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Buster Posey takes center stage among the newcomers for next year's Hall of Fame ballot 01/21/2026 06:00am • These days, Buster Posey's focus is on trying to build a winner as president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants. Eleven months from now, however, writers will be evaluating an earlier part of his career. Posey is expected to be the top newcomer on the 2027 Hall of Fame ballot. There Fukushima nuclear plant operator restarts reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns 01/21/2026 05:47am • TOKYO (AP) ��� The world���s largest nuclear power plant restarted Wednesday in north-central Japan for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, as resource-poor Japan accelerates atomic power use to meet soaring electricity needs. The first steps in energy production at the No. 6 Ilia Malinin: The 20-year-old American figure skater redefining the sport 01/21/2026 05:45am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� The best figure skater of his generation may just go down as the best of any generation. He's capable of landing jumps nobody else can, with creativity that is nearly unmatched and plenty of artistry to go with all of his otherworldly execution. All that Ilia Malinin must do now i UMBC visits NJIT following Zuniga's 27-point showing 01/21/2026 05:45am • UMBC Retrievers (8-9, 3-2 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (13-6, 4-2 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT hosts UMBC after Alejandra Zuniga scored 27 points in NJIT's 78-65 victory against the Bryant Bulldogs. The Highlanders are 6-3 in home games. NJIT ranks Injured Palmieri will miss Marseille's Champions League match against Liverpool 01/21/2026 05:36am • MARSEILLE, France (AP) ��� Marseille defender Emerson Palmieri has been ruled out of Wednesday's Champions League match against Liverpool because of a thigh injury. Marseille said that Palmieri, who joined from West Ham on a permanent transfer in September last year, was injured during training. �� Pushing Boundaries: What changes could come as Fairfax Co. reviews school boundaries? 01/21/2026 05:07am • Fairfax County has been working on its first comprehensive boundary review in decades, with changes expected to impact fewer than 2,000 students. The Northern Virginia district has made smaller-scale boundary changes in the past. But division leaders expect the proposed shifts to address overcrow Alcaraz and Federer get into the swing of things at the Australian Open 01/21/2026 05:02am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Carlos Alcaraz says he got together with Roger Federer for a round of golf before the Australian Open, and it went just as the 22-year-old Spaniard expected. Federer's swing, he said, is ���as beautiful as the tennis.��� ���Everything he does, he does in style,��� Alcar Australian Open Results 01/21/2026 04:54am • Wednesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: AUD111,500,000 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Wednesday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Second Round Francisco Cerundolo (18), Argentina, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia Yacht crew member dies during Transatlantic Race 01/21/2026 04:50am • BERLIN (AP) ��� A member of the crew of a German sailing yacht has died following an incident during a race across the Atlantic Ocean. The Academic Sailing Club of Berlin, or ASV-Berlin, said Tuesday that the crew member, who was not named, had been hurt when ���a serious accident occurred��� aboar A look at Trump's Board of Peace and who has been invited 01/21/2026 04:47am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� The Board of Peace led by U.S. President Donald Trump was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. Since then, the Trump administration's ambitions have ballooned into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending invitations to Weber State visits Sawyer and Montana 01/21/2026 04:43am • Weber State Wildcats (10-9, 4-2 Big Sky) at Montana Grizzlies (10-9, 4-2 Big Sky) Missoula, Montana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana hosts Weber State after Te'Jon Sawyer scored 27 points in Montana's 98-72 victory against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. The Grizzlies are 6-4 in home gam Stony Brook takes on Northeastern following Pratt's 39-point game 01/21/2026 04:43am • Stony Brook Seawolves (11-9, 3-4 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (6-12, 2-5 CAA) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook visits Northeastern after Erik Pratt scored 39 points in Stony Brook's 112-106 overtime win over the Charleston (SC) Cougars. The Huskies have gone 2-4 in home games. N Little Rock visits Southeast Missouri State following Almodovar's 22-point performance 01/21/2026 04:43am • Little Rock Trojans (9-10, 6-2 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (10-10, 5-4 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State plays Little Rock after Luke Almodovar scored 22 points in Southeast Missouri State's 66-50 victory over the UT Martin Sky FGCU visits Austin Peay following Marshall's 23-point game 01/21/2026 04:43am • Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (8-11, 2-4 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (11-6, 5-1 ASUN) Clarksville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay hosts FGCU after Rashaud Marshall scored 23 points in Austin Peay's 82-78 loss to the Lipscomb Bisons. The Governors have gone 7-0 in home games. Tennessee State visits SIU-Edwardsville after Nkrumah's 24-point outing 01/21/2026 04:43am • Tennessee State Tigers (12-6, 6-2 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (11-8, 4-4 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State plays SIU-Edwardsville after Aaron Nkrumah scored 24 points in Tennessee State's 73-67 win over the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. The Coug