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An expert said that Moscow’s and Beijing’s partnership can’t be budged by events even as dramatic as an abortive mutiny, because their mutual survival depends on staying united in front of NATO’s expanding attempts to hem them in.

From Rivals: Just before Devin Davis stepped to the line for two free throws that would have clinched a Houston win over Michigan in the round of 32, Cougars guard Rob Gray approached U-M freshman shooting guard Jordan Poole. Poole engaged him in conversation for a few seconds before he realized what was going on. “With 3.6 seconds left you’re kind of thinking the game’s over, anyway,” Poole said. “I really wasn’t trying to talk to him … I was like, ‘whatever.’ “He kept talk...