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Middle Tenn. seeks revenge on ODU

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Middle Tennessee (5-14, 3-10) vs. Old Dominion (13-6, 9-4) Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion goes for the season sweep over Middle Tennessee after winning the previous matchup in Norfolk. The teams last went at it on Feb. 26, when Middle Tennessee made just three foul shots on five attempts while the Monarchs hit…

UC San Diego, UC Irvine meet in conference play

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UC San Diego (5-9, 2-9) vs. UC Irvine (13-8, 10-4) Bren Events Center, Irvine, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC San Diego visits UC Irvine in a Big West matchup. UC San Diego fell 80-55 at UC Irvine in its last outing. UC Irvine is coming off an 80-55 home win against UC San Diego in its most…

Montana State looks to end streak vs Idaho

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Montana State (9-8, 6-5) vs. Idaho (1-19, 1-16) Cowan Spectrum at the Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho looks to extend Montana State’s conference losing streak to six games. Montana State’s last Big Sky win came against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 58-53 on Jan. 23. Idaho is coming off a 74-69 home win over Montana…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Heat put chill in Jazz UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat continue to do their best to put a 7-14 start in their rearview mirror. The Heat have a season-high, five-game winning streak after Jimmy Butler poured in a season-high 33 points in a 124-116 win over the Jazz. Goran Dragic tied his season best with 26 points as…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Heat put chill in Jazz UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat continue to do their best to put a 7-14 start in their rearview mirror. The Heat have a season-high, five-game winning streak after Jimmy Butler poured in a season-high 33 points in a 124-116 win over the Jazz. Goran Dragic tied his season best with 26 points as…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Raptors stretch Rockets’ skid into double digits UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Raptors were without one of their top players and most of their coaching staff on Friday against Houston. The absences didn’t stop the Raptors from ending a two-game skid and dealing the Rockets their 10th straight loss. Norman Powell scored 30 points and Kyle Lowry had a…

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NBA-NEWS Durant out through All-Star Game UNDATED (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets will be spending more time without Kevin Durant. The team says the forward will be out through the All-Star break because of a hamstring injury that already has forced him to miss the Nets’ last six games. Durant was the top vote-getter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team….

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WNBA-DREAM SALE WNBA approves Montgomery’s role in new Dream ownership group ATLANTA (AP) — Real estate investor Larry Gottesdiener has been approved as the lead owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream following pressure on former Sen. Kelly Loeffler to sell her share of the team. Co-owner Mary Brock also sold her share of the club, which will remain in Atlanta….

N. Fla. looks to extend streak vs Stetson

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North Florida (8-13, 6-5) vs. Stetson (9-13, 6-9) Edmunds Center, DeLand, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Florida looks for its ninth straight win in the head-to-head series over Stetson. North Florida has won by an average of 12 points in its last eight wins over the Hatters. Stetson’s last win in the series came on Jan. 28,…

No. 4 Ohio State looks for home win vs No. 9 Iowa

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No. 9 Iowa (17-7, 11-6) vs. No. 4 Ohio State (18-6, 12-6) Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Ohio State looks for its fourth straight win over No. 9 Iowa at Value City Arena. The last victory for the Hawkeyes at Ohio State was a 71-65 win on Dec. 30, 2014. VETERAN PRESENCE:…