February, 2024

• 19 February

  D.C. United fan groups plan protest of the MLS club’s preseason trip to Saudi Arabia

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five D.C. United fan groups said Monday they’ll remain quiet for the first four matches this season to protest the Major League Soccer team’s partnership with Saudi Arabia. D.C. United took a preseason trip to the Middle Eastern country, playing four exhibition games there from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9. In a joint statement, the groups said …

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• 19 February

  San Francisco visits No. 18 Saint Mary’s (CA) after Marciulionis’ 28-point performance

  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. San Francisco Dons (21-6, 10-2 WCC) at Saint Mary’s Gaels (21-6, 12-0 WCC) Moraga, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Saint Mary’s (CA) faces the …

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• 19 February

  Troy Terry has goal, 2 assists and Gibson makes 34 saves in Ducks’ 4-3 win over Sabres

  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long out of the playoff picture, the Anaheim Ducks achieved one of the more modest goals coach Greg Cronin laid out for his team following a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. How’s 20 wins sound? “It’s huge,” the first-year coach said of the Ducks (20-33-2), who are 14th in the Western Conference. “Clearly …

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• 19 February

  Maddox and Toledo host Akron

  

  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. Akron Zips (19-6, 11-1 MAC) at Toledo Rockets (16-9, 10-2 MAC) Toledo, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toledo faces the Akron Zips after Dante Maddox Jr. …

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• 19 February

  Bayern Munich’s 11-year era of domestic dominance nearing its end after new stumble

  BERLIN (AP) — It feels like the beginning of the end of an era for Bayern Munich. The Bavarian powerhouse lost again Sunday, and its chances of securing a record-extending 12th consecutive Bundesliga title look slim as league leader Bayer Leverkusen pulled eight points clear with 12 rounds remaining. It was Bayern’s third defeat in eight days, a run that …

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• 19 February

  Tribunal: El partido de Bukele gana la supermayoría del Congreso salvadoreño

  

  SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Tribunal Supremo Electoral oficializó el lunes el escrutinio definitivo de las elecciones legislativas de El Salvador, el cual le otorga 54 de los 60 diputados al partido Nuevas Ideas del presidente Nayib Bukele y confirma que obtuvo la supermayoría en el Congreso, lo que garantiza que las iniciativas del mandatario no enfrentarán obstáculos al menos …

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• 19 February

  D.C. United fan groups plan protest of the MLS club’s preseason trip to Saudi Arabia

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five D.C. United fan groups said Monday they’ll remain quiet for the first four matches this season to protest the Major League Soccer team’s partnership with Saudi Arabia. D.C. United took a preseason trip to the Middle Eastern country, playing four exhibition games there from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9. In a joint statement, the groups said …

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• 19 February

  D.C. United fan groups plan protest of the MLS club’s preseason trip to Saudi Arabia

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five D.C. United fan groups said Monday they’ll remain quiet for the first four matches this season to protest the Major League Soccer team’s partnership with Saudi Arabia. D.C. United took a preseason trip to the Middle Eastern country, playing four exhibition games there from Jan. 30 to Feb. 9. In a joint statement, the groups said …

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• 19 February

  How Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra went from prime minister to fugitive abroad and back home again

  BANGKOK (AP) — Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, made a dramatic return home after more than a decade of self-imposed exile. He was detained in a hospital for six months and on Sunday, Thaksin was released on parole for corruption-related offenses. Here’s a look at what may lie ahead for one of Southeast Asian most controversial …

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• 19 February

  Nets fire coach Jacque Vaughn with team in 11th place at the All-Star break

  

  Jacque Vaughn’s strong work guiding the Brooklyn Nets earned him a contract extension at last season’s All-Star break. Just a year later, the Nets fired Vaughn after a 50-point loss in his final game, their worst since moving to Brooklyn. The Nets announced Vaughn’s departure Monday and said an interim coach would be named soon. “This was an incredibly difficult …

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