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AP Basketball WriterLoyola-Chicago, Michigan both go into semifinal with 32 winsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSSAN ANTONIO (AP) No. 3 seed Michigan (32-7) vs. No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago (32-5)National semifinal; San Antonio; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Wolverines and Ramblers have both won 32 games, school records for both teams....

Southern pulls away from Loyola New Orleans in 87-70 winBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Ahsante Shivers scored 18 points and Southern defeated NAIA opponent Loyola New Orleans 87-70 in the Jaguars' season opener on Wednesday night.Shivers was 6 of 8 from the field and made four steals for the...

Ex-college basketball player sentenced in student's slayingKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A former Western Michigan University basketball player has been sentenced for his role in a robbery that led to the fatal shooting of another student.The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that 21-year-old Joeviair Kennedy was ordered Monday to spend at least...

Washington adds pair of transfers in Stevenson, PryorSEATTLE (AP) Washington has added Wichita State transfer Erik Stevenson and junior college standout Nate Pryor, the school announced Wednesday.Stevenson played two years for the Shockers before leaving the program and returning to his home state. Stevenson is originally from Lacey,...

Arizona's Ira Lee takes DUI plea agreementTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Court records say a University of Arizona basketball player will spend at least Sunday night in Pima County jail as part of a plea deal resulting from his August arrest on suspicion of DUI.The Arizona Daily Star reports that...

AP Basketball WriterVerge to stay at Arizona State, removes name from NBA draftBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State guard Alonzo Verge Jr. is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season.''We are thrilled with Alonzo's decision,'' Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley...

NEW YORK (AP) Ed Corbett has officiated hundreds, maybe a thousand, college basketball games. From games that are played in front of hundreds of fans to the sport's biggest stage - the Final Four.On Thursday night, Ed Corbett worked a game unlike any other for him: His son,...

AP Sports WriterKansas to hold De Sousa out pending investigationBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa was benched indefinitely by the top-ranked Jayhawks on Wednesday after his name surfaced in testimony connected with the corruption scandal rocking college basketball.The 6-foot-9 De Sousa, one of...

Associated PressLoyer scores 16 points, Michigan State rolls without WinstonBy MATT SCHOCHEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Without his star point guard, Michigan State Tom Izzo went with some notable coaches’ sons Sunday night to run his offense.And though they are a far cry from senior All-American Cassius Winston, Foster...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) SMU has been picked to win the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball title despite a one-year postseason ban.The AAC poll of the league's head coaches was released Tuesday. SMU is the preseason favorite for the first time, receiving eight of 11 first-place votes. Connecticut...

AP Sports WriterVillanova's Wright says Bubbleville could work for Big EastBy PAT EATON-ROBBUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) No. 3 Villanova is extending its stay in Connecticut's ''Bubbleville'' and coach Jay Wright says the Big East might want to look at the format for its tournament this season.The ''Bubbleville'' event is...

AP Basketball WriterRestocked Kansas nabs No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 preseason pollBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Kansas coach Bill Self sees big holes when he looks at his roster after losing three starters, including Associated Press All-American Devonte' Graham.The voters in the AP Top 25 poll...