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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. Portland Pilots (9-17, 3-8 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (15-11, 5-6 WCC) San Diego; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Diego plays the Portland Pilots after Wayne …

NEW YORK (AP) — Tomas Tatar scored the lone goal in a shootout and the Seattle Kraken beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night. Matty Beniers scored in regulation, Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves and the Kraken snapped a three-game losing streak. Kyle Palmieri scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots in New York’s second consecutive defeat. Tatar …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Casino and lottery legislation is headed to its first test in the Alabama Legislature as Republican supporters aim to get the proposal before voters this fall. The sweeping proposal would authorize up to 10 casino sites with table games and slot machines, a state lottery, and allow sports betting at in-person locations and through online platforms. …