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February, 2024

  • 15 February

    Remaining Free Agents

    NEW YORK (AP) — The 81 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (4) — Adam Duvall, of; Corey Kluber, rhp; Adalberto Mondesi, ss; Joely Rodríguez, lhp. CHICAGO (5) — Tim Anderson, ss; Elvis Andrus, 2b; Mike Clevinger, rhp; Liam Hendriks, rhp; Bryan Shaw, rhp. CLEVELAND (1) — Kole Calhoun, of. DETROIT (2) — Matt Boyd, lhp; Miguel …

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  • 15 February

    Idaho plays Weber State after Neal’s 20-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. Weber State Wildcats (16-9, 7-5 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (9-15, 3-8 Big Sky) Moscow; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -6.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM …

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  • 15 February

    Timberlake and Bryant host Maine

    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. Maine Black Bears (11-13, 3-6 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (16-9, 8-2 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -5.5; over/under is …

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  • 15 February

    Former pitcher Don Gullett, a World Series champion with the Reds and Yankees, dies at 73

    Don Gullett, a standout major league pitcher who played for four consecutive World Series champions in the 1970s, died on Wednesday. He was 73. The Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Baseball Hall of Fame all paid tribute to Gullett in social media posts. There was no information provided on his death, but the Cincinnati Enquirer reported he had recent …

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  • 15 February

    Georgia Senate passes plan meant to slow increases in property tax bills

    ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators want to limit how much assessed home values can rise for tax purposes, in an election-year effort to hold down property taxes. The state Senate voted 42-7 on Thursday for Senate Bill 349, which would limit increases in a home’s value, as assessed for property tax purposes, to 3% per year. The limit would last …

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  • 15 February

    South Korean doctors rally against government plans to increase the number of medical students

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of South Korean doctors rallied in the capital, Seoul, and other cities on Thursday against a government plan to boost the number of medical students. Doctors’ groups say increasing the number of medical students by 2,000 starting in 2025 is too steep. They want officials to instead use available resources to raise medical fees …

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  • 14 February

    Vasilevskiy stops 36 shots as Lightning beat Bruins 3-2 in Marchand’s 1,000th game

    BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand almost had the perfect ending for his 1,000th career NHL game. The Bruins captain had two assists in regulation and almost scored the game-winner in overtime, but Andrei Vasilevskiy deflected the shot high and then stopped all three Boston attempts in the shootout to deliver a 3-2 victory for Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. “He …

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  • 14 February

    Kyle Lowry back in Philadelphia, back together with coach Nick Nurse after signing with 76ers

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Lowry is back in Philadelphia and back together with coach Nick Nurse. Lowry signed with the 76ers on Tuesday, having cleared waivers after agreeing to a buyout of his contract after he was traded from Miami to Charlotte. The six-time NBA All-Star is originally from North Philadelphia and played in college at Villanova. He has since …

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  • 14 February

    Truck crashes into passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Alexandria leaving 15 dead, officials say

    CAIRO (AP) — A truck slammed into several passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Mediterranean province of Alexandria, killing at least 15 people, authorities said Wednesday. The crash, which happened late Tuesday in Amreya district, west of Alexandria city, also injured eight people, according to a police report. The truck slammed into four microbuses, a type of mass-transit minivan that’s popular across …

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  • 14 February

    Conversaciones sobre Gaza parecen estancadas: Netanyahu y Hamás se culpan mutuamente

    JERUSALÉN (AP) — Las gestiones internacionales para negociar un cese del fuego entre Israel y Hamás sufrieron un revés el miércoles al trascender que Israel retiró a su equipo negociador y que el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu acusó a Hamás de trabar las negociaciones con reclamos “ilusorios”. Netanyahu habló horas después de que la prensa local informó que el mandatario …

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