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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. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jordan Jefferson scored 22 points as Little Rock beat Tennessee State 85-60 on Thursday night. Jefferson added five rebounds for the Trojans (19-11, …

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 53rd goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped Arizona 4-2 on Thursday night to send the Coyotes to their 14th straight loss. Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist, Tyler Bertuzzi also scored and William Nylander added an empty-netter to go with two assists for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 30 saves …

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. SEATTLE (AP) — Shemar Wilson had 19 points in UT Arlington’s 82-62 victory over Seattle U on Thursday. Wilson added seven rebounds for the Mavericks (16-13, 11-7 Western …

March 2 1918 — Joe Malone is held scoreless in the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-3 season-ending loss to the Toronto Arenas, but finishes the first NHL season with a League-high 44 goals in 22 games. The 44 goals remains an NHL record that stands until 1944-45, when Maurice Richard scores 50 goals in 50 games. 1921 — Kentucky beats Georgia 20-19 …

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. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (17-12, 10-4 Summit League) at North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (17-12, 9-5 Summit League) Grand Forks, North Dakota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: …

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. Eastern Illinois Panthers (14-16, 8-9 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (18-11, 11-5 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leathernecks -6; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM …

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. Montana State Bobcats (12-16, 7-8 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (11-17, 5-10 Big Sky) Moscow; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vandals -1.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM …

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. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (13-16, 6-9 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (12-16, 7-8 Big Sky) Pocatello, Idaho; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bengals -8; over/under is …

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes retired the Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday on a grounder to second base Thursday in a spring training matchup of the top overall picks in the last two amateur drafts. Skenes, a 6-foot-6 right-hander, was the first pick last year after going 13-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 209 strikeouts while leading LSU to the NCAA …

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. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette didn’t need Tyler Kolek down the stretch to breeze to its third straight blowout victory Wednesday night. Now the fifth-ranked Golden Eagles must hope …