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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 Arizona Lumberjacks (11-14, 4-7 Big Sky) at Sacramento State Hornets (6-19, 2-10 Big Sky) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona faces the Sacramento …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El Independiente de Carlos Tevez llegó a lo más alto, al menos por 24 horas. El Rojo venció 1-0 a Rosario Central el martes y alcanzó a River Plate, que juega el miércoles, en la cima de la Serie A de la Copa de la Liga del fútbol argentino. En el estadio Libertadores de América y …

A class-action suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in New York arguing that the major junior hockey system in North America violates U.S. antitrust law. The lawsuit, brought by divisions of the World Association of Icehockey Players Unions and two individual former major junior players, takes aim at the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Western …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Lowry is back in Philadelphia and back together with coach Nick Nurse. Lowry signed with the 76ers on Tuesday, having cleared waivers after agreeing to a buyout of his contract after he was traded from Miami to Charlotte. The six-time NBA All-Star is originally from North Philadelphia and played in college at Villanova. He has since …

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns announced Wednesday they have acquired the rights to a G League franchise that will begin play next season, meaning all 30 NBA teams now own or operate a team in the developmental league. The Suns said the new team would play somewhere in the Phoenix metro area, though an exact location hasn’t been announced. …

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. North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (15-11, 7-4 Summit League) at Denver Pioneers (14-12, 5-6 Summit League) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts the North Dakota Fightin’ …

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand almost had the perfect ending for his 1,000th career NHL game. The Bruins captain had two assists in regulation and almost scored the game-winner in overtime, but Andrei Vasilevskiy deflected the shot high and then stopped all three Boston attempts in the shootout to deliver a 3-2 victory for Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. “He …

The new sign outside the Texas Rangers’ training facility in Surprise, Arizona, became a favorite photo opportunity on Wednesday. “World Series Champions. 2023.” “I’ve gotten even a deeper appreciation of what these guys did. It was just incredible year with a lot of ups and downs,” Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. “I mean, yeah, got some pretty big hits on …

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. Wichita State Shockers (10-14, 2-9 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (12-12, 5-6 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina takes on the Wichita …

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. Northwestern Wildcats (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Clifford Omoruyi and the Rutgers …