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Bellarmine visits Austin Peay following Witt’s 26-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. Bellarmine Knights (8-22, 4-11 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (16-14, 9-6 ASUN) Clarksville, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay hosts the Bellarmine Knights after Sai …

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Players’ union head Tony Clark hopeful 2024 uniforms will soon be altered following complaints

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — Baseball players’ association head Tony Clark is hopeful 2024 uniforms will soon be altered following complaints by his members. The uniforms designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics have been criticized by players for pants that are somewhat see through and for lettering, sleeve emblems and numbering that are less bulky and apparently smaller. “You just …

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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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Weber State hosts Northern Colorado following Reaves’ 21-point game

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Rush has 18, Youngstown State defeats Detroit Mercy 69-55

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, …

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