass 65, Bowling Green 64 SOUTH Chattanooga 61, Western Carolina 52 Davidson 66, VCU 51 East Carolin No. 10 Michigan State routs Maryland 91-48 for 6th straight win and 10th in 11 games 01/24/2026 02:29pm • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears had 17 points and a career-high 17 assists and Coen Carr scored 14 points while adding to his highlight reel of dunks, leading No. 10 Michigan State to a 91-48 win over Maryland on Saturday. The Spartans (18-2, 8-1 Big Ten) jumped out to a 24-4 lead and d Wife of Uganda's opposition leader describes moment armed men attacked her at home 01/24/2026 02:26pm • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The wife of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine described on Saturday how armed men forced their way into her home and attacked her as they demanded to know where he was. Barbara Kyagulanyi, known affectionately as Barbie, told reporters gathered around her hospital bed that No. 7 Nebraska goes to 20-0 with second-half surge past Minnesota led by Pryce Sandfort in 76-57 win 01/24/2026 02:24pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pryce Sandfort scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds for No. 7 Nebraska, helping the Huskers remain unbeaten by surging past Minnesota 76-57 on Saturday. Sam Hoiberg had 14 points and seven assists and Jamarques Lawrence added 14 points for the H A bereaved father in Gaza tries to will his son back from the dead 01/24/2026 02:23pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The boy was dead, limp and bloodied on the floor of a morgue, the latest casualty in Gaza. But his father could not let go. “He’s sleeping. He’ll wake up now. There’s nothing wrong with him. He’s fine," Yusuf Zawara said Saturday. "I’m just cleaning his The Steelers are close on a deal to make Mike McCarthy the coach of his hometown team, AP source says 01/24/2026 02:23pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Steelers are close on a deal to make Mike McCarthy the coach of his hometown team, AP source says. Officer who fatally shot Minneapolis man during protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say 01/24/2026 02:22pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer who fatally shot Minneapolis man during protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say. Cameron Boozer leads dominant interior play powering No. 5 Duke to a 90-69 win against Wake Forest 01/24/2026 02:19pm • Cameron Boozer scored 32 points to lead fifth-ranked Duke's dominating interior play that helped the Blue Devils beat Wake Forest 90-69 on Saturday. The star freshman big man made 11 of 20 shots to go with nine rebounds and four assists, controlling large stretches with his scoring and his playmakin No. 20 Princeton women push win streak to 15 with 58-49 victory over Brown 01/24/2026 02:12pm • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Fadima Tall scored 12 points and No. 20 Princeton won its 15th consecutive game, defeating Brown 58-49 on Saturday. Princeton led 47-43 halfway through the fourth quarter before Tall and Olivia Hutcherson led a quick six-point run that gave the Tigers a 54-43 lead with 3 1/ Tottenham fans repeat calls for Frank to leave after underwhelming draw at Burnley 01/24/2026 02:01pm • BURNLEY, England (AP) — Tottenham fans again rounded on under-pressure coach Thomas Frank in the team's underwhelming 2-2 draw at next-to-last Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. The game ended with more chants by Spurs' travelling contingent for Frank to be fired, after Cristian Romero’s No. 8 Louisville extends win streak to 12 games with 85-56 victory over Boston College 01/24/2026 01:44pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mackenly Randolph tied her career-high with 13 points to lead No. 8 Louisville to an 85-56 victory over Boston College on Saturday. The Cardinals (19-3, 9-0 Atlantic Coast) extended their winning streak to 12 games and have won 15 of their last 16 games. Louisville jumped o