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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. STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Lue Williams had 21 points in Tarleton State’s 82-71 win against Texas Southern on Tuesday night in the CIT. Williams shot 7 for 11 …
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20 March
Andy Murray beats weary Matteo Berrettini to advance at the Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Andy Murray won another lengthy match with Matteo Berrettini, who appeared weary and leaned on his racket to keep his balance during Murray’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory Wednesday at the Miami Open. Playing his first match on the ATP Tour this season, Berrettini was serving with Murray leading 5-2 in the second set when he …
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19 March
Armenia: Urge demarcar frontera con Azerbaiyán para evitar otro conflicto
EREVÁN, Armenia (AP) — El primer ministro de Armenia declaró el martes que se necesita demarcar rápidamente la frontera con la vecina Azerbaiyán para evitar una nueva ronda de hostilidades. En declaraciones a habitantes de la aldea de Voskepar en la región Tavush, cerca de la frontera con Azerbaiyán, el primer ministro Nikol Pashinyan advirtió que la negativa de Azerbaiyán …
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19 March
Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Court orders that prohibited two criminal defendants from possessing firearms while they awaited trial were constitutional because they were in line with past restrictions on firearms, a federal court ruled Monday. Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, found that U.S. laws have historically sought …
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19 March
NBA teams on the defensive as scoring goes slightly down after All-Star break
New Orleans forward Herbert Jones learned a long time ago the critical component to being an elite defensive stopper was keeping whoever you’re guarding in front of you. It’s that simple. It’s that difficult, too. “You do the best you can,” Jones said. Contrary to popular belief, there HAS been some defense played in the NBA this season (it’s just …
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19 March
Gaza y Haití están al borde de la hambruna, dicen expertos. Esto es lo que significa.
El hambre catastrófica es tan grave en dos de los puntos más críticos del mundo que la hambruna es inminente en el norte de Gaza y se cierne sobre Haití, mientras cientos de miles de personas en ambos lugares pasan apuros para evitar morir de hambre. Ello de acuerdo con expertos internacionales en seguridad alimentaria y grupos de asistencia, que …
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19 March
Providence and Boston College play in NIT matchup
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. Boston College Eagles (19-15, 10-13 ACC) at Providence Friars (21-13, 12-11 Big East) Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Providence and Boston College square off …
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19 March
USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women
USA Basketball’s men’s team will see Serbia and South Sudan in two of its three group-stage games at the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women will open their schedule in a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer. FIBA, the sport’s global organizing body, held the draw for the Paris Games in Mies, Switzerland, on Tuesday, slotting the fields …
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19 March
Man United teenage midfielder Kobbie Mainoo gets first call-up by England
LONDON (AP) — Manchester United teenager Kobbie Mainoo’s swift rise to prominence could yet see the midfielder play for England in high-profile friendlies against Brazil and Belgium in the coming days. The 18-year-old Mainoo received his first call-up by England on Tuesday, his latest step in a breakthrough season that could yet end with a place in his country’s squad …
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19 March
Stock market today: Asian shares follow Wall St higher as markets await a rate decision by the Fed
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday ahead of expected guidance by the Federal Reserve on the timing of its cuts to interest rates. Oil prices and U.S. futures fell. Japan’s markets were closed for a holiday. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, raising the …
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