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Rider meets Canisius in MAAC tourney

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Rider (5-16, 5-13) vs. Canisius (7-5, 7-5) Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney First Round, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rider is set to take on Canisius in the opening round of the MAAC tourney. Canisius won against Siena 76-75 in its most recent game, while Rider fell 65-62 to Monmouth in its last outing….

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T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Dosunmu’s return powers No. 4 Illinois over No. 7 Ohio State UNDATED (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu (EYE’-oh doh-SOO’-moo) returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and No. 4 Illinois rallied late to beat No. 7 Ohio State 73-68. Andre Curbelo also had 19 points as Illinois got its second…

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T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Dosunmu’s return powers No. 4 Illinois over No. 7 Ohio State UNDATED (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu (EYE’-oh doh-SOO’-moo) returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and No. 4 Illinois rallied late to beat No. 7 Ohio State 73-68. Andre Curbelo also had 19 points as Illinois got its second…

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T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Dosunmu’s return powers No. 4 Illinois over No. 7 Ohio State UNDATED (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu (EYE’-oh doh-SOO’-moo) returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and No. 4 Illinois rallied late to beat No. 7 Ohio State 73-68. Andre Curbelo also had 19 points as Illinois got its second…

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T25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Dosunmu’s return powers No. 4 Illinois over No. 7 Ohio State UNDATED (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu (EYE’-oh doh-SOO’-moo) returned after missing three games with a concussion and facial injuries to score 19 points, and No. 4 Illinois rallied late to beat No. 7 Ohio State 73-68. Andre Curbelo also had 19 points as Illinois got its second…

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NHL-SCHEDULE Noel Acciari gets hat trick as Panthers beat Predators 6-2 UNDATED (AP) — Noel Acciari scored three goals for his third career hat trick, and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 6-2 for their second straight victory. Acciari, who began the day with no points in 14 games this season, scored twice in a three-goal second period as…

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NHL-SCHEDULE Rolling Rangers sweep Devils, hand NJ 5th straight loss UNDATED (AP) — Ryan Strome scored twice and the streaking New York Rangers beat the Devils 6-3, sending New Jersey to its fifth straight loss and eighth in nine games. Adam Fox, Kevin Rooney Libor Hajek and Filip Chytil also scored as the Rangers won their third straight and sixth…

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NHL-PREDATORS-DUCHENE Predators center Matt Duchene put on IR, out 3-5 weeks NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators placed Matt Duchene on injured reserve Saturday with a lower-body injury that is expected to sideline the veteran center for three to five weeks. Duchene becomes the fourth Nashville player placed on IR since Tuesday, when defenseman Ryan Ellis and forward Luke…

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NBA-ALL-STAR-REFEREES NBA All-Star Game referees eager to represent peers, Atlanta ATLANTA (AP) — The only times NBA referees Tom Washington, Tony Brown and Courtney Kirkland find themselves officiating together tend to be offseason pro-am games in Atlanta, the city they all call home. That will change Sunday. The three were chosen as the officiating crew for this year’s All-Star Game….

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SKI-WORLD CUP-WOMEN’S GIANT SLALOM Shiffrin beats Vlhova, claims 45th World Cup slalom victory JASNA, Slovakia (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has denied her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova a home victory, winning the first World Cup slalom following the world championships. Shiffrin trailed first-run leader Vlhova by 0.27 seconds on a hill where the Slovakian regularly trains. But the American had a…