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No. 21 Virginia overcomes free-throw woes to beat Wake Forest 49-47

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. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Reece Beekman scored 20 points and No. 21 Virginia overcame poor free-throw shooting to beat Wake Forest 49-47 on Saturday. The Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 …

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US aid to Ukraine hinges on House Speaker Johnson. His leadership is being tested by the far right

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with congressional leaders in Washington late last year he told them privately what is now public: With U.S. weapons, they could win the war against Russia, but without them Russian President Vladimir Putin would be victorious. In a subsequent meeting with new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a looming deadline for the …

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Shannon leads No. 14 Illinois against Maryland

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. Illinois Fighting Illini (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (14-11, 6-8 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -2; over/under …

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