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14 February

Ice dancers Torvill and Dean return to Sarajevo on 40th anniversary of their Winter Olympic gold

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean received a warm welcome as they returned to Sarajevo to mark the 40th anniversary of their gold medal-winning Winter Olympic performance. Torvill and Dean skated together Wednesday evening at an event celebrating the legacy of the 1984 Olympics. The anniversary is “such a special occasion,” Torvill said. The …

14 February

Republican Michigan elector testifies he never intended to make false public record

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot after the 2020 presidential election testified Wednesday that he did not know how the electoral process worked and never intended to make a false public record. “We were told this was an appropriate process,” James Renner, 77, said during a preliminary hearing for a half-dozen …

14 February

Northeastern hosts Charleston (SC) following Policelli’s 22-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. Charleston (SC) Cougars (18-7, 9-3 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (10-15, 5-7 CAA) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) visits the Northeastern Huskies after Frankie Policelli …

14 February

Hawaii visits Cal Poly after Hyder’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. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (14-11, 6-7 Big West) at Cal Poly Mustangs (4-21, 0-13 Big West) San Luis Obispo, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly plays …

14 February

Mississippi inmates were exposed to dangerous chemicals and denied health care, lawsuit says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Susan Balfour, 62, was incarcerated for 33 years at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility until her release in December 2021. Prisoners were …

14 February

Oakland-based development group wants to buy 50% share of Coliseum site from A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland-based African American Sports & Entertainment Group has reached out to the Athletics and their representation with an offer to acquire Alameda County’s 50% interest in the site where the Oakland Coliseum sits with the intent to develop — a share the A’s have already agreed to purchase. AASEG Land LLC wrote to A’s owner …

14 February

South Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. They were the first convictions over the deaths. The high death toll was largely blamed on official …

14 February

Fox leads Sacramento against Denver after 40-point showing

Sacramento Kings (30-23, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (36-18, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -6; over/under is 230 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento takes on the Denver Nuggets after De’Aaron Fox scored 40 points in the Kings’ 130-125 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets are 20-12 in conference …

14 February

With Bellingham still out, Real Madrid now waits on extent of injury to Díaz

MADRID (AP) — There’s no end to Real Madrid’s injury woes this season. The same night coach Carlo Ancelotti apparently found a solution to the absence of Jude Bellingham — with Brahim Díaz playing well and being decisive as his substitute — Díaz himself became the latest Madrid player to go down with an injury. Díaz had to be replaced …

14 February

CVC the only prospective investor for Bundesliga after Blackstone’s interest ends

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — CVC Capital Partners is the only remaining prospective buyer for a stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights income after competitor Blackstone ended its involvement in the process, the league says. Blackstone’s exit comes as fans step up protests against the league’s plans to sell a share of its income from TV and other media rights. Since …

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