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South Alabama plays conference rival UL Monroe

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UL Monroe Warhawks (11-17, 6-11 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars (15-15, 7-10 Sun Belt) Mobile, Alabama; Friday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaguars -7.5; over/under is …

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Johnson’s 30 lead UC Davis over Hawaii 75-63

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Ty Johnson’s 30 points led UC Davis past Hawaii 75-63 on Thursday night. Johnson was 11 of 16 shooting, including 1 for 3 from …

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Smith’s 2nd triple-double powers Utah past Stanford, 90-68

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deivon Smith put up his second triple-double of the season and Cole Bajema knocked down five of the six 3-point shots he took …

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Davis, Northwestern State Demons take on the Lamar Cardinals

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Lamar Cardinals (15-13, 9-6 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons (9-19, 7-8 Southland) Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Terry Anderson and the Lamar Cardinals take on …

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De Miñaur supera a Tsitsipas por un lugar en las semifinales del Abierto Mexicano

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Álex de Miñaur superó el jueves 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 a Stefanos Tsitsipas para asegurarse un lugar en las semifinales del Abierto Mexicano por segunda edición consecutIva. El campeón defensor, noveno del ranking ATP, tuvo problemas en el primer set y lo perdió en 28 minutos, pero se recuperó en los dos siguientes para conseguir la victoria …

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Moore scores 23, Georgia Southern defeats Marshall 87-73

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Canisius hosts Mount St. Mary’s following Montgomery’s 25-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (12-16, 8-9 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (11-15, 6-10 MAAC) Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary’s visits the …

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MLB average salary rose 7% to record $4.5M last year but several teams cutting payroll in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 7.1% last year to a record $4,525,719, according to the annual report the players’ association issued Thursday, but several teams appear to be cutting payroll for 2024. After declining in 2021 following the pandemic-shortened season, the average rose 23% over two seasons. The 2022 average marked a 14.8% increase from …

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Save the date: Macron says he’ll swim in the River Seine as he inspects Paris’ new Olympic village

French President Emmanuel Macron boldly promised to swim in the River Seine being cleaned up for the Paris Olympics as he toured the new complex that will house athletes on Thursday. Macron cited pollution-reduction in the Seine as one of the Games’ positive long-term impacts. He noted “extraordinary” public-funded investments being poured into making the river — largely off limits …

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