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AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton's goals intact even with Maurice Watson outBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton returned to practice Wednesday with the same aspirations it had before Maurice Watson Jr. went out with a season-ending knee injury.With Watson leading one of the nation's most prolific offenses, the...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State has added a pair of transfers by bringing in Deuce Bello from Missouri and Tevin Glass from Wichita State.The school announced both additions Tuesday. Bello will be eligible to play for ETSU this season as a graduate transfer. Glass must sit...

Veal has 20 points as SE Louisiana holds off McNeese 74-67LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Marlain Veal scored six of his 20 points in the final seconds to help Southeastern Louisiana hold off McNeese for a 74-67 victory on Saturday.The Lions were ahead 40-30 at the break and led...

AP Sports WriterTommy Hawkins, 1st black basketball star at Notre Dame, diesBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Tommy Hawkins, the first black basketball player to earn All-America honors at Notre Dame and who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during a 10-year NBA career, died Wednesday. He was 80.Hawkins...

Ex-Richmond guard Khawn Fore signs to play for LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Former Richmond starting guard Khawn Fore has signed to play his final season of college basketball at Louisville.The 6-foot, 175-pound Fore started 64 of 99 games for the Spiders and averaged 11 points and 3.2 rebounds per...

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 WriterPrep basketball takes backseat to AAU in recruiting gameBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Back when Bruce Weber was an up-and-coming assistant on Gene Keady's staff at Purdue, the coach would spend countless hours on planes and behind the wheel to catch as many high school basketball...

Associated PressUtah ducks No. 6 Kentucky’s rally, holds off Wildcats 69-66By W.G. RAMIREZLAS VEGAS (AP) Timmy Allen has dedicated every game he’s played to his mother since losing her to cancer in 2016.He gave her something special Wednesday night - at a contest benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, no...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia No. 1 in preliminary NCAA rankingsBy JOHN MARSHALLVirginia is the top overall seed in preliminary NCAA Tournament rankings, with Villanova, Xavier and Purdue earning the other top seeds.The Cavaliers, No. 2 in The AP Top 25 , were slated as the South Region's top seed in...

Associated PressNo. 22 West Virginia rallies, upsets No. 2 Ohio State 67-59By BRIAN DULIKCLEVELAND (AP) West Virginia freshman guard Miles McBride remains an avid Ohio State football fan. The Cincinnati native doesn’t share the same love for its basketball team.McBride scored a season-high 21 points, including six in...

Associated PressLiAngelo Ball center of attention at UCLA media dayBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZLOS ANGELES (AP) There's a new Ball on the court at UCLA.Cameras and cellphones captured the moment Wednesday as LiAngelo Ball walked toward the center of the court at Pauley Pavilion.The younger brother of Lakers guard...

Memphis forward announces cancer diagnosis on social mediaMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis forward Karim Sameh Azab announced Saturday that he has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment.''I found out a few weeks ago that I had developed leukemia lymphoma (AML, ALL),'' Azab wrote in a Twitter post...