February, 2024

• 27 February

  No. 1 Houston takes on Cincinnati, looks for 25th win of season

  

  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. Cincinnati Bearcats (16-11, 5-9 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (24-3, 11-3 Big 12) Houston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -13.5; over/under is 132.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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• 26 February

  Professional Women’s Hockey League Glance

  All Times EST GP W L OW OL Pts GF GA Montreal 13 5 2 3 3 24 32 29 Minnesota 13 5 4 2 2 21 26 25 Toronto 12 5 5 1 0 19 28 28 Boston 12 4 4 2 2 18 28 30 New York 12 2 4 4 2 16 28 26 Ottawa 12 3 …

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• 26 February

  Protesting farmers spray Brussels police with liquid manure near EU’s base in a new display of power

  BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers clashed with police in Belgium on Monday, spraying officers with liquid manure and throwing eggs and flares at them in a fresh show of force as the European Union’s agriculture ministers met in search of ways to address the protesters’ concerns. The farmers are angry at red tape and competition from cheap imports from countries where …

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• 26 February

  SIU-Edwardsville plays Eastern Illinois after Minor’s 31-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. SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (16-13, 9-7 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-16, 7-9 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville visits the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Damarco …

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• 26 February

  Dell’Orso and Campbell host UNC Wilmington

  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. UNC Wilmington Seahawks (20-7, 11-4 CAA) at Campbell Fighting Camels (12-16, 6-9 CAA) Buies Creek, North Carolina; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seahawks -8.5; over/under is …

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• 26 February

  Don Henley tells court he never gave away drafts of ‘Hotel California’ lyrics

  NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley never gave away handwritten pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits, he said Monday, calling them “very personal” in testimony that also delved into an unrelated piece of his past: his 1980 arrest. Henley, the Grammy-winning co-founder of one of the most successful bands in rock history, is prosecutors’ star …

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• 26 February

  Japan’s moon lander survives a second weekslong lunar night, beating predictions

  TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius (minus 274 …

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• 26 February

  Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia’s onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine

  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have pulled out of a village in the east of the country, an army spokesman said Monday, as Russian forces display advantages in manpower and ammunition on the battlefield at the start of the war ’s third year. The latest setback for Kyiv’s soldiers was in the village of Lastochkyne, where they fell back …

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• 26 February

  India’s cricketers win 4th test by 5 wickets to claim series victory over England

  RANCHI, India (AP) — India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series against England by winning the fourth test by five wickets on Monday. Chasing 192 to win, India lost five wickets for 36 runs to slip to 120-5 but Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel put on a sixth-wicket partnership of 72 to get the hosts over the …

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• 26 February

  Pittsburgh visits Clemson after Hinson’s 22-point showing

  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. Pittsburgh Panthers (18-9, 9-7 ACC) at Clemson Tigers (19-8, 9-7 ACC) Clemson, South Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh visits the Clemson Tigers after Blake Hinson …

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