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Latvia's Alberts Smits and other players to watch on underdog teams at the Milan Olympics 02/05/2026 02:23pm • MILAN (AP) ��� The NHL not participating in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing opened the door for players outside the league to step up, and the standout turned out to be a 17-year-old prospect. Juraj Slafkovsky scored seven goals to help Slovakia take home the bronze medal ��� its first of any color in Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out 02/05/2026 02:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human ��� a bedrock of creativity that's led to new kinds of art, music and more. Now, for t Snow-verwhelmed: How Prince George's Co. schools are adjusting calendar after snow days 02/05/2026 01:45pm • The Prince George���s County public school system has already used more snow days than it planned for, and winter isn���t over yet. That���s why the county has made adjustments to the school calendar ��� five days where students originally had off are now going to be spent in the classroom ��� a The Olympics arrive with the US a favorite, rekindling fond memories of 1980's 'Miracle on Ice' 02/05/2026 01:18pm • From the coffee shops and bars to the local grocery stores, the neighbors know all about Mike Eruzione, Buzz Schneider and John Harrington for their roles in one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports. They are long since retired, now more focused on their golf games than their legacies. Bu Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help 02/05/2026 10:17am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) ��� Sandra Mosqueda watched with an amused smile as her 2-year-old son, Atreus, began sweeping the floor with a miniature mop. Atreus is part of the inaugural class of infants and toddlers receiving free preschool in a citywide program in San Antonio, Texas. It's something his mothe Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Feb. 6 - 12 02/05/2026 10:00am • Feb. 10 1908 ��� Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. 1949 ��� Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade. 1952 ��� The Baltimore Bul Is your child ready to register for kindergarten? Here's what experts look for 02/05/2026 12:37am • New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation���s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child���s ability to count or recite their ABCs. The effort to get a snapshot of kindergarten readiness is part of the National Survey Izzo says he might bench Spartans star Fears after technical in loss to Gophers raises more concern 02/05/2026 12:28am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Jeremy Fears hit his career scoring high last week and topped it the next time out for Michigan State, totaling 60 points over a two-game stretch. Fears carried more than offensive momentum with him on this trip to Minnesota. He's also developing a reputation for some questionab Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19 02/04/2026 10:47pm • The nation's largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, changing the group's stance on the politically charged issue and diverging from several other major medical organizations' guidance. The American Society Christian McCaffrey wins 2025 Salute to Service award for supporting military veterans 02/04/2026 08:44pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey is the USAA 2025 Salute to Service award winner. McCaffrey beat out Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson to win the award announced on Wednesday. The award recognizes 7 High-Return, Low-Risk Investments for Retirement 02/04/2026 07:00pm • Retirees often downshift to lower-risk investments, but vehicles like savings accounts, bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) can play a role even for younger investors, or those approaching retirement. In a May 2025 report, "Vanguard's Life-Cycle Investing Model: A general portfolio framework for Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler ready to embrace the chaos at the wild Phoenix Open 02/04/2026 06:52pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Brooks Koepka felt comfortable in his return to the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines last week, despite his putter not always cooperating. The five-time major champion's second start should be even cozier, even as up to 200,000 fans cram onto TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course. Succe Fans race to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 02/04/2026 01:37pm • Bad Bunny is expected to perform the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday entirely in Spanish ��� which has inspired fans to quickly learn the language. In October, the Puerto Rican singer ��� born Benito Antonio Mart��nez Ocasio ��� kicked off the 51st season of ���Saturday Night Live��� expressing p How Super Bowl halftime moments became flashpoints from the 'wardrobe malfunction' to caged kids 02/04/2026 11:33am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� For a show that lasts roughly 13 minutes, the Super Bowl halftime performance has fueled decades of conversation. Sometimes the spark comes from a single moment ��� as it did when Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake���s infamous ���wardrobe malfunction��� triggered a broadcast r France captain Pierre-Edouard Bellemare soaks up finally making the Olympics at 40 02/04/2026 07:50am • MILAN (AP) ��� Hockey was not televised, at least not for free, in France when Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was growing up there. The rare chance he got to watch the sport he loved came every four years at the Olympics. ���I was born into this Olympic family where if you ever made the Olympics, it���s a