Today is Thursday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2026. There are 322 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Feb. 12, 2016, Pope Francis embraced Patriarch Kirill in the first meeting between a pontiff and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. The meeting in Havana was a landmark development in the 1,000-year schism that has divided Christianity.

Also on this date:

In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded after being condemned for high treason.

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In 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin at Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky.

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in New York City.

In 1912, Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty.

In 1914, groundbreaking took place for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

In 1999, the Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton in his impeachment trial on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

In 2002, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević went on trial in The Hague, charged with genocide and war crimes. (Milošević died in 2006 before the trial could conclude).

In 2019, Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was convicted in New York of running an industrial-scale drug smuggling operation, murder and money laundering. (Guzman is currently serving a life sentence at the federal supermax prison facility in Florence, Colorado.)

Today’s birthdays:

Film director Costa-Gavras is 93.
Author Judy Blume is 88.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is 84.
Country singer Moe Bandy is 82.
Musician Michael McDonald is 74.
Actor-talk show host Arsenio Hall is 70.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is 61.
Actor Josh Brolin is 58.
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is 57.
Actor Christina Ricci is 46.
Rapper Gucci Mane is 46.
Actor Jennifer Stone is 33.
Pro wrestler Jaida Parker is 27.

The third-seed Lakeville North girls hockey team kept it’s dramatic postseason run going, beating Apple Valley 1-0 in double overtime on Wednesday to advance to the state tournament.

The Panthers had beat No. 2 seed Rosemount 1-0 in overtime in the Class 2A, Section 3 semifinals on Saturday. They followed by beating the top-seeded Eagles on Wednesday to advance to state for the first time since 2023.

More teams punched their ticket to the girls hockey state tournament on Wednesday. Here’s a look at the day’s section tournament action:

Class 2A, Section 6 semifinal

Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4, Wayzata 2: Talla Hansen scored in overtime as No. 2 seed Benilde-St. Margaret’s beat third-seeded Wayzata at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis. Wayzata opened the scoring just 2:57 into the game with a power-play goal from Sofia Kallebo. Brynn Heising had a power-play goal to tie the game before the end of the first period.

Dana Madsen put Benilde-St. Margaret’s up 2-1 in the second before Wayzata countered with a third-period goal from Noelle Noble. Kylie Jaksha made 32 saves in goal for Wayzata, while Emma Matack had 21 saves for BSM.

In Wednesday’s late game at Parade Ice Garden, Edina scored three times in the third to beat Bloomington Jefferson 6-3. Cate McCoy and Audrey Davis each scored twice for Edina, which also got goals from Charlotte Theirl and Lorelai Nelson. Natalie Thornburg, Keira Abeln and Karmen Melnichuck scored for Bloomington Jefferson. Sarah Rash held strong in goal for Bloomington Jefferson, making 44 saves. Finley Engfer had 10 saves for No. 1 seed Edina, which will face Benilde-St. Margaret’s on Friday at 7 p.m. at Parade Ice Garden.

Class 2A, Section 8 final

Top-seed Bemidji advanced to the state tournament with a 4-3 win against Moorhead in Bemidji. Bemidji advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 2007.

Class A, Section 2 final

Brielle Newton scored midway through the third period to send Mankato East to the Class A state tournament with a 2-1 win against Minnesota River on Wednesday at Gustavus Adolphus. Alexis Erickson had a power-play goal for Mankato East to open the scoring in the first. Noelle Simonette had a power-play goal in the second for Minnesota River. Mankato East is back in the state tournament for the first time since back-to-back appearances in 2022-23.

Class A, Section 5 final

Breck beat Westonka/Southwest Christian 3-0 at the St. Louis Park Rec Center on Wednesday to advance to the Class A state tournament. It’s Breck’s first tournament since winning the Class A title in 2020.

Class A, Section 7 final

Avery Milbridge scored twice as Proctor/Hermantown earned a 5-1 victory against North Shore at St. Luke’s Arena in Proctor. Ella Kaups, Mylie Chesley and Grace Nichols also scored for Proctor/Hermantown, who is in the state tournament for the sixth straight season. Suri Langley had 13 saves for Proctor/Hermantown. Emmy Bentler made 34 saves for North Shore.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Portland 133-109 von Wednesday night to end the Trail Blazers;’ winning streak at three.

Randall, who also had seven rebounds, capped his night with a windmill dunk that put the crowd at the Target Center on its feet. Jaden McDaniels added 21 points for the Timberwolves, playing their final game before the All-Star break.

Jrue Holiday scored 23 points for the Trail Blazers, who trailed by 28 points and were hurt by 25 turnovers. Scoot Henderson, playing just his third game back since missing the first half of the season because of a hamstring injury, finished with 18 points.

Minnesota scoring leader Anthony Edwards was listed as questionable going into the game because of an illness but he started and finished with 14 points.

Minnesota was coming off a 138-116 win at home over Atlanta that stopped a two-game skid.

McDaniels’ floating jumper pushed Minnesota’s lead to 50-38 midway through the second quarter. McDaniels had 15 points in the opening half and the Timberwolves led 61-51 at the break.

Edwards and Julius Randle hit back-to-back 3-pointers to go up 73-59 in the third quarter. Rudy Gobert dunked to cap a 16-2 run and gave the Timberwolves a 79-59 lead.

Portland ended the third quarter on a 10-3 run to close to 96-82 but couldn’t find a rally down the stretch. All-Star Deni Avdija struggled with 11 points.

The Blazers were without Shaedon Sharpe, who missed the third straight game for the with a left calf strain.

Up next

Trail Blazers: At Utah on Thursday night.

Timberwolves: Host Dallas on Friday, Feb. 20.

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The St. Thomas women’s basketball team earned its second straight win on Wednesday, beating Oral Roberts 71-66 at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul

Alyssa Sand had 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Tommies (12-13, 5-6 Summit). Mikayla Werner had 14 points, while Jada Hood added 13 points, a team-high seven assists and six rebounds. Autumn McCall finished with nine points and 10 rebounds for St. Thomas.

The Tommies took control by outscoring Oral Roberts 21-9 in the third quarter, before holding on as the Eagles (12-12, 5-6) pushed in the fourth.

St. Thomas had lost four of five before winning the past two games, including a 60-56 win at Denver on Saturday. The Tommies host Omaha on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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