February, 2024

• 23 February

  Portland State faces Montana, aims to end road 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. Portland State Vikings (16-12, 7-8 Big Sky) at Montana Grizzlies (18-9, 9-5 Big Sky) Missoula, Montana; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State will attempt to stop …

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• 23 February

  Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

  

  WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sullivan; Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif.; Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova; Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Jared Golden, D-Maine. …

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• 23 February

  Kalinskaya elimina a Swiatek en semifinal de Dubái; enfrentará a Paolini

  

  DUBÁI (AP) — Anna Kalinskaya, que venía de la ronda de clasificación, sorprendió a Iga Swiatek con la victoria 6-4, 6-4 en la semifinal del torneo de Dubaí, después de que la número uno del mundo dejó ir la ventaja inicial Swiatek estaba arriba 4-2 cuando Kalinskaya se llevó cuatro games seguidos para ganar el primer set y que terminó …

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• 23 February

  Wyoming starts selecting presidential delegates Saturday. But there’s not a statewide election

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the South Carolina primary has been the focal point of the GOP presidential nomination fight for much of the last month, it’s not the only contest on Saturday where Republicans will be voting for a presidential candidate or where all-important delegates will be at stake. More than 1,800 miles away, state GOP officials in Wyoming will …

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• 23 February

  This week’s cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing

  NEW YORK (AP) — When her cellphone’s service went down this week because of an AT&T network outage, Bernice Hudson didn’t panic. She just called the people she wanted to talk to the old-fashioned way — on her landline telephone, the kind she grew up with and refuses to get rid of even though she has a mobile phone. “Don’t …

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• 23 February

  South African prosecutors seek extradition orders in the case of $580K stolen from the president

  

  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects over the 2020 theft of around $580,000 in U.S. cash that was hidden in a couch at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ranch. The theft, which only became public in 2022, engulfed Ramaphosa in scandal and led to an investigation …

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• 23 February

  Sebastian Aho scores in the final seconds as the Hurricanes beat the Panthers 1-0

  

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored with 18.9 seconds left, helping Pyotr Kochetkov and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 1-0 on Thursday night. Kochetkov stopped 44 shots in his third shutout of the season. Carolina has won four straight and six of its past seven games. Florida had won 11 straight road games, one short of tying …

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• 22 February

  Blue Jackets blow a 4-goal lead, but still rally in the 3rd period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4

  

  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yegor Chinakhov scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Sean Kuraly got his second goal of the night 49 seconds after Chinakhov’s score for Columbus, which finished its three-game California trip with …

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• 22 February

  Mason’s 19 lead Rice past UAB 94-71

  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. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Mekhi Mason had 19 points in Rice’s 94-71 victory against UAB on Wednesday night. Mason also added six rebounds and six assists for the …

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• 22 February

  Michigan Girls Prep Basketball Poll

  

  The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.: Division 1 School Record Total Points 1. West Bloomfield (4) (17-1) 60 2. Rockford (20-1) 56 3. Detroit Renaissance (18-1) 51 4. Belleville (18-1) 49 5. DeWitt (18-2) 41 6. …

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