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George Washington visits Saint Joseph’s (PA) following Bishop’s 23-point outing

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. George Washington Revolutionaries (14-11, 3-9 A-10) at Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (16-10, 6-7 A-10) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Washington visits the Saint Joseph’s (PA) …

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Real Madrid in good shape financially ahead of possible signing of Mbappé. Barcelona still struggles

MADRID (AP) — Signing Kylian Mbappé likely would not be a problem for Real Madrid financially, as it remains the Spanish club with the highest spending limit at 727 million euros ($786 million). Barcelona’s financial struggles continue, though, with its cap being reduced to 204 million euros ($220 million), the Spanish league said Tuesday. The Catalan club could be in …

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NBA All-Star weekend takeaways: Lots of points, lots of winners in Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis had plenty of winners. There was Damian Lillard, a 3-point shootout winner Saturday and the All-Star Game MVP on Sunday — a two-trophy weekend the likes of which only Michael Jordan pulled off previously. There were Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu, who made their 1-on-1 shooting contest into must-see-TV. There was Karl-Anthony …

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Damian Lillard sweeps All-Star weekend by adding MVP Award to 3-point title

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard came to Indianapolis with one purpose — to win. On Sunday, the first-time All-Star starter headed home with a rare All-Star weekend sweep. Lillard earned MVP honors by scoring 39 points, making 11 3-pointers and finishing with six assists, three rebounds and one steal, in the East’s record-breaking 211-186 win over the …

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No. 4 Arizona extends coach Tommy Lloyd’s contract 5 years through 2029

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. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — No. 4 Arizona has extended coach Tommy Lloyd’s contract by five years through 2029. The deal announced Monday is pending approval by the Arizona …

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