Buffalo Bandits, eyeing third straight title, match up with Toronto Rock

• Oil is up for a third straight session as traders weigh impact of tariffs and sanctions

  Oil futures finished higher for a third straight session on Tuesday as traders weighed the supply and demand impacts of President Donald’s Trump’s tariff strategy and sanctions on Iran and Russia.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 11
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  2025 Super Bowl bold predictions: Five hot takes as Chiefs seek third straight NFL title in matchup vs. Eagles

  Tyler Sullivan lists some bold predictions that could unfold in Super Bowl LIX
  
  CBS Sports - Feb. 9

• Japan’s economy expands for third straight quarter

  Growth buoyed by stronger corporate spending despite onset of interest rate rises
  
  Financial Times - 3d
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  McClung wins third straight NBA Slam Dunk contest

  Mac McClung jumps over a car on his way to winning his third straight NBA Slam Dunk context at the All Star weekend in San Francisco.
  
  BBC News - 3d
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  Mac McClung back in the dunk contest, looking for record 3rd straight title

  About a year ago at this time, Mac McClung thought his dunk-contest days were done
  
  ABC News - Feb. 12

• Eye Opener: Delta flight crashes and flips upside down on runway in Toronto

  A Delta flight with 80 people on board crashes and flips upside down on a Toronto runway — and everyone survived. Also, the South braces for more severe weather as it tries to recover from ...
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  Niemann wins LIV Golf Adelaide to claim third title

  Chile's Joaquin Niemann shoots a bogey-free seven-under 65 to win the LIV Golf Adelaide title by three shots at the Grange Golf Club in Australia.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 3d
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  All eyes on far-right AfD in German election rocked by violence and US interference

  Extremists tipped for second place after shifting debate to immigration and crime and winning endorsements from Musk and Vance. In the tumultuous German election campaign, which has been rocked by ...
  
  The Guardian - 1h

• India's inflation falls for third straight month to 4.31% in January, making case for further monetary easing

  This could clear the way for another rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India, which slashed rates from 6.5% to 6.25% after its monetary policy meeting on Feb. 7.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 12

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• Commissioners agree CFP seeding needs change

  SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said they agreed the way teams are seeded in the 12-team College Football Playoff should change.
  
  ESPN - 2h

• Sources: Green eyes Cavs move after Pels buyout

  Pelicans forward Javonte Green has agreed to a contract buyout with the Pelicans and intends to sign with the Cavaliers upon clearing waivers, sources told ESPN
  
  ESPN - 2h

• Quinn Hughes won't join U.S. for 4 Nations final

  The Americans will have Sabres center Tage Thompson and Devils defenseman Brett Pesce as injury insurance for the championship game, sources said.
  
  ESPN - 2h

• Messi leads Miami to win in frigid first leg of CCC

  Inter Miami CF kicked off its 2025 campaign with a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup at Children's Mercy Park.
  
  ESPN - 2h

• Gang's selfies used to solve athlete break-ins case

  The seven Chilean burglars who targeted Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Joe Burrow and others over three months late last year made some rookie mistakes that allowed the law to eventually catch up, ...
  
  ESPN - 2h

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  Still waiting for Luka to be Luka, Lakers stumble out of All-Star break with loss to Hornets

  LeBron James was in a groove, but Luka Dončić shot 5-of-18, including 1-of-9 from deep, as LA blew a big lead against visiting Charlotte, its failed trade partner.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 1h
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  U.S. and Canada want to put the new Cold War on ice and play a 4 Nations hockey final for the ages

  The U.S. and Canadian hockey teams are trying to skate back the geopolitical tension that has infiltrated the 4 Nations Face-Off as they looked ahead to the championship game Thursday night for ...
  
  ABC News - 1h

• Can MLS be the world's best in the next 30 years?

  If the league's first 30 years were about survival, will the next 30 see it become soccer's biggest?
  
  ESPN - 1h

• Lookman: Coach's criticism 'deeply disrespectful'

  Ademola Lookman has hit back at Gian Piero Gasperini's criticism of his penalty miss during Atalanta's 3-1 Champions League defeat to Club Brugge.
  
  ESPN - 1h

• After hat trick, Mbappé to 'define an era' at Real

  Kylian Mbappé said he wants to "define an era" at Real Madrid after scoring a hat trick in their 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City on Wednesday, but insisted his season should be judged ...
  
  ESPN - 1h