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Former NC State basketball player Grundy dies after stabbingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Former North Carolina State basketball player Anthony Grundy died Thursday from stab wounds suffered as the result of a domestic dispute in Kentucky, authorities said.Louisville officers found Anthony Grundy, 40, injured while they were responding to a...

Texas A&M-CC ends McNeese tourney hopes with 82-70 winCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Joseph Kilgore scored 23 points, Kareem South added 18 with three 3-pointers, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat McNeese 82-70 on Wednesday night to knock the Cowboys from Southland Conference Tournament contention.Sean Rhea scored 17 points, Myles...

NC State-Louisville, Duke-Notre Dame headline week in ACCBy The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: North Carolina State at No. 13 Louisville. Star freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. led the Wolfpack (14-7, 3-5) to the program's first...

AP Sports WriterUS college teams near Barcelona van attackBy ANNE M. PETERSONMen's basketball teams from Oregon State, Clemson and Arizona were staying at a hotel in Barcelona, Spain, near where a van drove into pedestrians on Thursday, but team officials said everyone was safe.Spanish police have confirmed they are...

Smith scores 23, Winthrop rallies to beat USC UpstateSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Nych Smith scored 23 points and Winthrop dominated the second half to defeat South Carolina Upstate 82-72 on Saturday.After trailing by eight at halftime, Winthrop outscored the Spartans 43-25 in the second half. Winthrop first took the...

Purdue Fort Wayne upsets South Dakota St. in Summit tourneySIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Matt Holba scored 21 points and No. 7 seed Purdue Fort Wayne upset second-seeded South Dakota State 77-74 on Saturday night in a Summit League tournament quarterfinal.Purdue Fort Wayne (14-18) will play Sunday's South Dakota-North...

AP Basketball WriterXavier gets No. 1 in NCAA Tournament West RegionBy JOHN MARSHALLLAS VEGAS (AP) Xavier has followed one of the best regular seasons in program history with its first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seeding.The Musketeers (28-5) are No. 1 in the West Region and will face the...

2 convicted in college basketball corruption trialNEW YORK (AP) An aspiring sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach have been convicted of bribery conspiracy at a trial that showed top college coaches were paid off to steer NBA-bound athletes to favored handlers.The verdict Wednesday capped a two-week...

Wagner wins 6th straight, beats St. Francis (Brooklyn) 79-61NEW YORK (AP) Blake Francis scored 15 points, AJ Sumbry had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Wagner cruised to a 79-61 victory over St. Francis (Brooklyn) on Saturday for its sixth straight win.Wagner (17-6, 10-2) has a two-game lead...

SE Louisiana snaps 8-game skid and beats Northwestern St.HAMMOND, La. (AP) Brandon Gonzalez scored 25 points, Ty Brewer had a double-double and Southeastern Louisiana ended an eight-game losing streak with a 95-92 win over Northwestern State on Saturday.Brian White's three-point play with 79 seconds left put Northwestern State...

Associated PressWoman who alleged rape by ex-MSU players speaks publiclyBy DAVID EGGERTEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A Michigan State University student who sued the school after alleging three former men's basketball players gang-raped her in 2015 said at a news conference Thursday that she wants to encourage other ''silent...

Evansville beats NAIA Midway 79-52EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Noah Frederking scored 19 points, Blake Simmons added 18 and Evansville beat NAIA Midway College 79-52 on Sunday for its fifth-straight win.K.J. Riley had 15 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Evansville (10-2). Riley made 7 of 11 free throws...