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Irving and Doncic lead Mavericks past Wenbanyama and Spurs, 116-93

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 34 points, Luka Doncic had 27 before leaving early in the fourth period and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 15-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-93 on Wednesday night. Doncic left three minutes into the fourth quarter holding his neck. A team spokesman said Doncic, who also had nine rebounds and …

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Wichita State visits East Carolina following Johnson’s 30-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. Wichita State Shockers (10-14, 2-9 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (12-12, 5-6 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -1.5; over/under is 138 …

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Barcelona faces tricky game at Celta Vigo before focusing on Napoli trip

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Xavi Hernández will have one more chance to get his Barcelona playing well before its first Champions League knockout-round game in three years. Barcelona crosses northern Spain to Celta Vigo on Saturday, four days before it travels to Napoli in the Champions League round of 16. Xavi stunned Barcelona less than three weeks ago, when he …

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Raynaud leads Stanford against Washington after 25-point outing

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. Stanford Cardinal (12-11, 7-6 Pac-12) at Washington Huskies (13-11, 5-8 Pac-12) Seattle; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -4; over/under is 159 BOTTOM LINE: Stanford takes …

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Plotnikov leads Hofstra against Drexel after 20-point showing

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. Hofstra Pride (15-10, 8-4 CAA) at Drexel Dragons (15-10, 8-4 CAA) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dragons -3.5; over/under is 133 BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra faces …

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Portland visits San Diego after McKinney’s 31-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. 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 …

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