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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Detroit Lions great Tracy Scroggins dies at 56; family suspects CTE

Daniel Coleman February 10, 2026

FormerDetroit Lionsdefender Tracy Scroggins has died at the age of 56, his family announced Feb. 9.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Tracy Scroggins," his family said ina statement provided to TMZ.

"Tracy was a devoted father, cherished family member, and loyal friend whose life was marked by remarkable strength and perseverance. While many knew him for his career as a professional football player in the NFL, those closest to him knew him as a kind-hearted and generous man who cared deeply for his family and friends."

The family also said in its announcement of Scroggins' death that the 56-year-old had suffered symptoms suspected to be from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) during his post-playing career.

CTE is only diagnosable through a neuropathological autopsy performed after a person's death. It was not immediately clear whether Scroggins' family would have his brain tested.

"Playing in the NFL gave Tracy the opportunity to pursue his lifelong dream and to rise from poverty," the statement read. "However, unfortunately, the NFL was also ultimately the cause of his untimely demise. Tracy spent every moment of retirement courageously battling the devastating effects of CTE. While our hearts are heavy, we find comfort in knowing that he is finally at peace."

Scroggins was one of nearly 5,000 players to file concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL before the league's sweeping concussion settlement in 2015.

Scroggins filed an additional claim against the NFL in 2016. His lawyer at the time – Tim Howard – stated his client was suffering from symptoms consistent with CTE.

"He can't remember where he is or where he's going,"Howard told USA TODAY Sports in 2016. "He hasn't been able to hold a job over the last six years. Beyond memory issues, he suffers from depression and has angry outbursts."

Scroggins was a defensive mainstay for Detroit

Scroggins played 10 NFL seasons, all for theLions, after being selected in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft. The Tulsa product played 142 games and made 89 starts while playing both defensive end and linebacker.

Scroggins racked up 60½ career sacks – seventh-most in franchise history – and was named the No. 90 player in the ranking of the greatest players franchise history bythe Free Pressin 2019.

TheLionspaid homage to Scroggins with a social media post shortly after his death was announced:

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Tracy Scroggins, Detroit Lions great, dies after suspected CTE battle

Stephen Curry (knee) to miss All-Star Game

Daniel Coleman February 10, 2026

Two-time NBA All-Star game Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry will not compete in Sunday's annual showcase due to an ongoing injury to his right knee.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr announced the news prior to the Warriors' game on Monday evening versus the Memphis Grizzlies.

Curry will not play vs. Memphis on Monday or San Antonio on Wednesday, missing his fourth and fifth consecutive games. He is suffering from patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner's knee.

The Warriors are hopeful that Curry will return after the All-Star break when they host the Boston Celtics on Feb. 19.

"It's a matter of learning as I go what works rehab-wise," Curry told ESPN. "Because it's still painful. You have to try to get rid of all the inflammation and pain. It's something we still have to monitor and injury-manage, but it's something where, if I come back too early, it could flare up."

Curry has missed 14 games to date, but is averaging 27.2 points per game, the fifth-highest per game total of his 17-year career.

He has not played since leaving a Jan. 30 home game vs. Detroit.

Curry joins the Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdomen) as All-Stars who will miss Sunday's game in Los Angeles. Gilgeous-Alexander has been replaced on the Team World roster by the Houston Rockets' center Alperen Sengun.

The NBA hasn't announced a replacement for Curry on Team USA.

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St. John’s grinds out OT win over Xavier to push win streak to 10 for historic Rick Pitino victory

Daniel Coleman February 10, 2026

It was tense.

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It was close.

It could've gone either way.

The second matchup between the Pitinos was much like the first one — a narrow St. John's victory that could have easily been won by Xavier.

Ultimately, the 17th-ranked Johnnies made enough plays Monday to survive, three days after their rousing victory over Connecticut.

"We were ready to play, but [Xavier] was terrific, and they were terrific at Xavier. Certain teams cause matchup problems for you, and this team does for us," coach Rick Pitino said after the Red Storm's grind-it-out, 87-82 overtime victory in front of 14,512 at the Garden. "But we came away twice in the latter stages of the games with a victory. I think that's a great thing for our team. I hope we don't play them in the Big East Tournament."

Bryce Hopkins of the St. John's Red Storm slams the ball during the first half against Xavier. Robert Sabo for NY Post

Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins came up big in overtime, after Oziyah Sellers shook off a poor shooting night by tipping in his own miss late in the regulation to force the extra session.

In those final five minutes, Ejiofor scored six of his game-high 25 points, Hopkins came up with two key steals and St. John's (19-5, 12-1) defense made critical stops and held Xavier (12-12, 4-9) star Tre Carroll without a field-goal attempt.

"That's what we said, he's not going to touch it, we're going to make their guards handle the basketball and take shots," Pitino said.

The elder Pitino improved to 5-1 against his son, Richard, and moved into third place on his own on the all-time wins list, surpassing Roy Williams.

It marked St. John's 10th consecutive win and moved them into a flat-footed tie atop the Big East with sixth-ranked UConn.

But the Hall of Fame coach wasn't thrilled with the performance.

Rick Pitino reacts from the sideline during the St. John's win against Xavier on Feb. 9. Robert Sabo for the NY Post

"Because I was not pleased with our defense tonight, I'm not really happy about 904. If we played better defense, I'd be much happier," he said. "Happy with the victory, but more proud of my son. In the two times we played them, he did things to really hurt our defense, did things to really hurt our press."

Xavier had St. John's on skates defensively for large portions of the evening.

They led by five deep into the second half, and were a defensive rebound away in the final seconds from pulling off the upset as a 16.5-point underdog.

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But Hopkins got two key offensive rebounds with St. John's down two, Sellers got to his own miss to pull the Johnnies even and Carroll slipped and his heave at the horn wasn't close.

In overtime, Hopkins was terrific on the defensive end.

"When the game was on the line, really Bryce Hopkins won the game," Pitino said. "He made big plays for us on the defensive end, and he was outstanding in the final seven, eight minutes of the game."

Ejiofor had seven rebounds and five assists to go with his 25 points, Hopkins added 19 points and nine rebounds and Dylan Darling had 16 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench.

Carroll scored 21 for Xavier and Jovan Milicevic tallied 13.

Predictably, the atmosphere three days after the rousing Connecticut win was not nearly the same.

The crowd, decent in size, was quiet and the team wasn't sharp.

"It might've looked like we came out lacking a little bit of energy. But it wasn't like we were taking Xavier lightly," Darling said. "They took us down to the buzzer at their place, and we just went to OT with them tonight. We weren't taking them lightly. … We struggled, and we struggled guarding them."

Navy leader wants to move faster and leaner instead of turning to aircraft carriers in crisis

Daniel Coleman February 10, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy's top uniformed officer wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer ships and other assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers — as seen now in theAmerican military buildups off VenezuelaandIran.

Adm. Daryl Caudle's vision — what he callshis "Fighting Instructions"— calls for the Navy to deploy more tailored groups of ships and equipment that would offer the sea service more flexibility to respond to crises as they develop.

Caudle spoke to The Associated Press before the rollout of the new strategy, which comes as the Trump administration hasmoved aircraft carriers and other shipsto regions around the world to address emerging concerns. This has disrupted standing deployment plans, scrambled ships to sail thousands of miles and put increasing strain on vessels and equipment that are already facing mounting maintenance issues.

The world's largest aircraft carrier, theUSS Gerald R. Ford, was redirectedlate last year from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean Sea, where the crew ultimately supported last month's operation to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. And two weeks ago,the USS Abraham Lincoln arrivedin the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise, having been pulled from the South China Sea.

In an interview, Caudle said his strategy would make the Navy's presence in regions like the Caribbean much leaner and better tailored to meet actual threats.

He said he's already spoken with thecommander of U.S. Southern Command, which encompasses the Caribbean and Venezuela, "and we're in negotiation on what his problem set is — I want to be able to convey that I can meet that with a tailored package there."

Admiral sees a smaller contingent in the Caribbean in the future

Speaking broadly, Caudle said he envisions the mission in the Caribbean focusing more on interdictions and keeping an eye on merchant shipping.

The U.S. military hasalready seized multiplesuspicious and falsely flaggedtankers connected with Venezuelathat were part of a global shadow fleet of merchant vessels that help governments evade sanctions.

"That doesn't really require a carrier strike group to do that," Caudle said, adding that he believes the mission could be done with some smaller littoral combat ships, Navy helicopters and close coordination with the Coast Guard.

The Navy has had 11 ships, including the Ford and several amphibious assault ships with thousands of Marines, in South American waters for months. It is a major shift for a region that has historically seen deployments of one or two smaller Navy ships.

"I don't want a lot of destroyers there driving around just to actually operate the radar to get awareness on motor vessels and other tankers coming out of port," Caudle said. "It's really not a well-suited match for that mission."

Turning to drones or robotic systems

To compensate, Caudle envisions leaning more heavily on drones or other robotic systems to offer military commanders the same capabilities but with less investment from Navy ships. He acknowledges this will not be an easy sell.

Caudle said even if a commander knows about a new capability, the staff "may not know how to ask for that, integrate it, and know how to employ it in an effective way to bring this new niche capability to bear."

"That requires a bit of an education campaign here," he later added.

President Donald Trump has favored large and bold responses from the Navy and has leaned heavily toward displays of firepower.

Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas. He also revived the historicbattleship title for a planned type of shipthat would sport hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns and high-powered lasers.

If built, the proposed "Trump-class battleship" would be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships, though the Navy has not only struggled to field some of the technologies that Trump says will be aboard but it has had challenges building even smaller, less sophisticated ships on time and on budget.

Given this trend, Caudle said if the Lincoln's recent redeployment to the Middle East were to happen under his new plan, he would talk with the Indo-Pacific commander about how to compensate for the loss.

"So, as Abraham Lincoln comes out, I've got a three ship (group) that's going to compensate for that," Caudle suggested as an example.

Caudle argues that his vision already is in place and working in Europe and North America "for the last four or five years."

He said this could apply soon in the Bering Strait, which separates Russia and Alaska, noting that "the importance of the Arctic continues to get more and more prevalent" as China, Russia and the U.S. prioritize the region.

Trump has citedthe threat from China and Russiain hisdemands to take over Greenland, the Arctic island overseen by NATO ally Denmark.

Caudle said he knows he needs to offer the commanders in that region "more solutions" and his "tailored force packages would be a way to get after that."

BMW, Toyota recall over 87,000 vehicles due to fire risk

Daniel Coleman February 10, 2026

More than 87,000BMW and Toyota vehiclesare being recalled by BMW, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The recall for both brands is due to a fault in the car's starter motor, which the notice says "may overheat" and increase the risk of it catching on fire. Officials said the issue is attributed to wear on an internal component.

Although the recall was initiated by BMW, some Toyota Supra vehicles are included in the recall as its powertrain was developed by the German automaker, according toCars.com.

Owners of impacted vehicles are expected to receive notification letters on March 24, according to the notice. Affected cars will be able to get their engine starter replaced by dealers free of charge.

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