National Sports

Wagner looks to end streak vs Mt. St. Mary’s

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Mount St. Mary’s (10-16, 6-7) vs. Wagner (5-19, 2-11)

Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary’s looks to extend Wagner’s conference losing streak to eight games. Wagner’s last NEC win came against the Long Island-Brooklyn Sharks 72-64 on Jan. 20. Mount St. Mary’s fell 70-55 at home to St. Francis (Pa.) in its last outing.

TEAM LEADERS: Wagner’s Alex Morales has averaged 13.2 points and 5.3 rebounds while Curtis Cobb III has put up 15.9 points. For the Mountaineers, Damian Chong Qui has averaged 12.3 points while Malik Jefferson has put

Ball State looks to sweep Buffalo

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Ball State (14-11, 7-5) vs. Buffalo (16-9, 7-5)

Alumni Arena, Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Buffalo seeks revenge on Ball State after dropping the first matchup in Muncie. The teams last played on Jan. 7, when the Cardinals outshot Buffalo from the field 47.9 percent to 45.5 percent and made seven more 3-pointers on the way to the 20-point victory.

SUPER SENIORS: Buffalo’s Jayvon Graves, Davonta Jordan and Antwain Johnson have collectively accounted for 49 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 48 percent of all Bulls points over the last five games.

No. 9 Penn State looks to extend streak vs Illinois

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Illinois (16-9, 8-6) vs. No. 9 Penn State (20-5, 10-4)

Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Penn State looks for its seventh straight win in the head-to-head series over Illinois. In its last six wins against the Fighting Illini, Penn State has won by an average of 12 points. Illinois’ last win in the series came on Jan. 31, 2015, a 60-58 victory.

SQUAD LEADERS: Lamar Stevens has averaged 17.7 points and 6.8 rebounds to lead the way for the Nittany Lions. Mike Watkins is also a key contributor, producing 10 points, eight rebounds and

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NASCAR-DAYTONA 500

Rain postpones Daytona 500, dampening event, Trump’s visit

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 is scheduled to begin 4 p.m. Eastern Time today after being postponed by rain Sunday.

It was the first time the NASCAR’s season opener had been rescheduled since 2012.

The first delay of the day came moments after Presidential Donald Trump’s motorcade completed a ceremonial parade lap around the 2 1/2-mile track. That created a delay of 13 minutes. Trump served as the grand marshal for the Daytona 500 and gave the command for drivers to start their engines.

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NBA-ALL-STAR GAME

Team LeBron beats Team Giannis

CHICAGO (AP) — It seems fitting that three Los Angeles-based players led an All-Star victory on a night the league honored Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

Clippers forward Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard received the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award after scoring a game-high 30 points in Team LeBron’s 157-155 victory over Team Giannis (YAH’-nihs) in Chicago. Leonard made eight 3-pointers to finish one shy of Paul George’s All-Star record in 2016. Lakers forward LeBron James had 23 in helping has namesake squad win the All-Star game for the third straight

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-ALL-STAR GAME

Team LeBron beats Team Giannis

CHICAGO (AP) — It seems fitting that three Los Angeles-based players led an All-Star victory on a night the league honored Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

Clippers forward Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard received the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award after scoring a game-high 30 points in Team LeBron’s 157-155 victory over Team Giannis (YAH’-nihs) in Chicago. Leonard made eight 3-pointers to finish one shy of Paul George’s All-Star record in 2016. Lakers forward LeBron James had 23 in helping has namesake squad win the All-Star game for the third straight

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-ALL-STAR GAME

Team LeBron beats Team Giannis

CHICAGO (AP) — It seems fitting that three Los Angeles-based players led an All-Star victory on a night the league honored Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

Clippers forward Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard received the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award after scoring a game-high 30 points in Team LeBron’s 157-155 victory over Team Giannis (YAH’-nihs) in Chicago. Leonard made eight 3-pointers to finish one shy of Paul George’s All-Star record in 2016. Lakers forward LeBron James had 23 in helping has namesake squad win the All-Star game for the third straight

Air Force Academy blames accidents for traffic at NHL game

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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado (AP) — The Air Force Academy is blaming car accidents and ill-prepared drivers for traffic jams that were so bad before and after the NHL’s Stadium Series game at Falcon Stadium that some fans didn’t enter until the third period.

Several thousand fans among the sellout crowd of 43,574 arrived late to the Los Angeles Kings’ 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. With fans complaining on social media and in interviews that they missed much of the game and a concert by country singer Sam Hunt during the first intermission, the Air Force released a

Air Force Academy explains traffic jams that marred NHL game

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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado (AP) — The Air Force Academy is blaming car accidents and ill-prepared drivers for traffic jams that were so bad before and after the NHL’s Stadium Series game at Falcon Stadium that some fans didn’t enter until the third period.

Several thousand fans among the sellout crowd of 43,574 arrived late to the Los Angeles Kings’ 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. With fans complaining on social media and in interviews that they missed much of the game and a concert by country singer Sam Hunt during the first intermission, the Air Force released a