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Sports on TV for Thursday, Feb. 26

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Thursday, Feb. 26

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)

3 a.m. (Friday)

FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Western

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

CBSSN — Delaware at Jacksonville St.

ESPN2 — Temple at FAU

ESPNU — High Point at Presbyterian

8 p.m.

NBCSN — Michigan St. at Purdue

PEACOCK — Michigan St. at Purdue

9 p.m.

CBSSN — FIU at Sam Houston St.

ESPN2 — Wichita St. at Memphis

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Louisville at Georgia Tech

ESPN — Tennessee at LSU

SECN — Mississippi at Florida

7 p.m.

PEACOCK — Villanova at Seton Hall

TNT — Georgetown at UConn

TRUTV — Georgetown at UConn

8 p.m.

ACCN — Florida St. at Duke

SECN — Missouri at South Carolina

9 p.m.

BTN — Illinois at Iowa

TNT — Providence at Creighton

TRUTV — Providence at Creighton

10 p.m.

SECN — Georgia at Texas

COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

BTN — Minnesota at Michigan

GOLF

5:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: Investec South African Open Championship, First Round, Stellenbosch GC, Stellenbosch, South Africa

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, First Round, PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

9:30 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: HSBC Women’s World Championship, Second Round, Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Singapore

5:30 a.m. (Friday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: Investec South African Open Championship, Second Round, Stellenbosch GC, Stellenbosch, South Africa

HORSE RACING

3 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees, Tampa, Fla.

3 p.m.

MLBN — Spring Training: Cleveland vs. Seattle, Peoria, Ariz.

NBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Houston at Orlando

10 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Minnesota at L.A. Clippers

NFL FOOTBALL

3 p.m.

NFLN — 2026 NFL Scouting Combine: Defensive Linemen and Linebackers, Indianapolis

NHL HOCKEY

8 p.m.

ESPN — Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers

10:30 p.m.

ESPN — Edmonton at Los Angeles

SOCCER (MEN’S)

12:40 p.m.

CBSSN — UEFA Europa League: Celtic at VfB Stuttgart, Playoff – Leg 2

2:55 p.m.

CBSSN — UEFA Europa League: Fenerbahçe at Nottingham Forest, Playoff – Leg 2

7 p.m.

FS1 — CONCACAF Champions Cup: Defence Force F.C. at Philadelphia Union, First Round – Leg 2

7:50 p.m.

FS2 — CONCACAF U-20 Championship Qualifier Group Stage, Nicaragua vs. Martinique, Group F, Managua, Nicaragua

TENNIS

5 a.m.

TENNIS CHANNEL — Dubai-ATP Quarterfinals

6 a.m.

TENNIS CHANNEL — Dubai-ATP Quarterfinals

10 a.m.

TENNIS CHANNEL — Acapulco-ATP & Dubai-ATP Quarterfinals; Austin-WTA, Santiago-ATP & Merida-WTA Early Rounds

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NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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