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No. 18 Saint Louis loses 81-76 at Rhode Island, ending 18-game win streak
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Jonah Hinton made nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points as Rhode Island upset No. 18 Saint Louis 81-76 on Tuesday night, snapping the Billikens’ 18-game winning streak.Robbie Avila led Saint Louis (24-2, 12-1 Atlantic 10) with 21 points and Dion Brown added 19. The Billikens committed 18 turnovers and trailed for 36 minutes.
The 18-game run had marked the second-longest active winning streak in the country, and the program’s longest since the 2013-14 squad won a school-record 19 games in a row.
Down 79-76 after URI’s Myles Corey... Read More
From automated farm tractors to exam paper grading, AI boosts efficiency for some in India
KARNAL, India (AP) — Farmer Bir Virk tapped the iPad mounted beside his tractor’s steering wheel and switched the vehicle to automatic mode. The machine moved forward and began harvesting potatoes on its own in the fields of Karnal, a city in northern India.Some 145 kilometers (90 miles) away in the country's capital of New Delhi, educator Swetank Pandey employed similar automation at his coaching academy. He used algorithms to scan and grade handwritten exam papers from candidates for India’s competitive civil services.
In both cases, the same invisible hand was... Read More
Tony Clark resigns as MLB players' union head as possible cap fight looms
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Clark resigned as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Tuesday as a possible salary cap fight looms, a move made during a federal investigation of the union's finances.“The full executive board of player representatives met this afternoon with MLBPA staff and outside counsel to discuss next steps,” the union said in a statement. “As always, the players remain focused on their ongoing preparations for collective bargaining this year.”
Clark’s decision took place during a probe by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, New... Read More
Rescuers race to save 6 skiers trapped in California avalanche that's left 10 more missing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers still alive but trapped Tuesday after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as the danger of more slides remained high.The search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after someone called 911 at about 11:30 a.m. to report an avalanche with people buried as a powerful winter storm moved through the state.
Hours later, Ashley... Read More
Union offers WNBA new CBA proposal, slightly lowering revenue share numbers AP Source says
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA Players' Association sent a counterproposal to the WNBA on Tuesday for a new collective bargaining agreement that included some concessions on revenue sharing and housing, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations.
The union is now asking for an average of 27.5% of the gross revenue — revenue before expenses — over the course of the CBA. That would include only 25% in the first year of the new deal. In its previous offer,... Read More
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