February, 2024

• 24 February

  No. 24 Baylor edges No. 22 West Virginia on two free throws with 4.3 seconds left

  

  The AP Top 25 women’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. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jana Van Gytenbeek came off the bench to make two free throws with 4.3 seconds left and No. 24 Baylor pulled out a wild …

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• 24 February

  Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise

  

  BANGKOK (AP) — Thwel, a 25-year-old schoolteacher, saw very few options left to her after Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks. “As a person living in this country, I only have two options: to go abroad illegally or die here,” Thwel told The Associated Press by phone while traveling to a border area to try …

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• 24 February

  Gordon leads UT Arlington against Utah Tech after 23-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. Utah Tech Trailblazers (10-16, 6-9 WAC) at UT Arlington Mavericks (14-13, 9-7 WAC) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -11; over/under is 151 BOTTOM …

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• 24 February

  Jensen scores 20, No. 21 Creighton women get hot from long range, beat Villanova 79-69

  

  The AP Top 25 women’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. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 20 points and No. 21 Creighton found its long-distance shooting eye to defeat Villanova 79-69 on Saturday. The Bluejays missed their …

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• 24 February

  Today in Sports – Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) wins his first world heavyweight boxing title

  

  Feb. 25 1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York Rangers battle the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. 1957 — The United States Supreme Court rules that pro football, unlike professional baseball, is subject to the anti-trust laws of the United States. …

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• 24 February

  Bucknell hosts Army in conference matchup

  

  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. Army Black Knights (10-18, 6-9 Patriot League) at Bucknell Bison (10-18, 7-8 Patriot League) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jack Forrest and the Bucknell Bison …

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• 24 February

  Orioles’ Corbin Burnes looks sharp in first game appearance with his new team

  Corbin Burnes’ first outing with his new team looked like an abbreviated version of a typical performance with his old one. Burnes worked one scoreless inning for the Baltimore Orioles and struck out the first two batters he faced Saturday in the 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner’s Grapefruit League debut. The Orioles went on to defeat the Boston Red …

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• 24 February

  North Dakota plays North Dakota State after Omot’s 20-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. North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (17-11, 9-4 Summit League) at North Dakota State Bison (14-14, 7-6 Summit League) Fargo, North Dakota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bison …

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• 24 February

  Sacred Heart hosts Cent. Conn. St. after McGee’s 21-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. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (16-10, 10-3 NEC) at Sacred Heart Pioneers (14-14, 8-5 NEC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pioneers -2; over/under is …

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• 23 February

  La UFC regresa a México luego de una ausencia de cinco años

  

  CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — La UFC espero cinco años para volver a México y todo parece indicar que, a diferencia del pasado, es para quedarse. Tres ex campeones mundiales mexicanos encabezan la función del sábado que marcará el regreso de la empresa líder en artes marciales mixtas al país, entre ellos está Brandon Moreno (21-7-2), quien fue monarca del …

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