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Sam Houston St. holds off Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Zach Nutall scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Sam Houston State held on to beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66 on Monday night.Demarkus Lampley added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Bearkats, securing...

Ferguson leads Lipscomb over Crowley's Ridge College 97-60NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Romeao Ferguson had 14 points as Lipscomb easily defeated Crowley's Ridge College 97-60 on Monday.Carson Cary added 13 points, Tommy Murr chipped in 12 points and Parker Hazen had 10 points for Lipscomb (4-5).K.J. Corder had 15 points...

Memphis, Hardaway agree to 5-year extension to April 2026MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Penny Hardaway has agreed to a five-year extension worth $12.2 million with Memphis, keeping the third-year coach under contract through April 2026.Memphis announced the extension Monday.Hardaway said in a statement that coaching at Memphis is his dream...

Memphis, Hardaway agree to 5-year extension to April 2026MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Penny Hardaway has agreed to a five-year extension worth $12.2 million with Memphis, keeping the third-year coach under contract through April 2026.Memphis announced the extension Monday.Hardaway said in a statement that coaching at Memphis is his dream...

Syracuse, Buffalo men's hoops on pause after positive testSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The Syracuse and Buffalo men's basketball programs are on pause after a member of the Bulls tested positive for COVID-19.The decisions announced Monday by both teams came after they played Saturday in Syracuse's Carrier Dome.The Mid-American Conference...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in AP pollBy JOHN MARSHALLA two-week layoff did nothing to slow down Gonzaga.The Zags strengthened their grip on the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll released on Monday, earning 61 of 64 first-place votes from...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in AP pollBy JOHN MARSHALLGonzaga has strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll after beating Iowa.The Zags received 61 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel in the poll ...

POLL ALERT: No. 1 Gonzaga picks up 1st-place votes in Top 25; No. 3 Kansas up 2 spots, follows Baylor; Texas into top 10NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: No. 1 Gonzaga picks up 1st-place votes in Top 25; No. 3 Kansas up 2 spots, follows Baylor; Texas into...

Williams Jr. leads St. John’s past Georgetown 94-83NEW YORK (AP) Greg Williams Jr. scored a career-high 26 points as St. John's beat Georgetown 94-83 on Sunday night, ending a three-game skid.Williams Jr. shot 4-for-6 from behind the arc. Julian Champagnie, the Big East Conference leading scorer, added 20...

Burrell carries W. Illinois to 1st win at UT-Martin 81-63MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) Cameron Burrell tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double to lift Western Illinois to its first-ever win at UT-Martin, 81-63, on Sunday.The loss was also UT-Martin's first in four games this season.Will Carius...

Pope scores 14 to lead Dixie State past Bethesda 90-69ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Isaiah Pope had 14 points off the bench to carry Dixie State to a 90-69 win over Bethesda on Saturday night.Frank Staine had 14 points for Dixie State (4-1). Jacob Nicolds added 14 points and...

UMKC dominates Kansas Christian to sweep rare doubleheaderKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Josiah Allick scored 24 points in the first game and 20 in the in second as UMKC swept Kansas Christian in a rare basketball doubleheader on Saturday, by scores of 98-42 and 95-36.''I haven't (played twice in...