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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. St. John’s Red Storm (14-12, 6-9 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-17, 1-13 Big East) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Storm -9.5; over/under is …
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February, 2024
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21 February
Financially struggling Met Opera’s 18 productions next season matches the fewest since 1980-81
The financially struggling Metropolitan Opera will present 18 productions in 2024-25, matching the current season and pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 for the fewest since 14 in strike-shortened 1980-81. Met general manager Peter Gelb kept up his pivot to contemporary works, starting the season with Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded” on Sept. 23, then presenting Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar” opening Oct. 15 and John Adams’ “Antony …
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21 February
Quinton Byfield scores highlight-reel goal in Kings’ 5-1 victory over Blue Jackets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield’s highlight-reel goal came at a perfect time for the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings were sluggish in their first game back on home ice after a four-game East road trip, but Byfield’s goal in the first period provided the momentum they needed as Los Angeles extended its winning streak to four with a 5-1 …
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21 February
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce is finalized, officially ending their marriage
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A judge has declared that Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally divorced, according to court records filed Tuesday. The couple’s marriage ended, and both became single, on Friday, nine months after she filed for divorce, a judgment entered in Santa Barbara County court showed. In the first …
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21 February
Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ sustains the dystopian dream of ‘Part One’
Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check. The big buggers can’t resist the sound, which is a little like how I feel taking in all the vibrations of Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s …
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21 February
Nevada wins 76-58 over Wyoming
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. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tre Coleman’s 20 points helped Nevada defeat Wyoming 76-58 on Tuesday night. Coleman also contributed three steals for the Wolf Pack (21-6, 8-5 Mountain …
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21 February
Haiti orphanage founder to be sent to Florida for sex abuse case
DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more than a decade ago has been ordered to be sent from Colorado to Florida to face prosecution. Michael Geilenfeld, 71, was arrested in Colorado on Jan. 20 after being indicted in Florida, accused of traveling from Miami to Haiti between …
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21 February
N.C. A&T takes on Stony Brook, aims to stop 5-game skid
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 Carolina A&T Aggies (7-20, 5-9 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (14-13, 7-7 CAA) Stony Brook, New York; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T heads into …
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21 February
Empresa en Japón despide a su presidente por acoso sexual
TOKIO (AP) — El jefe de una empresa de energía renovable en Japón fue despedido por acoso sexual, informaron ambas compañías el miércoles, mientras el movimiento #MeToo crece en el país. Japan Renewable Energy Corp., subsidiaria de Eneos Holdings, la principal refinadora del país, indicó en un comunicado que despidió al presidente Shigeru Yasu después de que una investigación interna …
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21 February
Sacramento faces San Antonio in conference showdown
San Antonio Spurs (11-44, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (31-23, eighth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Kings -11; over/under is 242.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays Sacramento in Western Conference action Thursday. The Kings have gone 20-15 against Western Conference teams. Sacramento ranks seventh in the Western Conference …
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