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NBA-NEWS Team LeBron coasts to victory ATLANTA (AP) — Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half, setting up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in the league’s 70th midseason showcase. LeBron James is now 4-0, having defeated Stephen Curry’s squad in 2018 and teams selected by Milwaukee’s two-time…

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NBA-NEWS Team LeBron coasts to victory ATLANTA (AP) — Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half, setting up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in the league’s 70th midseason showcase. LeBron James is now 4-0, having defeated Stephen Curry’s squad in 2018 and teams selected by Milwaukee’s two-time…

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NBA-NEWS Curry, Sabonis win NBA Al-Star pregame contests UNDATED (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is the NBA’s 3-point shooting champion for the second time in his career. Curry finished first in both rounds to edge Utah’s Mike Conley and Boston’s Jayson Tatum. Curry had 28 points in the finals, one more than Conley. Indiana forward Domantas Sabonis…

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NBA-NEWS Curry, Sabonis win NBA Al-Star pregame contests UNDATED (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is the NBA’s 3-point shooting champion for the second time in his career. Curry finished first in both rounds to edge Utah’s Mike Conley and Boston’s Jayson Tatum. Curry had 28 points in the finals, one more than Conley. Indiana forward Domantas Sabonis…

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NBA-NEWS Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing UNDATED (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers standouts Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and Ben Simmons were ruled out of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue. The NBA made the announcement about eight hours before tipoff. The league said the two had contact with an individual…

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NBA-NEWS Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing UNDATED (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers standouts Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and Ben Simmons were ruled out of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue. The NBA made the announcement about eight hours before tipoff. The league said the two had contact with an individual…

Michigan State faces tough test vs No. 2 Michigan

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No. 2 Michigan (19-2, 14-2) vs. Michigan State (14-11, 8-11) Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Michigan presents a tough challenge for Michigan State. Michigan State has won four of its 10 games against ranked opponents this season. Michigan easily beat Michigan State by 19 at home in its last…

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBA-ALL-STAR Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing ATLANTA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers standouts Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and Ben Simmons have been ruled out of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue. The NBA made the announcement about eight hours before tipoff. The league said the two had contact with…

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBA-ALL-STAR Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing ATLANTA (AP) Philadelphia players Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) and Ben Simmons have been ruled out of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue. The NBA made the announcement about eight hours before tipoff. The league said the two had contact with an individual…

Pepperdine faces BYU in WCC finals

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Pepperdine (12-11, 8-6) vs. No. 2 seed Brigham Young (19-5, 10-3) West Coast Conference Tourney Championship, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada; Monday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine is set to face off against Brigham Young in the Championship of the WCC tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played on Jan. 27,…