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Washington, Utah meet in Pac-12 tourney

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No. 10 seed Washington (5-20, 4-17) vs. No. 7 seed Utah (11-12, 8-11) Pac-12 Conference Tournament First Round, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington is set to face Utah in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played on Jan. 24,…

Minnesota faces Northwestern in Big Ten tourney

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No. 13 seed Minnesota (13-14, 6-14) vs. No. 12 seed Northwestern (9-14, 6-13) Big Ten Tourney First Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota and Northwestern are prepared to match up in the first round of the Big Ten tourney. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 25, when the Wildcats…

Cal faces Stanford in Pac-12 tourney

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No. 11 seed Cal (8-19, 3-18) vs. No. 6 seed Stanford (14-12, 10-10) Pac-12 Conference Tournament First Round, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal and Stanford are set to do battle in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. Stanford won both of the regular season matchups earlier this season. The teams last played each…

Iowa State, OU meet in Big 12 tourney

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No. 10 seed Iowa State (2-21, 0-18) vs. No. 7 seed Oklahoma (14-9, 9-8) Big 12 Conference Tourney First Round, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State and Oklahoma are prepared to face off in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament. In the regular season, Oklahoma won both of the head-to-head matchups….

Loyola faces Army in Patriot League semis

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No. 9 seed Loyola (Md.) (5-10, 5-10) vs. No. 4 seed Army (12-8, 8-7) Patriot League Conference Tourney Semifinals, Christl Arena, West Point, New York; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Army is ready to face Loyola (Md.) with a spot in the Patriot League championship game up for grabs. Army earned an 89-66 win over American in its most…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL-MILES-KANSAS Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU UNDATED (AP) — Les Miles is out as Kansas’ head football coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU. Last week, LSU released a 148-page review by a law firm about the university’s handling of sexual…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL-MILES-KANSAS Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU UNDATED (AP) — Les Miles is out as Kansas’ head football coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU. Last week, LSU released a 148-page review by a law firm about the university’s handling of sexual…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL-MILES-KANSAS Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU UNDATED (AP) — Les Miles is out as Kansas’ head football coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU. Last week, LSU released a 148-page review by a law firm about the university’s handling of sexual…

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MLB-CUBS-ASTROS-ODORIZZI Astros boost rotation with Odorizzi’s $20.25M, 2-year deaL UNDATED (AP) — Right-hander Jake Odorizzi and the Houston Astros have finalized a $20.25 million, two-year contract that includes a player option for 2023 and could be worth at least $33.25 million over three seasons. Odorizzi enhances a Houston rotation that lost Framber Valdéz indefinitely to a broken finger this spring….

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MLB-CUBS-SOX FANS Chicago teams can admit fans to 20% capacity CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s two major league baseball teams will be allowed to host a limited number of fans starting on opening day. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says capacity for the Cubs at Wrigley Field and the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field will be set at 20%. That translates to…