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N. Arizona meets Portland St. in Big Sky tourney

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No. 10 seed Northern Arizona (5-15, 4-10) vs. No. 7 seed Portland State (9-12, 6-8) Big Sky Conference Tourney First Round, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona is set to match up against Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament. Portland State lost 73-54 to Southern Utah on Saturday,…

Long Beach St., CSUN meet in Big West tourney

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No. 9 seed Long Beach State (5-11, 4-8) vs. No. 8 seed Cal State Northridge (9-12, 5-9) Big West Conference Tourney First Round, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State is set to square off against Cal State Northridge in the opening round of the Big West tournament. Cal State Northridge lost 66-65…

Southern Miss faces Rice in CUSA tourney

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No. 7 seed Southern Miss (8-16, 4-13) vs. No. 6 seed Rice (13-12, 6-10) Conference USA Conference Tourney First Round, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss is set to meet Rice in the first round of the CUSA tournament. Rice swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last played on…

HBU meets Incarnate Word in Southland tourney

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No. 10 seed Houston Baptist (5-18, 4-11) vs. No. 7 seed Incarnate Word (8-13, 5-9) Southland Conference Tourney First Round, Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word are set to do battle in the first round of the Southland tournament. Houston Baptist won both of the regular season matchups earlier…

Manhattan meets Fairfield in MAAC tourney

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No. 10 seed Manhattan (7-12, 6-12) vs. No. 7 seed Fairfield (7-16, 7-11) Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney First Round, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan and Fairfield are set to do battle in the opening round of the MAAC tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams…

FIU faces Middle Tenn. in CUSA tourney

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No. 7 seed Florida International (9-17, 2-15) vs. No. 6 seed Middle Tennessee (5-17, 3-13) Conference USA Conference Tourney First Round, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida International and Middle Tennessee are set to do battle in the opening round of the CUSA tournament. The teams split the regular season series at…

UAPB, Jackson St. meet in SWAC quarters

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No. 7 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-20, 3-12) vs. No. 2 seed Jackson State (11-5, 11-0) Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas-Pine Bluff is set to meet Jackson State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. In the regular season, Jackson State won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last…

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ALL-STAR GAME Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150 ATLANTA (AP) — Even in the strangest NBA All-Star Game of them all, LeBron James was still the perfect captain. Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half. That set up a 170-150 romp over Team Durant in…

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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…