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Philadelphia plays Miami, looks to break home slide

Miami Heat (29-25, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (32-21, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: 76ers -3; over/under is 223.5 BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts Miami looking to end its four-game home slide. The 76ers are 21-13 in Eastern Conference games. Philadelphia ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 32.1 …

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Azerbaijan’s president sweeps to new term, but election monitors have concerns about the restrictive vote

DATE OF ELECTION Feb 7  TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential   WHO’S RUNNING President Ilham Aliyev, 62, easily won another seven-year term in a contest election monitors say was without real political opposition. Aliyev has been in power for more than 20 years. He had called an early vote while he was enjoying a surge in popularity after his forces swiftly reclaimed the …

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