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HONG KONG (AP) — The fallout from Lionel Messi’s failure to play in a club exhibition match in Hong Kong has spread with both of Argentina’s friendly matches as part of a tour of mainland China next month canceled by local football authorities. The Beijing Football Association said on Saturday it would not organize Argentina’s scheduled friendly against Ivory Coast …

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. DALLAS (AP) — Ja’Heim Hudson helped lead SMU past North Texas on Sunday with 14 points off of the bench in a 71-68 win. Jalen Smith also scored …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Myles Turner scored 23 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 125-111 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Pascal Siakam added 19 points and T.J. McConnell finished with 16 for Indiana, which shot 61% (50 for 82) in the game, including 48.3% (14 for 29) from 3-point …

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. LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Antavion Collum had 14 points in McNeese’s 74-67 victory against Texas A&M-CC on Saturday night. Collum added eight rebounds for the Cowboys (21-3, …

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. Elon Phoenix (10-14, 3-8 CAA) at Towson Tigers (14-10, 7-4 CAA) Towson, Maryland; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charles Thompson and the Towson Tigers host Max Mackinnon …

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. CHICAGO (AP) — Christian Jones had 24 points in UIC’s 71-65 victory over Northern Iowa on Sunday night. Jones shot 10 of 15 from the field and 3 …

The AP Top 25 women’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. AMES, Iowa (AP) — Payton Verhulst made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help No. 24 Oklahoma beat Iowa State 86-72 on Saturday night for its eighth …

TORONTO (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Evan Mobley added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to a season-high nine games by routing the Toronto Raptors 119-95 on Saturday night. Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points and Max Strus had 14 as the surging Cavs won for the 22nd time …

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. EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Josh Reaves had 24 points in Mount St. Mary’s 96-79 win over Quinnipiac on Saturday night. Reaves was 9 of 15 shooting (6 for …