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What to know about curling, the popular Olympic sport with an Italian star seeking more gold at home 02/04/2026 10:20am • Curling dates to the 1700s and was among the handful of sports at the first Winter Olympics in 1924. It didn't return until the 1998 Games with both men's and women's competition. It has grown in popularity and size: Curling will be the first sport to open competition on Wednesday, two days before Today in Sports - New England Patriots erase 25 point deficit to beat Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 02/04/2026 10:10am • Feb. 5 1913 — The New York State Athletic Commission bans boxing matches between fighters of different races. 1919 — Charges against Cincinnati’s Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. Two weeks later, Chase is traded t Olympic Sports on TV for Thursday, Feb. 5 02/04/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Feb. 5 ALPINE SKIING 11:30 p.m. Streaming only — Men’s Downhill: Training Streaming only — Women’s Downhill: Training CURLING 2:35 a.m. Streaming only — Norway vs. Canada (Mixed doubles Round-Robin) USA — United St Poland to investigate Epstein files for potential Polish victims 02/04/2026 10:07am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Polish authorities would analyze the recently published Jeffrey Epstein documents to seek any potential Polish victims. “We cannot allow that any of the cases involving abuse of Polish children by the network of pedophiles and the org Montgomery County police reopen decade-old missing person's case 02/04/2026 10:05am • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are asking for help to find out what happened to then 66-year-old Nancy Ellen Strohmeyer, who went missing 10 years ago this week. Nancy Eillen Strohmeyer of Germantown, Maryland, was reported missing in February 2016. (Courtesy Montgomery County police) Sports on TV for Feb. 9 - 15 02/04/2026 10:00am • Adv07-08 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Feb. 9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 6 p.m. CBSSN — Navy at Bucknell 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Xavier at St. John's 7 p.m. ESPN — NC State at Louisville 8 p.m. CBSSN — UNC-Wilmington at Coll. of Charleston 8:30 p.m. FS1 — CCHA Glance 02/04/2026 10:00am • All Times EST OVERALL Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off 02/04/2026 09:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off. Grains mostly higher, livestock mixed 02/04/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.29 a bushel. Mar. wheat rose by 0.5 cent at $5.29 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 0.75 cent at $3.04 a bushel. Mar. soybeans rose by 1 cent at $10.67 a bushel. Beef was mi Two high NFL draft picks, two different paths: Maye and Darnold will face off in Super Bowl 02/04/2026 09:40am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drake Maye and Sam Darnold came into the NFL in similar fashion as No. 3 overall picks tasked with being franchise quarterbacks for struggling teams. Their paths to the Super Bowl couldn't be much different. Maye is looking to join Peyton and Eli Manning as the only quarterbac Fulton County asks judge to force FBI to return ballots and other 2020 election documents seized in search last week 02/04/2026 09:39am • ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County asks judge to force FBI to return ballots and other 2020 election documents seized in search last week. Photos of the Westminster dog show 02/04/2026 09:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — The Westminster Kennel Club hosted its 150th annual show. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Vance says the Trump administration is starting a trading bloc for critical minerals with price floors and financing 02/04/2026 09:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vance says the Trump administration is starting a trading bloc for critical minerals with price floors and financing. European Union citizens want more unified and bold leadership, survey suggests 02/04/2026 09:27am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Citizens across the European Union want more unified, stronger and ambitious leadership of the 27-nation bloc as it faces military threats, economic pressures and climate instability, according to an official EU poll. The Eurobarometer survey was conducted before U.S. President Do Washington Post eliminates its sports department and reduces overseas journalists in large-scale cuts, AP source says 02/04/2026 09:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post eliminates its sports department and reduces overseas journalists in large-scale cuts, AP source says.