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AP Sports WriterUConn features 8 newcomers, 3 others returning from injuryBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn coach Kevin Ollie says it will take some time to identify specific roles for all the new players on his team.It may also take time for everyone else to identify who those...

Oklahoma State Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressOklahoma State Preview CapsuleEds: With BC-BKC--Oklahoma State PreviewBy The Associated Press=Oklahoma StateLast season: 20-13, lost in first round of the NCAA Tournament.Nickname: Cowboys.Coach: Mike Boynton.Conference: Big 12.Who's gone: G Jawun Evans. He was one of the nation's best point guards last season, averaging...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 REWIND: No. 7 Shockers stumble for 1st time in AACBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Wichita State has hit its first bump in its new American Athletic Conference home. Coach Gregg Marshall now gets a chance to see how his seventh-ranked Shockers handle it.The Shockers...

Yale, ex-basketball player settle lawsuit over expulsionHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University has settled a lawsuit brought by a former Yale basketball team captain who sued the university after being expelled over sexual misconduct allegations he denied.A federal judge in Hartford on Tuesday dismissed Jack Montague's lawsuit. Details of...

AP Basketball WriterAzubuike leads No. 4 Kansas to 75-63 win over E Tennessee StBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The buzzer had just sounded on another win for Kansas when coach Bill Self collared East Tennessee State guard Bo Hodges in front of his bench and whispered something in...

AP Sports WriterCollege hoops back at MSG with Villanova-Virginia on Dec. 19By MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) College basketball is coming back to Madison Square Garden this month.In a matchup between the past two NCAA champions, Villanova and Virginia are scheduled to square off Dec. 19 in the heart...

A quick look at UC Davis-NC Central in the NCAA TournamentDAYTON, Ohio (AP) No. 16 seed UC Davis (22-12) vs. No. 16 seed North Carolina Central (25-8)First Four, Midwest region; Dayton, Ohio; 6:40 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: A couple of conference tournament winners face off, with UC Davis from...

AP Sports WriterBuckeyes' Bates-Diop, Holtmann are AP's Big Ten top honoreesBy ERIC OLSONOhio State's Keita Bates-Diop is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Buckeyes' Chris Holtmann is its coach of the year.Bates-Diop and Purdue's Carsen Edwards were unanimous picks to the...

POLL ALERT: Gonzaga is clear-cut No. 1 in Top 25, then Baylor, Kansas; No. 6 Wisconsin leads 9 ranked teams from Big TenNEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Gonzaga is clear-cut No. 1 in Top 25, then Baylor, Kansas; No. 6 Wisconsin leads 9 ranked teams from Big Ten.

AP Basketball WriterVirginia stays at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Duke jumps to 5thBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia strengthened its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 as it coasts to an Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, while Duke made a big jump after...

AP College Sports WriterDefending champ Villanova enters NCAAs from different angleBy RALPH D. RUSSOHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Villanova is coming into the NCAA Tournament this year from an unfamiliar angle.The defending national champions bring the cache that comes with two NCAA titles in the last three seasons, along with...

Anderson resigns as Maryland following 6-month sabbaticalCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Kevin Anderson has resigned as Maryland athletic director after a seven-year run that ended in a surprising leave of absence.Anderson abruptly announced in October that he would be taking a six-month ''professional development sabbatical'' to work on student-athlete...