February, 2024

• 4 February

  Sunday’s Transactions

  FOOTBALL National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Hired Anthony Weaver as defensive coordinator. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled F Justin Kirkland and D Steven Kampfer from Tucson (AHL). CALGARY FLAMES — Claimed D Brayden Pachal off waivers. Placed F A.J. Greer on injured reserve. Recalled Fs Jakob Pelletier, Cole Schwindt and Kevin Rooney from Calgary (AHL). CAROLINA …

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• 4 February

  Leffew leads Mount St. Mary’s against Siena after 34-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. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (8-13, 4-6 MAAC) at Siena Saints (3-18, 2-8 MAAC) Albany, New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -8.5; over/under is 135.5 …

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• 4 February

  Nate Burleson will be integral part of CBS and Nickelodeon’s coverage throughout Super Bowl week

  CBS’ Nate Burleson might be the only person at the Super Bowl to get more air time than Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes or any of the other star players in the game. The network’s morning show, where Burleson is a co-host, will originate from Las Vegas this week. Burleson will also be an analyst on the Super Bowl pregame show …

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• 4 February

  Ohtanimania descends on Dodger Stadium as fans get first glimpse of 2-way superstar in blue

  

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtanimania descended on Dodger Stadium on Saturday, with fans getting their first in-person glimpse of the two-way superstar wearing blue. Ohtani, of course, spent the last six seasons playing for the red-clad Angels in Anaheim, which for Dodgers fans may as well be as far away as his native Japan. Now, Ohtani is theirs. And …

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• 4 February

  Shelling kills at least 28 at bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow-installed officials say

  

  Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk, Moscow-installed officials said. At least one child was among the dead Saturday, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram. A further 10 people were rescued from under the rubble by emergency services, he said. Ukrainian officials in Kyiv did not comment …

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• 4 February

  Man United defender Lisandro Martinez injured again after hurting knee against West Ham

  

  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez appears to have sustained a serious injury to his right knee in only his fourth game back after a long-term absence following foot surgery. The Argentina international was forced off in the 70th minute of United’s 3-0 win over West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday after appearing to twist …

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• 4 February

  Doc Rivers’ first win as Bucks coach means he’ll lead East All-Stars after huge rally to beat Mavs

  DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo looked up in slight amazement when told Doc Rivers had just clinched coaching in the All-Star Game. Seems the reaction had more to do with Rivers being the Milwaukee star’s coach for exactly three games than the 25-point rally that secured the bid for Rivers and the Bucks’ staff. Antetokounmpo scored 48 points and the …

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• 4 February

  Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli vows to run for presidency despite recent money-laundering conviction

  PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A former president convicted of money laundering defiantly proclaimed his intention Saturday to run in Panama’s upcoming presidential election despite facing a possible ban on seeking office. Ricardo Martinelli was officially presented as the candidate of the Realizing Goals Party at a rally in Panama City where his supporters waved blue and white flags and …

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• 4 February

  Pitino says NCAA enforcement arm is ‘a joke’ that’s ‘of no value anymore’ and ‘should be disbanded’

  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. NEW YORK (AP) — With legal disputes escalating over the use of name, image and likeness compensation in the recruitment of college athletes, Hall of Fame basketball coach …

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• 4 February

  Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics

  

  PARIS (AP) — Parisians voted Sunday to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park starting next September, the latest leg in a drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo to make the host city for this year’s Olympic Games greener and friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists. More than 54% of the votes cast …

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