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Today in Sports – New England Patriots erase 25 point deficit to beat Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl

Feb. 5 1913 — The New York State Athletic Commission bans boxing matches between fighters of different races. 1919 — Charges against Cincinnati’s Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. Two weeks later, Chase is traded to the New York Giants. 1948 — After landing the first double axel …

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Biden pone la mira en Las Vegas días antes de las primarias de Nevada

RENO, Nevada, EE.UU. (AP) — El giro más reciente de la campaña del presidente Joe Biden lo lleva hasta Nevada, donde se llevan a cabo las “primeras elecciones primarias en el oeste” con votación anticipada y en ausencia. Pero el demócrata y su equipo también están aprovechando la visita para reforzar el apoyo para las elecciones generales de noviembre. Biden …

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Bryant visits Maine following Kenney’s 35-point performance

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Bryant Bulldogs (14-8, 6-1 America East) at Maine Black Bears (10-12, 2-5 America East) Bangor, Maine; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3; over/under is 144.5 …

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Mercer hosts VMI following Watkins’ 21-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. VMI Keydets (4-18, 1-8 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (9-13, 2-7 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -13; over/under is 149 BOTTOM LINE: VMI …

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Hasty Pudding honors ‘Saltburn’ actor Barry Keoghan as its Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” on Friday with its 2024 Man of the Year Award. Keoghan, who also starred in the comedy psychological thriller “Saltburn” and the World War II drama series “Masters of …

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Dozens detained as Russian soldiers’ wives call for their return from Ukraine

More than two dozen people, mostly journalists, were detained Saturday at a protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian servicemen mobilized to fight in Ukraine called for their return, according to independent Russian news reports. The relatives gathered to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, just outside the Kremlin walls. They marked 500 …

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Kenya’s president blames corruption and incompetence for huge fireball that hurt hundreds in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president says corruption and officials’ incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi’s most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others. President William Ruto said the officials who gave licenses to the plant must be dismissed and prosecuted. Police are also …

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Evansville visits Valparaiso after Stafford’s 32-point performance

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Evansville Purple Aces (13-9, 4-7 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (6-16, 2-9 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Beacons -1; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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