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NBA-SCHEDULE Warriors push past Pacers UNDATED (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are coming home after salvaging the last two games of a four-game road trip. Stephen Curry scored 24 points and Draymond Green fell just short of a triple-double as the Warriors dumped the Pacers, 111-107. Green had 12 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals for Golden…

The Latest: Pac-12 to allow players’ family at tournaments

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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Pac-12 will allow players’ family members to attend its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Las Vegas next month. The policy still must be approved by Las Vegas health authorities. No fans will be allowed to attend. The women’s tournament is March 3-7 at Michelob…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff is characterizing the crash that seriously injured Tiger Woods as “purely an accident.” Sheriff Alex Villanueva appeared to rule out any potential criminal charges even as authorities were still investigating. Deputies did not see any evidence that the 15-time major champion was impaired by drugs or alcohol after Tuesday’s rollover wreck…

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TIGER WOODS ACCIDENT LA sheriff calls Tiger Woods crash ‘purely an accident’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff says the rollover that seriously injured Tiger Woods was “purely an accident” on a downhill section of road known for crashes. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday that deputies didn’t see any evidence that the golf star was impaired by…

Benning, Fairfield visit Monmouth

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Fairfield (6-15, 6-10) vs. Monmouth (10-7, 10-6) OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, New Jersey; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Taj Benning and Fairfield will go up against Deion Hammond and Monmouth. Benning is averaging 13 points over the last five games. Hammond has scored 22 percent of the team’s points…

Rider, St. Pete’s meet in conference play

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Rider (4-13, 4-10) vs. St. Peter’s (11-8, 8-6) Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, New Jersey; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rider visits St. Peter’s in a MAAC matchup. Rider fell short in a 93-68 game at Quinnipiac on Sunday. St. Peter’s lost 51-50 loss at home to Marist on Saturday. TEAM LEADERS: St. Peter’s’ KC Ndefo has averaged 12.7 points,…

Texas State looks to extend streak vs La.-Monroe

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ULM (7-16, 5-11) vs. Texas State (16-6, 10-3) Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, Texas; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas State looks for its sixth straight conference win against ULM. Texas State’s last Sun Belt loss came against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 74-73 on Jan. 30. ULM beat Arkansas-Little Rock by four at home in its last outing. SAVVY SENIORS:…

Cincy looks for home win vs Tulane

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Tulane (9-9, 4-9) vs. Cincinnati (7-8, 5-5) Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati looks for its fourth straight win over Tulane at Fifth Third Arena. The last victory for the Green Wave at Cincinnati was a 50-49 win on Feb. 14, 2015. STEPPING UP: Cincinnati’s Keith Williams has averaged 14.1 points and 4.2 rebounds while…

UC Davis looks to extend streak vs Cal Poly

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UC Davis (6-6, 4-4) vs. Cal Poly (3-15, 1-11) Robert A. Mott Gym, San Luis Obispo, California; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over Cal Poly. UC Davis has won by an average of 14 points in its last seven wins over the Mustangs. Cal Poly’s last win…

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NHL-NEWS Canadiens fire coach Claude Julien amid losing stretch UNDATED (AP) — The struggling Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Claude Julien (ZHOO’-lee-ehn) and associate coach Kirk Muller on Wednesday following a three-game skid. Assistant coach Dominique Ducharme was appointed interim coach, and Alex Burrows was added to the Canadiens’ coaching staff. After a one-week break in their schedule, the Canadiens…