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A new normal in college basketball: Players at lower levels perform well, then transfer

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There is a new normal in college basketball: Players at lower levels perform well, then transfer to well-funded schools in major conferences.

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Ilia Malinin , 20 , turned in one of the best short programs of his senior career Thursday at the 2025 world figure skating championships. His jumps including two quads were clean, his choreography energetic and crisp. And an incredible personal best score of 110.41 followed. Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY , sign up for the email here. Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com ..

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