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WAC play features the Tarleton State Texans (13-13, 4-9 WAC) at home against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-17, 5-8 WAC) on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET. In its most recent game, Tarleton State topped Abilene Christian on Monday, 65-62 in OT. Kade Douglas scored a team-high 24 points (and contributed one assist and three rebounds). Southern Utah was victorious in its previous game versus UT Arlington, 78-73, on Saturday. Elijah Duval starred with 20 points, plus two boards and three assists.

Montana State was victorious in its previous game versus Montana, 82-71, on Saturday. Jed Miller was its leading scorer with 19 points. In its previous game, Weber State lost to Eastern Washington on Saturday, 84-66. Its top scorer was Tijan Saine with 20 points. When is Montana State vs. Weber State and when does it start? This game between the Bobcats and Wildcats will happen on Thursday, February 19, 2026. You should expect the opening tip at 9 p.m. ET.

The Manhattan Jaspers (7-18) will visit the Marist Red Foxes (10-17) after losing three straight road games. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Marist lost to Rider 56-43. With 19 points, Justine Henry was its top scorer. Manhattan was victorious in its previous game versus Canisius, 68-55, on Saturday. Brianna Davis starred with 28 points, and also had one rebound and three assists.

Big Ten play on Thursday will see the the Purdue Boilermakers (12-13) host the No. 13 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-5) at Mackey Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. In its previous game, Purdue defeated Rutgers on Saturday, 72-57. Kiki Smith scored a team-high 17 points (and chipped in six assists and two boards). In its most recent game, Iowa defeated Nebraska on Monday, 80-67. Its top scorer was Ava Heiden with 27 points.

The Washington Wizards (14-39) are underdogs (+3.5) in their attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Indiana Pacers (15-40) at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The matchup airs on FDSIN and MNMT. The over/under is set at 233.5 in the matchup. Before you place an informed wager on the matchup, take a look at the best bets available for Thursday's game according to our computer predictions.

Machado spent the majority of that time in the minors. He played nearly 1300 minor league games, more than half of which came at the Triple-A level. The Venezuelan-born infielder had a four-year MLB run with the Tigers between 2015-18. He spent the '19 campaign in the Cubs' system before moving to Korea as a member of the Lotte Giants for two seasons.

Carlos Alcaraz (No. 1 ranking) will face Karen Khachanov (No. 17) in the quarterfinals at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Thursday, February 19. Alcaraz is favored (-1408) in this matchup, compared to the underdog Khachanov, who is +700. Qatar ExxonMobil Open Info Tournament: The Qatar ExxonMobil Open Round: Quarterfinals Date: Thursday, February 19 Venue: Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex Location: Doha, Qatar Court Surface: Hard

If you enjoy good hockey, Wednesday was one helluva day at the Olympics! The quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament rolled off and gave us drama after drama after drama. The first game of the day - before many of us were out of bed - saw Slovakia smoke Germany 6-2. The other three games on the Olympics slate didn't match that four-goal differential combined.

Actual Cubs baseball is only two days away, even if it is just a glorified scrimmage. I'm still trying to find a way to get out to spring training this year, but a pesky jury duty summons is mucking up my plans. Maybe I'll just have to take a little extra PTO and go earlier than initially planned. For some reason, I find it difficult to make time for myself with stuff like this.

Both Schwellenbach, 25, and Waldrep, 23, were known to have issues with the elbows before today's announcement, so Braves fans may not be freaking out as much as it would seem from the outside. Still, each young righty was outstanding in a partial big league season in 2025, and was expected to be a major contributor this year to a very good Braves team.

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The Lipscomb Bisons (9-16) host the West Georgia Wolves (16-9) in ASUN play at Allen Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. In its most recent game, Lipscomb fell to Queens (NC) on Saturday, 70-66. Its leading scorer was Molly Heard with 28 points. West Georgia won its most recent game against Austin Peay, 95-74, on Saturday. Sydne Tolbert starred with 30 points, plus two boards and four assists.

The Washington State Cougars (11-16, 6-8 WCC) will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Pacific Tigers (17-11, 8-7 WCC) on February 18, 2026 at Beasley Coliseum. In its previous game, Washington State fell to Gonzaga on Tuesday, 83-53. Its high scorer was Jerone Morton with 15 points. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Pacific fell to Saint Mary's (CA) 72-61. With 17 points, Elias Ralph was its leading scorer.