February, 2024

• 9 February

  Jenkins’ 24 lead UNC Wilmington past Drexel 75-56

  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. WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — KJ Jenkins scored 24 points and made seven 3-pointers to help UNC Wilmington defeat Drexel 75-56 on Thursday night. Jenkins was 7 of 14 …

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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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• 9 February

  North Florida hosts Central Arkansas following Lanier’s 35-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. Central Arkansas Bears (8-18, 4-6 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (13-12, 6-4 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Florida hosts the Central Arkansas Bears …

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• 9 February

  Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

  

  NEW YORK (AP) — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Friday showed a continued national drop in flu hospitalizations, but other indicators were up — including the number of states with high or very high …

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• 9 February

  Kevin Durant scores 31 points, Bradley Beal adds 30 in Suns’ 129-115 victory over Jazz

  PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Bradley Beal had 30 and the Phoenix Suns — with All-Star Devin Booker sidelined by a sore left hip — beat the Utah Jazz 129-115 on Thursday night. The Suns never trailed, winning their third straight game and 12th of 15. They also swept the four-game, regular-season series from the Jazz. It …

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• 9 February

  Gonzaga visits Reeves and No. 17 Kentucky

  

  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. Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-6, 8-2 WCC) at Kentucky Wildcats (16-6, 6-4 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Kentucky plays the Gonzaga Bulldogs after Antonio …

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• 9 February

  Monmouth defeats William & Mary 68-64

  

  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. WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jack Collins had 15 points in Monmouth’s 68-64 victory over William & Mary on Thursday night. Collins added seven rebounds for the …

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• 9 February

  Wallabies will play Wales in two tests in July in Australia ahead of Georgia match

  

  SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will play Wales twice in July on consecutive weekends and also take on Georgia to open its six-match rugby test home schedule for the year. Rugby Australia announced Friday that the Wallabies would play Wales in Sydney on July 6 and in Melbourne on July 13. Wales beat Australia 40-6 in France last September in the …

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• 9 February

  An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns

  

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge agreed to step down Friday after she was caught sending hundreds of texts from the bench while overseeing a murder trial in the killing of a 2-year-old boy, including messages that mocked prosecutors and were sprinkled with emojis. District Judge Traci Soderstrom also agreed to not seek judicial office again in Oklahoma under …

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• 9 February

  AP NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year Voting

  

  Voting for the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media: (Voting is on a 5-3-1 basis) C.J. Stroud, Houston, 48-2-0=246 Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams, 2-48-0=154 Sam LaPorta, Detroit, 0-0-40=40 Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit, 0-0-4=4 Bijan Robinson, Atlanta, 0-0-3=3 Zay Flowers, Baltimore, 0-0-1=1 Jayden Reed, Green Bay, …

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