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Mathews stars for Sri Lanka in T20 series-clinching win over Afghanistan

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka bowled out Afghanistan for 115 to win their Twenty20 by 72 runs and clinch the series on Monday. Angelo Mathews starred with a brisk unbeaten 42 then both opening wickets. Sri Lanka was made to bat first and scored 187-6. Sadeera Samarawickrama top-scored with 52 off 42 deliveries. Afghanistan was 31-5 after the …

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Beekman leads No. 21 Virginia against Virginia Tech after 20-point performance

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. Virginia Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (14-11, 6-8 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hokies -3; over/under is 126.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government said Monday it will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring. The Department of National Defence said in a statement that drones have become a critical capability for Ukraine in its war with Russia. It said the drones are important for surveillance and intelligence gathering, and can …

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Cryer leads No. 3 Houston against No. 10 Iowa State after 26-point game

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 (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) Houston; Monday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -9.5; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM …

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UCLA’s Sebastian Mack ejected after flagrant-2 foul against Utah

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. LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Sebastian Mack received a flagrant-2 foul and was ejected against Utah on Sunday. The freshman guard is the Bruins’ leading scorer at 13.5 …

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Messi and Miami are grabbing the attention in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference

PHILADELPHIA UNION 2023 RECORD AND FINISH: 15-9-10, 4th in the East, lost in the conference semifinals to FC Cincinnati. COACH: Jim Curtin. KEY PLAYERS: Alejandro Bedoya, James Blake. Julian Carranza. OUTLOOK: The Union have reached the conference semifinals in four of the last five seasons. They’ve made the playoffs for six straight seasons. Last year they were led by Daniel …

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‘Soaring’ over hills or ‘playing’ with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Retired Army Col. Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and then at two private universities through the 1990s, so he isn’t surprised by the progress technology has made over the decades. But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently, he was stunned. Sitting in a conference room …

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Iowa visits Michigan State following Freeman’s 20-point game

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 Hawkeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa takes on the Michigan …

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No. 1 UConn takes on No. 17 Creighton, seeks 25th victory of season

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. UConn Huskies (24-2, 14-1 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (19-7, 10-5 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 UConn will try to earn …

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Daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain says she has cancer, urges his release

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The daughter of a long-detained human rights activist in Bahrain said she has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and again called for her father’s release. Maryam al-Khawaja also urged Denmark, where both al-Khawajas have citizenship, to do more to free her father, 62-year-old Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. She also asked Denmark to end arms sales to …

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