February, 2024

• 17 February

  SMU hosts Memphis following Harris’ 25-point outing

  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. Memphis Tigers (18-7, 7-5 AAC) at SMU Mustangs (18-7, 9-3 AAC) Dallas; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SMU takes on the Memphis Tigers after Chuck Harris scored …

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• 17 February

  Skillings Jr., Lukosius help Cincinnati hold on to defeat UCF 76-74

  

  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. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dan Skillings Jr. had 15 points and eight rebounds, Simas Lukosius made a key layup with 11 seconds left and Cincinnati defeated UCF 76-74 …

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• 17 February

  Massie leads Longwood against Presbyterian

  

  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. Longwood Lancers (15-11, 3-8 Big South) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (12-15, 4-8 Big South) Clinton, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lancers -2; over/under is …

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• 17 February

  Police cars torched during rioting between rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands

  

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men in the street, some …

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• 16 February

  Prairie View A&M takes on Southern in conference showdown

  

  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. Southern Jaguars (15-9, 9-2 SWAC) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (10-14, 5-6 SWAC) Prairie View, Texas; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M takes on Southern …

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• 16 February

  Maple Leafs host the Ducks after Matthews’ hat trick

  Anaheim Ducks (19-32-2, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (28-16-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Anaheim Ducks after Auston Matthews’ hat trick against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Maple Leafs’ 4-3 overtime win. Toronto is 28-16-8 overall and 14-10-2 at home. The Maple Leafs …

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• 16 February

  Clippers coach Tyronn Lue fined $35,000 for saying officials at Golden State were ‘cheating’

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing game officials and questioning their integrity. The NBA announced the fine Friday for Lue. The fine was related to the veteran coach’s comments to his team Wednesday night after the Clippers’ victory at Golden State. Lue got two separate technical fouls early in …

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• 16 February

  14 GOP-led states have turned down federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer. Here’s why

  Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program this year. The reasons for the rejections, all from states with Republican governors, include philosophical objections to welfare programs, technical challenges due to aging computer systems …

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• 16 February

  Iona faces Manhattan after Aranguren’s 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. Manhattan Jaspers (5-17, 2-11 MAAC) at Iona Gaels (12-11, 7-5 MAAC) New Rochelle, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -13; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM …

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• 16 February

  NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6 grams (4.29 ounces) of dust and pebbles from asteroid Bennu. That’s just over half a cup and the biggest cosmic haul ever from …

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