February, 2024

• 9 February

  Sports Betting Line

  

  NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG San Francisco 2½ 2½ (47½) at KANSAS CITY NBA Saturday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Oklahoma City 2½ (241½) at DALLAS at LA CLIPPERS 16 (236½) Detroit at BROOKLYN 5½ (230½) San Antonio at ORLANDO 5 (217) Chicago Memphis 4 (222½) at CHARLOTTE Philadelphia 3 (238) at WASHINGTON at ATLANTA 4½ (238) Houston Indiana …

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• 9 February

  New Orleans plays Los Angeles on 4-game win streak

  

  New Orleans Pelicans (30-21, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (27-26, ninth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -1; over/under is 235.5 BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans is looking to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Los Angeles. The Lakers have gone 18-17 against Western Conference …

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• 9 February

  Jones and Weber State host Sacramento State

  

  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. Sacramento State Hornets (6-18, 2-9 Big Sky) at Weber State Wildcats (15-9, 6-5 Big Sky) Ogden, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Weber State faces the Sacramento …

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• 9 February

  Brooks’ 31 lead UMass-Lowell past UMBC 93-80

  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. BALTIMORE (AP) — Max Brooks’ 31 points led UMass Lowell past UMBC 93-80 on Thursday night. Brooks added 19 rebounds and three blocks for the River Hawks (16-6, …

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• 9 February

  Karol G inicia su “Bichota Season” en el Estadio Azteca de México

  

  CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Los momentos inolvidables se siguen acumulando en la semana para Karol G. Después de ganar su primer Grammy al mejor álbum de música urbana y de ser nombrada la Mujer del Año por Billboard, la estrella colombiana debutó con un lleno total en el Estadio Azteca de la Ciudad de México ante 80.000 personas. Desde …

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• 9 February

  Taylor Swift’s connections to sports go back to her early days performing the national anthem

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Years before Taylor Swift grew into the global superstar who has become the talk of this Super Bowl, she was just a young Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, singer happy to strum her guitar and perform as the opening act for the biggest sporting events in town. The U.S. Open. NASCAR. The World Series. No messy ticket rollouts necessary. Swift …

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• 9 February

  AP Month in Pictures: Middle East

  

  January 2024 The war in the Gaza Strip entered its fourth month as the exchange of fire continued between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel, while Israel expanded the campaign to Beirut with a high-profile killing of a top-ranking Hamas commander. Yemen’s Houthis continued targeting shipping lines in the Red Sea, while the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack …

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• 9 February

  Astronautas de Turquía, Italia y Suecia vuelven a la Tierra tras viaje privado a estación espacial

  

  CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Astronautas de Turquía, Italia y Suecia volvieron a la Tierra el viernes, culminando una misión privada de tres semanas en la Estación Espacial Internacional. El trio estuvo acompañado por un astronauta retirado de la NASA, que actualmente trabaja para Axiom Space, la empresa de Houston que organizó el vuelo privado. La tripulación volvió en una …

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• 9 February

  Friday’s Transactions

  BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Placed former New York Mets Manager Billy Eppler on the ineligible list for direct violation of MLB’s rules: improper use of Injured List placements, including the deliberate fabrication of injuries; and the associated submission of documentation for the purposes of securing multiple improper Injured List placements during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Suspended free …

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• 9 February

  Xavier hosts No. 19 Creighton after Scheierman’s 27-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. Creighton Bluejays (16-7, 7-5 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (13-10, 7-5 Big East) Cincinnati; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Creighton visits the Xavier Musketeers after …

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