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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. McNeese Cowboys (19-2, 8-0 Southland) at SE Louisiana Lions (8-13, 3-5 Southland) Hammond, Louisiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SE Louisiana faces the McNeese Cowboys after Nick …

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. Saint Mary’s Gaels (17-6, 8-0 WCC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-5, 7-1 WCC) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Mary’s (CA) takes on the Gonzaga Bulldogs …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says teenage goalkeeper Diego Kochen has agreed in principle to a new deal that will keep the American at the Spanish club through June 2028. Kochen, 17, will be registered as a reserve team player under the new contract. The Miami-born Kochen joined Barcelona in 2019 and has since played for its youth teams. Kochen …

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. BYU Cougars (15-5, 3-4 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (8-13, 3-5 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia hosts the No. …

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek secured a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine on Friday for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series. Ram and Krajicek beat Illya Beloborodko and Oleksii Krutykh 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The Americans have a combined five …

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. Marquette Golden Eagles (16-5, 7-3 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-12, 1-8 Big East) Washington; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Marquette visits the Georgetown Hoyas …

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. Princeton Tigers (15-2, 3-1 Ivy League) at Yale Bulldogs (13-6, 4-0 Ivy League) New Haven, Connecticut; Friday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3; over/under is 140.5 …

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. Iowa State Cyclones (16-4, 5-2 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (15-5, 4-3 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Baylor hosts the No. …

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. Butler Bulldogs (14-7, 5-5 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (16-5, 7-3 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler visits the No. 13 Creighton Bluejays …

NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers were handed a $75,000 fine for failing to include Joel Embiid on their injury report “in an accurate and timely manner” before their Saturday game at Denver. The NBA also fined the New Orleans Pelicans $25,000 for a separate violation that also involved the league’s injury reporting rules. Embiid hadn’t been included on …