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Brooks’ 31 lead UMass-Lowell past UMBC 93-80

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Cal hosts UCLA after Tyson’s 27-point performance

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Freeman leads Milwaukee against Robert Morris after 24-point game

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Friday’s Transactions

BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Placed former New York Mets Manager Billy Eppler on the ineligible list for direct violation of MLB’s rules: improper use of Injured List placements, including the deliberate fabrication of injuries; and the associated submission of documentation for the purposes of securing multiple improper Injured List placements during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Suspended free …

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Xavier hosts No. 19 Creighton after Scheierman’s 27-point game

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Pepper’s 19 lead UC Davis past Cal State Fullerton 71-58

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Sykes’ 17 help Texas State defeat Appalachian State 63-56

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Nets trade Dinwiddie to Raptors, who waive him. Dennis Schroder goes to Brooklyn

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets traded starting point guard Spencer Dinwiddie on Thursday to the Toronto Raptors, who are waiving him. The Nets acquired Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young from Toronto, though they waived Young to complete a three-team trade later Thursday with Phoenix and Memphis. Dinwiddie was in his second stint with the Nets, having been acquired …

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Group stage draw list for the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League

PARIS (AP) — Draw made Thursday for the group stage of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League: League A Group A1: Croatia, Portugal, Poland, Scotland. Group A2: Italy, Belgium, France, Israel. Group A3: Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Group A4: Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia. League B Group B1: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia. Group B2: England, Finland, Ireland, Greece. Group B3: Austria, …

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