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There was intrigue over whether heavy-hitting Lopes would change strategy and take a more cautious approach against the canny Volkanovski.

From Barron's

Lopes decided to throw caution to the wind, but was quickly forced into defence with Volkanovski attempting a takedown against the fence.

From Barron's

Alijah Arenas makes his long-awaited debut after near-fatal car accident and knee injury, but USC comes up just short against Northwestern.

From Los Angeles Times

Though he managed to hit the first two three pointers of his college career early in the second half against Rutgers — he was previously 0 for 10 — Arenas fell short of securing his first double-digit game, scoring nine points on three-for-nine shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

At a press briefing Thursday, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman warned against unfounded speculation and referred back to the original announcement of the probe into Zhang’s alleged violations of party discipline and state law.

From The Wall Street Journal