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UAB goes up against Rust College

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Rust College vs. UAB (16-4) Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The UAB Blazers will be taking on the Bearcats of Division III Rust College. UAB lost 69-64 at Louisiana Tech in its most recent game. TEAM LEADERSHIP: Tavin Lovan has averaged 12.7 points and four rebounds to lead the way for the Blazers. Complementing Lovan…

No. 5 Illinois looks to extend streak vs Northwestern

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Northwestern (6-12, 3-11) vs. No. 5 Illinois (14-5, 10-3) State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Illinois looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Northwestern. In its last five wins against the Wildcats, Illinois has won by an average of 9 points. Northwestern’s last win in the series came on…

St. Francis, FDU meet in conference play

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St. Francis (NY) (5-8, 5-7) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (7-11, 6-6) Rothman Center, Teaneck, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NEC foes meet as St. Francis (NY) battles Fairleigh Dickinson. Both programs are coming off of losses in their last game. Fairleigh Dickinson lost 95-86 at home to Wagner on Saturday, while St. Francis (NY) fell 80-66 at St….

Missouri St. looks to extend streak vs Indiana St.

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Indiana State (12-8, 9-6) vs. Missouri State (14-5, 10-5) JQH Arena, Springfield, Missouri; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State looks for its sixth straight conference win against Indiana State. Missouri State’s last MVC loss came against the Loyola of Chicago Ramblers 70-50 on Feb. 1. Indiana State beat Evansville by six on the road in its last outing….

Texas State looks to extend streak vs Arkansas St.

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Arkansas State (10-9, 7-5) vs. Texas State (15-6, 9-3) Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas State looks for its 10th straight win in the head-to-head series over Arkansas State. In its last nine wins against the Red Wolves, Texas State has won by an average of 8 points. Arkansas State’s last win in the…

Update on the latest sports

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NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 McDowell wins NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Michael McDowell has stunned NASCAR by scoring his first career victory in the Daytona 500. McDowell charged through a crash scene when Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano wrecked racing for the win. McDowell claimed his first win in 358 career starts. DODGERS-BARNES Barnes, Dodgers agree to $4.3M, 2-year deal, avoid hearing…

The Latest: Schwarz inspired by Kriechmayr at skiing worlds

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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Combined champion Marco Schwarz says he was inspired by the two gold medals Austrian teammate Vincent Kriechmayr has won at this year’s skiing world championships. Schwarz says “it’s really cool that Vince showed how to do it.” Kriechmayr triumphed in both the downhill…

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NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Late wreck leads to McDowell’s first career Cup win at Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael McDowell couldn’t have picked a better time, place or venue in which to get his first victory in 358 career Cup Series starts. McDowell pulled ahead and won the Daytona 500 after Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski…

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NASCAR-DAYTONA 500 Late wreck leads to McDowell’s first career Cup win at Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael McDowell couldn’t have picked a better time, place or venue in which to get his first victory in 358 career Cup Series starts. McDowell pulled ahead and won the Daytona 500 after Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski…

The Latest: No. 1 Barty into Australian Open quarterfinals

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Top-ranked Ash Barty moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third straight year by beating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-4. Barty lost in the semifinals last year to eventual champion Sofia Kenin and didn’t play another major tournament in 2020 after deciding to stay in…