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AP College Sports WriterNCAA VP for hoops Gavitt meeting with coach about reformBy RALPH D. RUSSOSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Dan Gavitt, the NCAA's vice president of men's basketball, will be making the rounds this month, bouncing from conference meeting to conference meeting, talking with coaches and athletic directors about...

Associated PressOregon State rallies to beat No. 14 Oregon 63-53By BY GARY HOROWITZCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Zach Reichle hit a key 3-pointer down the stretch and Oregon State overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 14 Oregon 63-53 on Saturday night.It was the third consecutive...

Applewhite leads South Carolina St past Delaware St, 100-86ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) Damani Applewhite scored 24 points, tying his season high, as South Carolina State defeated Delaware State 100-86 on Monday night.Ian Kinard added 21 points and Rayshawn Neal had 19 points and six assists for South Carolina State...

Former Texas Tech standout Andre Emmett killed in DallasDALLAS (AP) Former Texas Tech basketball standout Andre Emmett, the team's all-time leading scorer, was shot to death early Monday near his home in Dallas.Emmett, 37, was sitting in his vehicle outside his home at about 2:30 a.m. when he...

Associated PressBrown scores 25, helps Wake Forest holds off N.C. A&TBy J.D. BRASIERWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Chaundee Brown scored 25 points Saturday afternoon including a key baseline jumper down the stretch as Wake Forest pulled away late for a 76-64 victory over North Carolia A&T.Brown's shot from the left...

AP Baseball WriterFamed basketball coach Roy Williams pays tribute to BudigBy BEN WALKERA Hall of Famer with three national championships and a familiar face at the Final Four, it would seem Roy Williams was destined for big things in basketball.The way the North Carolina coach tells it, a lot...

Top Texas recruit's brother says he took improper giftsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The older brother of Texas basketball recruit Mo Bamba says Bamba took improper gifts and money from a Detroit financial adviser that would make him ineligible to play in college.Ibrahim Johnson posted a rambling, profanity-laced, 20-minute Facebook...

Utah guard Timmy Allen declares for NBA draftSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah sophomore guard Timmy Allen is testing the NBA waters.The do-everything guard from Mesa, Arizona, joined teammate Both Gach among the 205 players on the league's most recent early-entry draft list.Players have until June 3 to withdraw...

AP Sports WriterShayok hurt, Iowa St scuffling as No. 8 Texas Tech arrivesBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State star Marial Shayok considers himself a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup against No. 8 Texas Tech because of a sprained pinkie toe.Shayok, who is averaging a team-high 18.7 points...

Georgia State tops Coastal Carolina 92-80ATLANTA (AP) Nelson Phillips and Damon Wilson scored 20 points apiece as Georgia State defeated Coastal Carolina 92-80 on Saturday.The 20 points tied a career high for Phillips.Justin Roberts had 17 points and six assists for Georgia State (18-9, 11-5 Sun Belt Conference)....

LaVar Ball: Withdrawing suspended son to prepare for NBALOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he's withdrawing his son from school so he can prepare to play in the NBA. LaVar Ball says in a TV interview his ''grand plan'' is for all three...

Ozier scores 21, Mount St. Mary's beats Sacred Heart 58-53FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) Koreem Ozier scored 21 points, E.J. Anosike added 13 points and Sacred Heart beat Mount St. Mary's 58-53 on Thursday.Anosike also had six rebounds, narrowly missing his eighth straight double-double. He entered ranked seventh in the...