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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. Manhattan Jaspers (5-15, 2-9 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: MAAC foes Mount St. Mary’s and Manhattan …

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s unlikely — some would say miraculous — progression to the Africa Cup of Nations final has convinced locals that God is on their side. The host nation has survived several close shaves with elimination thanks to fortune with results in other games and scarcely believable comebacks. Late goals in remarkable wins in the …

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and France have already qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer in women’s basketball. The 10 other spots are up for grabs this week in four qualifying tournaments that are spread throughout the world. Belgium, China, Hungary and Brazil will each host four teams in a round-robin style format that begins Thursday. The top …

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. Valparaiso Beacons (6-17, 2-10 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (20-3, 11-1 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sycamores -20.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM …

Mallory Swanson is returning to the U.S. national team, but she’s not ready to play in a match just yet. Swanson, who injured her left knee last April and missed the Women’s World Cup, will train with the United States for the inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup but she won’t play in tournament games. Swanson was the team’s leading scorer …

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 27 points and eight assists before exiting with an apparent ankle injury, Donte DiVincenzo had 32 points, and the New York Knicks hung on for a 123-113 win over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 points and eight rebounds and Precious Achiuwa scored 17 as the Knicks shot …

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. Colgate Raiders (15-8, 9-1 Patriot League) at Boston University Terriers (9-14, 4-6 Patriot League) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raiders -8; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM …

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving was traded away a year ago, but he’s never fully left New York. Not when he grew up in the area as a Nets fan, and not when so many family and friends were in attendance when he came back Tuesday night. He gave them quite a show. Irving scored 36 points, leading the …

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. Texas A&M Aggies (13-8, 4-4 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (8-14, 0-9 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-15, 2-9 ACC) at Duke Blue Devils (16-5, 7-3 ACC) Durham, North Carolina; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -16.5; over/under …