February, 2024

• 7 February

  Colgate visits Boston University after McNair’s 21-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. Colgate Raiders (15-8, 9-1 Patriot League) at Boston University Terriers (9-14, 4-6 Patriot League) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -8; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM …

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• 7 February

  Olympic women’s basketball qualifiers set to begin around the world

  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and France have already qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer in women’s basketball. The 10 other spots are up for grabs this week in four qualifying tournaments that are spread throughout the world. Belgium, China, Hungary and Brazil will each host four teams in a round-robin style format that begins Thursday. The top …

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• 7 February

  Haley pushes forward after Trump’s allies in Nevada ensured her loss to ‘none of these candidates’

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even without Donald Trump on Nevada’s Republican ballot, Nikki Haley was denied her first victory. The indignity of a distant second-place finish behind “none of these candidates” was a fresh blow for Haley, facilitated by the staunch Trump allies who lead Nevada’s GOP. They had already maneuvered to ensure Trump has a lock on the state’s …

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• 7 February

  Furman visits Mercer following McCreary’s 30-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. Furman Paladins (12-11, 6-4 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (10-13, 3-7 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Paladins -3; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Mercer …

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• 7 February

  Partidos de oposición estudian pedir la nulidad de elecciones para diputados en El Salvador

  

  SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Mientras el Tribunal Supremo Electoral inició el miércoles el escrutinio voto a voto de los comicios presidenciales y legislativas de El Salvador, partidos políticos opositores advirtieron que podrían pedir la nulidad de la elección de diputados. Nadie cuestiona la victoria del presidente Nayib Bukele, que obtuvo la relección con 83% de los votos, pero la atención …

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• 7 February

  Notre Dame visits McCain and No. 9 Duke

  

  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. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-15, 2-9 ACC) at Duke Blue Devils (16-5, 7-3 ACC) Durham, North Carolina; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -16.5; over/under …

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• 7 February

  Washington Boys Basketball Prep Poll

  

  AP – How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school basketball teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2023-2024, by WIAA Class, with won-lost record, total points, and previous ranking (first-place votes in parentheses): Division 4A School Record Points Last Week 1. Mount Si (8) 20-2 80 1 2. Davis 18-1 72 2 3. Glacier Peak …

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• 7 February

  Boyd leads Lipscomb against Queens after 24-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. Queens Royals (10-14, 4-5 ASUN) at Lipscomb Bisons (14-10, 5-4 ASUN) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb hosts the Queens Royals after Derrin Boyd scored …

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• 7 February

  Divine intervention? Ivorians say God is on their team’s side after ‘miracles’ at Africa Cup

  ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s unlikely — some would say miraculous — progression to the Africa Cup of Nations final has convinced locals that God is on their side. The host nation has survived several close shaves with elimination thanks to fortune with results in other games and scarcely believable comebacks. Late goals in remarkable wins in the …

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• 7 February

  La canción española \”Zorra\” para Eurovisión, ¿defiende o insulta a las mujeres?

  

  MADRID (AP) — La canción que representará a España en Eurovisión, “Zorra”, está causando una tormenta entre conservadores y feministas, en tanto el presidente socialista Pedro Sánchez dice que le gusta. La canción del dúo Nebulossa fue elegida el sábado para representar al concurso de la canción Eurovisión en mayo. La plataforma Spotify la tenía como la canción más viral …

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