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TORONTO (AP) — Jack Hughes is nearing a return to the New Jersey Devils lineup after missing the past month because of an injury. The team said Saturday that Hughes is “really close” to playing again and decided to return home to New Jersey on Friday night to begin his preparations for the second half of the NHL season. He …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Youngstown State Penguins (17-6, 9-3 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (14-8, 5-6 Horizon League) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State seeks …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Western Illinois Leathernecks (14-8, 7-2 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (7-15, 2-7 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Saturday, 4:45 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leathernecks -4; over/under is …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Chris Manon’s 11 points helped Cornell defeat Dartmouth 56-53 on Friday night. Manon went 5 of 9 from the field for the Big Red …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Missouri Tigers (8-13, 0-8 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (5-15, 0-7 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -1; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Missouri …

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle came back from two goals down in the second half to secure a wild 4-4 draw against relegation-threatened Luton in an end-to-end Premier League game on Saturday, with Harvey Barnes marking his return from a long injury layoff by netting the equalizer. Newcastle led twice in the first half thanks to a brace by Sean …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Southern Illinois Salukis (14-8, 6-5 MVC) at UIC Flames (8-14, 1-10 MVC) Chicago; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Salukis -2.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: Southern …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Radford Highlanders (13-10, 3-5 Big South) at South Carolina Upstate Spartans (6-15, 1-7 Big South) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Highlanders -1; over/under …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Princeton Tigers (15-3, 3-2 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (6-14, 2-3 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Princeton visits the Brown Bears after …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Osmar Olvera Ibarra gave Mexico its second diving gold medal in the history of the World Aquatics Championships, winning the men’s 1-meter springboard on Saturday. Olvera became the first diver from a country other than China to claim the top spot in the event since Alexandre Despatie of Canada in 2005. Paolo Espinosa is the only …