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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points during a brilliant fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from a 21-point deficit for a dramatic 116-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard missed a 12-footer with five seconds to play, and James threw a long pass to Cam Reddish for …

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. STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Tyren Moore had 23 points in Georgia Southern’s 87-73 victory over Marshall on Wednesday night. Moore also added five rebounds for the Eagles (7-23, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. Northern Colorado Bears (17-11, 10-5 Big Sky) at Weber State Wildcats (18-10, 9-6 Big Sky) Ogden, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -5; over/under is …

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. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Brandon Rush scored 18 points as Youngstown State beat Detroit Mercy 69-55 on Wednesday night. Rush also contributed five rebounds for the Penguins (22-9, …

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. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kylan Boswell has been inconsistent in Pac-12 play, leading to an occasional earful from coach Tommy Lloyd and some grumbling from Arizona’s sizable fan …

The AP Top 25 women’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. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading women’s scorer in major college basketball by scoring 33 points to pass Lynette Woodard and post her 17th career …

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. Stanford Cardinal (12-15, 7-10 Pac-12) at Utah Utes (16-11, 7-9 Pac-12) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Utes -8.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: …