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Alcorn St. rallies to overcome Alabama A&M 34-28LORMAN, Miss. (AP) Felix Harper threw four touchdown passes - three to LeCharles Pringle - and their 44-yard TD connection proved the difference in Alcorn State’s 34-28 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday.That pass play with 11:44 remaining marked the Braves’...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kentucky without point guard Ashton Hagans at FloridaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 6 Kentucky will be without starting point guard Ashton Hagans at Florida on Saturday.Coach John Calipari made the announcement on Twitter about an hour before tipoff.''Ashton did not make the trip...

NYC jury begins deliberations at college hoops bribery trialNEW YORK (AP) A jury began deliberating on Monday at the trial of a business manager and another defendant accused of secretly bribing assistant college basketball coaches.The deliberations in federal court in Manhattan followed closing arguments by lawyers for Christian...

Salnave, Pillari lead Monmouth past Saint Peter's 73-57WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Freshman Ray Salnave scored a career-high 21 points with four assists, Louie Pillari came off the bench to score 17 and Monmouth breezed to a 73-57 victory over Saint Peter's on Tuesday night.Salnave made all three...

Associated PressNCAA berth gives North Dakota chance to promote new brandBy DAVE KOLPACKGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) University of North Dakota officials still smarting from a nickname controversy and reeling from budget cuts that put some athletic programs on the chopping block have found a team to sell its...

Washington's Quade Green eligible after NCAA grants waiverSEATTLE (AP) Washington guard Quade Green will be eligible immediately after his waiver was granted by the NCAA.Green, who started his career at Kentucky, transferred to Washington last January and sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. He was seeking to...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA's new recruiting calendar draws mixed reviewsBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) The NCAA changed its college basketball calendar prior to the 2019-20 season, adding coach-led camps and high school tournaments to go with the club-ball events of the past.The goal was an attempt to gain more control...

Stanford's Reid Travis to test his NBA draft prospectsSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford forward Reid Travis will declare for the NBA draft without signing with an agent.Travis announced his decision Friday to test his prospects. He will be allowed to work out for NBA teams and is eligible for...

Final Four time with S Carolina-Gonzaga, Oregon-UNC in semisGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The NCAA Tournament is ready to carve out its finalists from among the Final Four.South Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon and North Carolina are the last teams standing in a March Madness field that started with 68 teams.There are...

App State gives basketball coach Fox 2-year extensionBOONE, N.C. (AP) Appalachian State has given basketball coach Jim Fox a two-year contract extension.The deal announced by athletic director Doug Gillin was approved Tuesday by Chancellor Sheri Everts and the school's board of trustees. Terms were not announced for the...

Air Force reschedules games postponed during shutdownCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Air Force men's and women's basketball games that were postponed during the government shutdown have been rescheduled.The Mountain West Conference said the Air Force men's team will host Fresno State on Feb. 26 while the women will play...

Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts set on home-and-home basketballBy The Associated PressOklahoma State and Oral Roberts have agreed to a home-and-home basketball series for the next two seasons.The first game will be played at Oklahoma State on Nov. 28, 2020. The date for the game at Oral Roberts' Mabee Center...