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Nigerian army kills 45 militants in clashes in northwest state of Katsina 03/07/2026 12:21pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military killed 45 militants in the country’s northwest region, the Katsina state government said Saturday. The clashes between the military and the gunmen happened on Friday in the Danmusa area of Katsina, the state's Commissioner for Internal Security and Home A Caitlin Clark set for US national team debut after 8-month injury layoff 03/07/2026 11:56am • Caitlin Clark is excited to make her U.S. national team debut next week when the Americans play in the FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico. It will be Clark's first game play in about eight months since a multitude of injuries derailed her WNBA season with the Indiana Fever in July. “It’ll p Female coach Sabrina Wittmann blazing a lonely trail in men's soccer in Germany 03/07/2026 11:53am • BERLIN (AP) — As the first and only woman to be appointed head coach of a men's professional soccer team in Germany, Sabrina Wittmann faces more pressure and scrutiny than most of her counterparts. Wittmann has been the coach of her hometown club, third-division Ingolstadt, since May 2024, when sh Joburg Open Par Scores 03/07/2026 11:48am • Saturday At Houghton GC Johannesburg Purse: $1.2 million Yardage: 7,279; Par: 70 Third Round Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa 66-68-62—196 -14 Joburg Open Scores 03/07/2026 11:48am • Saturday At Houghton GC Johannesburg Purse: $1.2 million Yardage: 7,279; Par: 70 Third Round Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa 66-68-62—196 Dan Bradbur A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday 03/07/2026 11:48am • LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday. Sports Betting Line 03/07/2026 11:41am • NBA Saturday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at MINNESOTA India eyes third T20 World Cup title as New Zealand hopes to spoil party in Sunday's final 03/07/2026 11:28am • AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Memories from a fateful November night still linger on, even as India is gunning for a record third title when it takes on New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup final on Sunday. The Narendra Modi Stadium — the largest cricket ground in the world — will once again be pac NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players 03/07/2026 11:27am • Defense wins championships. That’s why NFL teams are becoming more willing to part with valuable draft picks for elite defenders. Trading two first-rounders for a player has been rare with fewer than 20 such deals over the past 40 years. However, three of those have occurred in the past 6 1/2 mont Loch in position to tie Zoeggeler's World Cup luge wins record. Women's season crown still up in air 03/07/2026 11:18am • ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Felix Loch came to Altenberg this weekend looking to wrap up the World Cup overall men’s singles seasonlong points title. He won it before the race even started. And now, all his attention is on chasing a record. Loch — now an eight-time World Cup overall champion — Coach Luis Enrique now accepts PSG is out of form after weeks of defending his players 03/07/2026 11:11am • PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique could only crouch down and watch as Monaco's attacks kept coming in waves, his players powerless to stop them. After weeks of saying his team is attacking and defending better than last season, despite mounting evidence to the contrary, Luis Enri At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi 03/07/2026 11:11am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 25 people have died after flash flooding in the Kenyan capital caused flight disruption and left motorists stranded for hours. George Seda, the police chief in Nairobi, said some of the victims were drowned and others were electrocuted. He warned that the death toll NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 03/07/2026 11:04am • All Times EST Saturday's Games No. 1 UConn (31-0) vs. Georgetown (14-16), Big East Quarterfinal 1 at Uncasville, Conn., Noon No. 2 UCLA (29-1) vs. No. 11 Ohio State (26-6), Big Ten Semifinal 1 at Indianapolis, 2 p.m. No. 3 South Carolina (30-2) vs. No. 6 LSU (27-4), SEC Semifinal 1 at Greenville, S. NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 03/07/2026 11:03am • All Times EST Saturday's Games No. 1 Duke (28-2) vs. No. 17 North Carolina (24-6), 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Arizona (28-2) at Colorado (17-13), 11 p.m. No. 4 UConn (27-3) at Marquette (11-19), 12:30 p.m. No. 5 Florida (24-6) at Kentucky (19-11), 4 p.m. No. 6 Iowa State (24-6) vs. Arizona State (16-14), 2 p.m Cuba says crews repaired a large power plant that caused a massive outage 03/07/2026 11:01am • HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials said they expect to restart a large thermoelectric plant on Saturday after it shut down earlier in the week, sparking a massive blackout. Felix Estrada Rodríguez, a top engineer at Cuba’s Electric Union, told state-owned Canal Caribe that the Antonio Guiteras plant