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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. VCU Rams (16-8, 8-3 A-10) at Saint Louis Billikens (9-15, 2-9 A-10) St. Louis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis hosts the VCU Rams after Sincere …

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. Portland Pilots (9-17, 3-8 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (15-11, 5-6 WCC) San Diego; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Toreros -7; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: …

Stocks returned to record heights following some mixed reports on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Thursday, surpassing the all-time high it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.3%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market after a report showed sales at U.S. retailers weakened by more last month than …