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Today in History: January 16, Bush announces Operation Desert Storm 01/16/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2026. There are 349 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 16, 1991, in a televised address to the nation, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced the start of Operation Desert Storm, a combat operation that drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. Also Beltway Basketball Beat: Eagles get crucial conference win Beltway Basketball Beat: Eagles get crucial conference win 01/16/2026 04:07am • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. With 31 (for the most part) regular season games and conference schedules ranging from 14 to 20 dates, sometimes you don't know what the pivotal matchups are until weeks â or even months â later. That was not the case Monday ni New Oceania soccer competition has a 2029 Club World Cup spot as the winner's reward 01/16/2026 04:01am • A new era in international soccer begins Sunday when Vanuatu United meets Bula FC of Fiji in Auckland, New Zealand, in the first game of the Oceania Football Confederation Pro League. Eight teams from seven countries in the region â the others are New Zealand, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon WaFd: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 01/16/2026 02:40am • SEATTLE (AP) â SEATTLE (AP) â WaFd, Inc (WAFD) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $64.2 million. The Seattle-based bank said it had earnings of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 75 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expe Los Angeles heads to Portland for conference matchup 01/16/2026 02:04am • Los Angeles Lakers (24-14, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (20-22, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Lakers in Western Conference play Saturday. The Trail Blazers are 16-14 Golden State takes on Charlotte in non-conference action 01/16/2026 02:04am • Charlotte Hornets (14-26, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (22-19, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jimmy Butler III and the Golden State Warriors take on Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets in non-conference action. T Utah faces Dallas for conference showdown 01/16/2026 02:04am • Utah Jazz (14-27, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (16-26, 12th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Dallas and Utah will play on Saturday. The Mavericks are 9-18 against conference opponents. Dallas ranks second in the NBA New York hosts Phoenix for cross-conference matchup 01/16/2026 02:04am • Phoenix Suns (24-17, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (25-15, third in the Eastern Conference) New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns visit the New York Knicks in a non-conference matchup. The Knicks have gone 16-4 in home games. New York scores 118.9 p Brown and the Celtics visit conference foe Atlanta 01/16/2026 02:04am • Boston Celtics (25-15, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (20-23, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks host Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference play. The Hawks are 10-15 against confer Oklahoma City plays Miami on 5-game win streak 01/16/2026 02:04am • Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, first in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (21-20, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will attempt to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Thunder take on Miami. The Heat have gone 14-7 in home games. Mia Durant, Rockets to host Randle and the Timberwolves 01/16/2026 02:04am • Minnesota Timberwolves (27-14, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (23-15, sixth in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -3.5; over/under is 223.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits Houston in Western Conference action Friday. The Rocket Warriors coach Steve Kerr chatted with Jonathan Kuminga about his uncertain situation Warriors coach Steve Kerr chatted with Jonathan Kuminga about his uncertain situation 01/16/2026 01:46am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â Coach Steve Kerr spoke with Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga during the morning shootaround Thursday about the player's situation being out of the rotation for more than a month now with expectations he will be traded before the deadline next month. âœWe talked this morning Yeo has 18 as Seattle U knocks off San Diego 75-64 01/16/2026 01:43am • SEATTLE (AP) â Junseok Yeo scored 18 points as Seattle beat San Diego 75-64 on Thursday. Yeo shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Redhawks (13-6, 2-4 West Coast Conference). Brayden Maldonado shot 5 for 12 (3 for 9 from 3-point r Maple Leafs' William Nylander exits game with lower-body injury 01/16/2026 01:31am • LAS VEGAS (AP) â William Nylander, who leads the Maple Leafs in scoring, went to the locker room late in the first period of Toronto's Thursday night game against the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury. Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said it was a re-aggravation of an injury that recent Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis 01/16/2026 01:28am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot and woun
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