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NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/02/2026 11:03am • All Times EST Friday's Games No. 2 Michigan (12-0) vs. No. 24 USC (12-1), 7 p.m. No. 3 Iowa State (13-0) vs. West Virginia (9-4), 9 p.m. No. 7 Gonzaga (14-1) vs. Seattle (12-3), 9 p.m. No. 9 Michigan State (12-1) at No. 13 Nebraska (13-0), 9 p.m. No. 16 Louisville (11-2) at Stanford (11-3), 8 p.m. S Finland unveils roster for the Winter Olympics and leaves off injured captain Aleksander Barkov 01/02/2026 10:49am • Finland named its roster for the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, with 24 of the 25 players coming from the NHL. The only one playing in Europe is defenseman Mikko Lehtonen, who was part of Finland���s gold-medal-winning team at the Beijing Games in 2022. Lehtonen has skated in eight games this s Details of Ryan Weiss' $2.6 million, 1-year contract with the Houston Astros 01/02/2026 10:48am • Details of Ryan Weiss��� $2.6 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros: Signing bonus: $100,000 2026 salary: $2 million 2027 club option: $5 million (or $500,000 buyout) 2027 option price escalators (based on 2026 innings): $100,000 each for 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 $150,000 each for Chelsea's interim coach says players 'really focused' on Man City after Maresca exit 01/02/2026 10:41am • LONDON (AP) ��� Calum McFarlane said he's had a ���whirlwind��� 24 hours at Chelsea since being elevated from Under-21s coach to interim manager and then tasked with facing Pep Guardiola and Manchester City on Sunday. The Englishman was put in charge while Chelsea finds a replacement for Enzo Maresc Today in Sports - Buffalo Bills stage NFL's biggest comeback to beat Houston Oilers, trailed 35-3 01/02/2026 10:10am • Jan. 3 1920 ��� Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a $350,000 loan. 1931 ��� Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons scores two goals four seconds apart in the third period of a 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. 1946 ��� Geor Sports on TV for Jan. 3 - 4 01/02/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Jan. 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) 11 a.m. ESPN2 ��� Virginia at NC State Noon ACCN ��� Virginia Tech at Wake Forest CBSSN ��� Northeastern at Campbell CW ��� Clemson at Pittsburgh ESPN ��� Kentucky at Alabama ESPNU ��� UTSA AP Top 25 Schedule 01/02/2026 10:05am • All Times EST Tuesday, Dec. 30 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio: TCU (9-4) vs. No. 16 Southern Cal (9-4), 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas: No. 3 Ohio St. (12-2) vs. No. 10 Miami (12-2), 7:30 p.m. ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa, Fla.: No. 13 Vanderbilt (10-3) vs. Iowa (9-4), Noon Citrus Sports on TV for Jan. 5 - 11 01/02/2026 10:00am • Adv03-04 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 ��� Nebraska at Ohio St. 7 p.m. CBSSN ��� William & Mary at Charleston Southern PEACOCK ��� Oregon at Rutgers 8:30 p.m. FS1 ��� Southern Cal at Michigan St. COLLEGE Grains mixed, livestock mixed 01/02/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn gained 0.5 cent at $4.41 a bushel. Mar. wheat lost 0.5 cent at $5.07 a bushel. Mar. oats was up 0.5 cent at $3.03 a bushel. Jan. soybeans was off 0.5 cent at $10.30 a bushel. Beef was higher and Officials believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire when they came too close to ceiling 01/02/2026 09:42am • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) ��� Officials believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire when they came too close to ceiling. Hilary Knight set to make 5th Olympics appearance as US women's hockey unveils 23-player roster 01/02/2026 09:38am • Hilary Knight is set to make her fifth Olympic appearance, and this time lead a younger, faster U.S. women���s national team that's favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month. The 36-year-old Knight headlines the list as USA Hockey released its 23-player Olympic women���s roste The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 01/02/2026 09:38am • Dec. 26, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ See last week���s top photos of the week Follow AP visual journalism: Going out to eat? Expect to pay more for your meal in Fairfax County 01/02/2026 09:25am • Eating out is going to cost you a little more in Fairfax County, Virginia, as a new meals tax went into effect at the start of the new year. According to a posting on the county���s website, ���The new 4% tax applies to prepared meals and beverages sold at restaurants, cafes, bars, food truck Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico 01/02/2026 09:14am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico. Tesla loses crown as world's bestselling electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival as sales fall for second year in a row 01/02/2026 09:05am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tesla loses crown as world's bestselling electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival as sales fall for second year in a row.