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Montana State, Idaho State meet in Big Sky quarters

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No. 5 seed Montana State (11-9, 8-6) vs. No. 4 seed Idaho State (13-10, 8-6) Big Sky Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho; Thursday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana State and Idaho State are set to do battle in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament. Idaho State lost 75-62 to Eastern Washington on Friday, while Montana…

The Latest: Padres hoping to have 20% capacity for opener

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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The San Diego Padres believe they will be able to have 20% capacity — or roughly 8,500 fans — at Petco Park for opening day on April 1 if San Diego County is moved into the red tier in the state’s system for determining when it’s…

Alcorn State meets Texas Southern in SWAC quarters

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No. 6 seed Alcorn State (6-12, 6-7) vs. No. 3 seed Texas Southern (13-8, 10-3) Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State is set to take on Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on March 4, when Alcorn…

Seton Hall, St. John’s meet in Big East quarters

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No. 5 seed Seton Hall (13-12, 10-9) vs. No. 4 seed St. John’s (16-10, 10-9) Big East Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Madison Square Garden, New York; Thursday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall is set to take on St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The…

Garza repeats as Big Ten player of year; Howard top coach

By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer

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Iowa’s Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten for the second year in a row and Michigan’s Juwan Howard is coach of the year. Garza won a split vote with Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu after being a unanimous pick in 2020. Garza and Dosunmu were unanimous choices for for spots on the AP’s All-Big Ten team in voting of 15 media members. Joining Garza and Dosunmu on the first team are Minnesota’s Marcus Carr, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis and Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell. Michigan’s Hunter Dickson is newcomer of the year.

Duarte voted Pac-12 player of year, Mobley is the newcomer

By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer

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Oregon’s Chris Duarte is The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference and Southern California’s Evan Mobley is the newcomer of the year. Southern California’s Andy Enfield was named coach of the year on a team chosen by a panel of writers who cover the conference. Duarte is a senior guard from the Dominican Republic who was the Pac-12′s third-leading scorer at 17.3 points per game. He helped lead the Ducks to their second straight Pac-12 regular-season title. Mobley was a dominant force during his freshman year, averaging 16.1 points per game while leading the conference with 8.4 rebounds per game.

Miss. St., Kentucky meet in SEC 2nd round

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No. 9 seed Mississippi State (14-13, 8-10) vs. No. 8 seed Kentucky (9-15, 8-9) Southeastern Conference Tourney Second Round, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 12 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State is set to match up against Kentucky in the second round of the SEC tourney. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Jan. 2, when the…

Ball State faces Toledo in MAC quarters

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No. 8 seed Ball State (10-12, 8-9) vs. No. 1 seed Toledo (20-7, 15-4) Mid-American Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ball State is set to match up against Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last met on…

Oklahoma St. meets WVU in Big 12 quarters

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No. 5 seed Oklahoma State (18-7, 11-7) vs. No. 4 seed West Virginia (18-8, 11-6) Big 12 Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 11:30 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the Big 12 semifinals is up for grabs as Oklahoma State and West Virginia prepare to do battle. The teams split the regular season series at…

Maryland faces Michigan State in Big Ten tourney

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No. 9 seed Michigan State (15-11, 9-11) vs. No. 8 seed Maryland (15-12, 9-11) Big Ten Tourney Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Thursday, 11:30 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Michigan State is set to take on Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 28, when the…