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• Bubble Watch: Indiana falls off the bubble February 20, 2019
  Here's your updated source for all the latest on the NCAA tournament bubble.
• Source: MLB adding rules to prevent sign stealing February 20, 2019
  Major League Baseball is putting new rules in place this season to guard against high-tech sign stealing, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan, confirming an SI.com report.
• Student makes 100-mile trek to IU to honor Trent February 20, 2019
  Purdue student Aaron Lai walked nearly 100 miles from West Lafayette to Bloomington in honor of Purdue superfan Tyler Trent, who died in early January from a rare form of bone cancer. The walk raised more than $20,000 for cancer research.
• Ex-Minn. coach Kill on Fleck: 'He's about himself' February 20, 2019
  Former Gophers coach Jerry Kill was critical of current coach P.J. Fleck on Tuesday, saying in part that Fleck is "about himself."
• Power Rankings: Plenty at stake for Duke, North Carolina February 20, 2019
  The rivals meet Wednesday, with the Tar Heels hoping to impact the ACC race and more.
• Lomachenko to defend title vs. Crolla on April 12 February 20, 2019
  Pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko will defend his unified lightweight world title against mandatory challenger Anthony Crolla on April 12 at Los Angeles' Staples Center after their camps reached a deal Tuesday night.
• Anfield draw hardly a nightmare for Liverpool February 20, 2019
  Bayern Munich silenced usually raucous Anfield, but without an away goal, that's not nearly the disaster scenario for Liverpool it appears to be.
• UNC-Duke tickets approaching Super Bowl prices February 19, 2019
  The cheapest ticket to Wednesday's UNC-Duke game is approaching Super Bowl prices, thanks to Zion Williamson. If you're interested in squeezing into Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch the legendary rivalry, it'll cost you at least $2,500.
• Adesanya-Gastelum for interim title at UFC 236 February 19, 2019
  Israel Adesanya will face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 for the interim middleweight title while champion Robert Whittaker continues to recover from emergency surgery earlier this month.
• Sources: Machado, Padres reach $300M deal February 19, 2019
  Manny Machado, a four-time All-Star who had a .297 batting average with 37 home runs, 107 RBIs and a career-high .905 OPS last season, has reached a deal with the Padres, sources told ESPN.