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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. Austin Peay Governors (13-13, 6-5 ASUN) at Central Arkansas Bears (9-18, 5-6 ASUN) Conway, Arkansas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Governors -2.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM …

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. North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (15-11, 7-4 Summit League) at Denver Pioneers (14-12, 5-6 Summit League) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pioneers -3.5; over/under is 158 …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Richard Petty’s signature cowboy hat has been an iconic symbol of NASCAR for decades. Now it’s a work of art. Legacy Motor Club and Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday unveiled the first of 28 unique statues featuring Petty’s famed hat, the feathered Charlie 1 Horse. Titled “The King’s Hat,” the fiberglass and concrete statues are …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is confident the Oakland Athletics will be playing in Las Vegas starting in 2028. “The reality of the situation is that whenever you’re leaving a market where you’ve been for decades and you’re going to make a move to a different city where there’s not a stadium, that’s a really difficult undertaking, …

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. HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records both scored 15 points in Colgate’s 85-55 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday night. Moffatt added eight rebounds for …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA All-Star experience will be hectic, just like everything else has seemed so far in his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s going to the Tech Summit, the league’s thinktank that kicks off the All-Star festivities on Friday morning. He’ll have a slate of media responsibilities. He’ll play in the Rising Stars …

ZURICH (AP) — Asian Cup winner Qatar and new African champion Ivory Coast moved up into the top 40 of the FIFA men’s world rankings on Thursday. Qatar retaining its Asian title fueled a rise of 21 places to No. 37 – its highest in the rankings’ 32-year history – and Ivory Coast moved up 10 to No. 39. Ivory …

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark wasted no time becoming the NCAA women’s career scoring leader Thursday night, taking less than three minutes to score the eight points she needed to break Kelsey Plum’s record. The Iowa star who has brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball surpassed the record with her signature shot — a 35-foot 3-pointer that hit …

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant anotó 25 puntos y los Suns de Phoenix se sobrepusieron a la expulsión temprana de su otro astro Devin Booker, para doblegar el miércoles 116-100 a los Pistons de Detroit. Monty Williams, entrenador de Detroit disputó su primer partido en Phoenix desde que los Suns lo despidieron. Williams dirigió a Phoenix de 2019 a la …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Florida Panthers are playing so well, they don’t need any bounces. They’re getting them anyway. Anton Lundell scored twice — including a fluttering shot that floated high in the air over Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry — and the Panthers extended their franchise-record road winning streak to nine with a 5-2 win over the Penguins on Wednesday. …