February, 2024

• 3 February

  Minnesota hosts conference rival Houston

  

  Houston Rockets (23-25, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (34-15, second in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays Houston in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The Timberwolves are 23-8 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is 13-4 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.2 turnovers per …

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• 3 February

  Bates and Missouri host Vanderbilt

  

  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. Missouri Tigers (8-13, 0-8 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (5-15, 0-7 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Missouri …

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• 3 February

  Weekend Time Schedule

  

  The AP Top 25 women’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. All Times EST Saturday, Feb. 3 NBA Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Chicago, 8 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 8:30 …

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• 3 February

  New Jersey Devils say Jack Hughes is ‘really close’ to returning from injury

  TORONTO (AP) — Jack Hughes is nearing a return to the New Jersey Devils lineup after missing the past month because of an injury. The team said Saturday that Hughes is “really close” to playing again and decided to return home to New Jersey on Friday night to begin his preparations for the second half of the NHL season. He …

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• 3 February

  UNC Greensboro takes road win streak into matchup with Furman

  

  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. UNC Greensboro Spartans (16-6, 7-2 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (12-10, 6-3 SoCon) Greenville, South Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Greensboro hits the road against Furman …

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• 3 February

  Armed group fires on UN helicopter in eastern Congo, injuring 2 peacekeepers, one seriously

  

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Members of an armed group fired on a U.N. helicopter in eastern Congo early Friday, injuring two South African peacekeepers, one seriously, the United Nations said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the U.N. peacekeeping department assumes the attack was carried out by members of the M23 rebel group in the Karuba region of North Kivu province, …

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• 3 February

  Osmar Olvera Ibarra gives Mexico its 2nd diving gold medal in world championship history

  

  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Osmar Olvera Ibarra gave Mexico its second diving gold medal in the history of the World Aquatics Championships, winning the men’s 1-meter springboard on Saturday. Olvera became the first diver from a country other than China to claim the top spot in the event since Alexandre Despatie of Canada in 2005. Paolo Espinosa is the only …

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• 3 February

  Brown hosts Princeton following Pierce’s 20-point outing

  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. Princeton Tigers (15-3, 3-2 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (6-14, 2-3 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Princeton visits the Brown Bears after …

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• 3 February

  UL Monroe visits Fields and Arkansas State

  

  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. UL Monroe Warhawks (7-13, 3-7 Sun Belt) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-13, 5-5 Sun Belt) Jonesboro, Arkansas; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -10; …

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• 3 February

  Suben a 46 las víctimas de los incendios en Chile; se prevé que aumente la cifra

  

  VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — El presidente chileno Gabriel Boric anunció en un discurso televisado la tarde del sábado que el número de víctimas de los incendios ascendió a 46 e indicó que esta cifra “va a ir en aumento”. Boric confirmó que la situación es muy difícil, debido a las situaciones de vientos que se están viviendo en …

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