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Detroit plays Chicago on 4-game road skid

Detroit Pistons (9-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-30, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bulls -11.5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will look to break its four-game road slide when the Pistons take on Chicago. The Bulls are 3-7 against opponents in the Central Division. Chicago is …

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South Alabama hosts Southern Miss after Curbelo’s 24-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. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (16-13, 9-7 Sun Belt) at South Alabama Jaguars (14-15, 6-10 Sun Belt) Mobile, Alabama; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss faces the …

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Minnesota visits No. 13 Illinois following Hawkins’ 30-point showing

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. Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-10, 8-8 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Illinois hosts the …

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Latvia extends an entry ban on Russian tourists until March 2025 citing Moscow’s war in Ukraine

HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year, citing Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which officials say is “still posing a threat to the internal security of Latvia.” The Cabinet of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa decided Tuesday to lengthen the entry conditions on Russian citizens until March …

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Sweden midfielder Olsson in hospital with brain condition, his Danish club says

HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has been hospitalized with an acute brain condition after suddenly losing consciousness at home, his Danish club FC Midtjylland said Tuesday. Olsson is on a ventilator in Aarhus University Hospital, the club said, while a team of Denmark’s leading medical experts work to make a diagnosis and begin the correct course of …

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Murray State faces Belmont following Wood’s 24-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. Belmont Bruins (17-12, 10-8 MVC) at Murray State Racers (12-17, 9-9 MVC) Murray, Kentucky; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State hosts the Belmont Bruins after Jacobi …

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Leader of Georgia state Senate Democrats won’t seek office again this year

ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of the Democrats in Georgia’s state Senate says she won’t run for office again this year. Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain announced her retirement on Tuesday. “I’ve had an extraordinary journey at this Capitol,” Butler, 82, told senators. “I didn’t have a clue that I would stay longer than the designated 10 …

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Deep divisions on Russia’s war in Ukraine were evident at a meeting of 4 Central European countries

PRAGUE (AP) — Four Central European countries are deeply divided over the Russian war against Ukraine and how to resolve the conflict, the prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia said on Tuesday. The four post-communist countries form an informal grouping of European Union and NATO members known as the Visegrad Four. While the Czech Republic and …

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