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Publisher:CBS Sports GeneralOutlet infoFeb 21, 1:00 PM ET

The U.S. will try to defeat its biggest rival and win its first gold medal since 1980

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 21, 3:48 PM ET

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Henri Veesaar returned to the starting lineup and scored 19 points in leading No. 16 North Carolina to a 77-64 win over Syracuse on Saturday. The 7-foot center, who averages 16.4 points and 9.0 rebounds for the Tar Heels, missed the Tar Heels’ past two games, most recently Tuesday’s 24-point loss at N.C. State. Seth Trimble and Luka Bogavac each had 13 points and Zayden High added nine for North Carolina (21-6, 9-5 ACC). J.J. Starling led Syracuse (15-13, 6-9) with 22 po...

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Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 22, 2:13 PM ET

Joyce Edwards scored 21 points, Madina Okot had 17 and No. 3 South Carolina clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship with an 85-48 victory over No. 17 Mississippi on Sunday. The Gamecocks (27-2, 13-1 SEC) can earn their fifth straight crown outright by beating either Missouri or Kentucky in the season's final week.

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Publisher:Hoops RumorsOutlet infoFeb 22, 12:02 AM ET

Brook Lopez joined the Clippers to serve as a veteran backup to Ivica Zubac, but now it looks like he’ll be the starting center for the rest of the season, Janis Carr of The Orange County Register writes in a subscriber-only story. Lopez started a few games after Zubac hurt his ankle in December, but […]

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Publisher:TalkBasket.netOutlet infoFeb 22, 5:10 AM ET

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers face each other Sunday at Crypto.com Arena with multiple roster concerns. Tip-off is set for 6:30 PM ET. Boston will be without Jayson Tatum, who remains sidelined due to a right Achilles repair. Max Shulga is also out, while Amari Williams is listed as doubtful, both on G […] The post Celtics vs Lakers injury report: who plays on Sunday appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

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Publisher:ClutchPointsOutlet infoFeb 22, 4:58 PM ET

The Atlanta Hawks are having a somewhat disappointing season, but there is still time to turn things around as they come out of the All-Star break. The Hawks are sitting at 27-31 on the season heading into Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, and head coach Quin Snyder made a surprising change for the start […] The post Why Hawks are benching Zaccharie Risacher for CJ McCollum appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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