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'Deep and profound sadness': Washington Post sports reporter shares emotions after mass layoffs at the paper 02/05/2026 05:35am • Jesse Dougherty was among those who lost their jobs Wednesday as part of the mass layoffs that gutted the staff of the D.C.-area's hometown newspaper, The Washington Post. The newspaper laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage Americans are struggling to save emergency funds, according to new report 02/05/2026 05:02am • Does it feel like an emergency expense, like a hospital visit or pricey car repair, will leave you in financial doldrums? You're not alone. A new Bankrate survey shows around half of Americans have less emergency savings than they have in credit card debt. The survey showed around 44% of respo Mullin leads Yale against Brown after 21-point showing 02/05/2026 04:43am • Brown Bears (7-13, 1-6 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (16-4, 5-2 Ivy League) New Haven, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale hosts Brown after Trevor Mullin scored 21 points in Yale's 67-65 loss to the Harvard Crimson. The Bulldogs are 7-2 in home games. Yale is second in the Ivy League w VCU hosts Dayton following Bennett's 20-point showing 02/05/2026 04:43am • Dayton Flyers (15-8, 6-4 A-10) at VCU Rams (17-6, 8-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dayton visits VCU after Javon Bennett scored 20 points in Dayton's 72-70 victory against the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies. The Rams have gone 11-2 in home games. VCU is 0-2 in one-possession Washington and UIC host Belmont 02/05/2026 04:43am • Belmont Bruins (21-3, 11-2 MVC) at UIC Flames (13-11, 8-5 MVC) Chicago; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UIC hosts Belmont after Rashund Washington Jr. scored 22 points in UIC's 81-74 loss to the Murray State Racers. The Flames are 7-3 on their home court. UIC is the MVC leader with 11.2 offensive re Illinois State hosts Quinn and Drake 02/05/2026 04:43am • Drake Bulldogs (12-12, 6-7 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (15-8, 7-5 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drake visits Illinois State after Jalen Quinn scored 22 points in Drake's 103-90 loss to the Belmont Bruins. The Redbirds are 9-2 in home games. Illinois State is second in th Bradley visits Hornseth and Northern Iowa 02/05/2026 04:43am • Bradley Braves (16-8, 9-4 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (14-9, 6-6 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Bradley after Will Hornseth scored 21 points in Northern Iowa's 71-55 victory against the Evansville Purple Aces. The Panthers are 10-3 in home games. North Valparaiso hosts Moeller and Evansville 02/05/2026 04:43am • Evansville Purple Aces (5-18, 1-11 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (11-12, 5-7 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville faces Valparaiso after Leif Moeller scored 22 points in Evansville's 84-63 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Beacons have gone 9-4 at home. Valparaiso No. 3 UConn Huskies take on the No. 22 St. John's Red Storm, aim for 19th straight victory 02/05/2026 04:43am • UConn Huskies (22-1, 12-0 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (17-5, 10-1 Big East) New York; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -1.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 UConn seeks to keep its 18-game win streak alive when the Huskies take on No. 22 St. John's. The Red Storm have Scovens and the Davidson Wildcats host conference foe Loyola Chicago 02/05/2026 04:43am • Loyola Chicago Ramblers (6-18, 2-9 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (13-9, 5-5 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miles Rubin and Loyola Chicago visit Josh Scovens and Davidson in A-10 play Friday. The Wildcats have gone 7-6 at home. Davidson averages 72.3 points and has outsc House leads Southern Illinois against Murray State after 22-point game 02/05/2026 04:43am • Murray State Racers (17-7, 9-4 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (10-13, 4-8 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Murray State after Quel'Ron House scored 22 points in Southern Illinois' 54-50 win over the Illinois State Redbirds. The Salukis are 6-4 in Charleston (SC) hosts UNC Wilmington following Silver's 27-point game 02/05/2026 04:42am • UNC Wilmington Seahawks (5-16, 1-9 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (18-3, 10-0 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington visits Charleston (SC) after Kylah Silver scored 27 points in UNC Wilmington's 79-68 loss to the William & Mary Tribe. The Cougars have g Drexel hosts Hampton after Mcelrath's 23-point performance 02/05/2026 04:42am • Hampton Lady Pirates (9-12, 3-6 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (13-7, 6-3 CAA) Philadelphia; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hampton visits Drexel after Kiarra Mcelrath scored 23 points in Hampton's 62-57 loss to the North Carolina A&T Aggies. The Dragons are 7-2 in home games. Drexel ranks third in the Corbett and the Elon Phoenix take on conference foe N.C. A&T 02/05/2026 04:42am • Elon Phoenix (10-11, 5-4 CAA) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (8-12, 3-6 CAA) Greensboro, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LaNae' Corbett and Elon take on Chaniya Clark and N.C. A&T on Friday. The Aggies are 5-5 in home games. N.C. A&T averages 19.4 turnovers per game and is Hofstra faces Monmouth, aims to break 7-game skid 02/05/2026 04:42am • Monmouth Hawks (13-7, 6-3 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (3-17, 1-8 CAA) Hempstead, New York; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra comes into the matchup against Monmouth as losers of seven games in a row. The Pride have gone 1-7 at home. Hofstra is 1-13 against opponents over .500. The Hawks are 6-3 in C