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AP Sports WriterNo. 19 South Carolina leads SEC but celebrating just yetBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) PJ Dozier watched the Kentucky-Florida game with South Carolina teammates in their dorm Saturday, understanding both the excitement and challenge ahead for the first-place Gamecocks.Dozier's proud that 19th-ranked South Carolina (19-4, 9-1...

Robert Morris leaves NEC for Horizon LeagueMOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) Robert Morris is leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Horizon League.The school announced on Monday that it will become the 12th member of the Horizon League on July 1. Robert Morris, located Pittsburgh's western suburbs, will join...

AP Sports WriterNewcomer Vescovi provides spark for slumping TennesseeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee is counting on a freshman point guard who arrived on campus just over a week ago to help the Volunteers break out of their slump.Santiago Vescovi, an 18-year-old from Uruguay, cracked the starting lineup...

AP Sports WriterSwofford expects 'substantive' findings from Rice commissionBy JOEDY McCREARYGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford says he expects ''substantive'' recommendations from the committee seeking ways to reform college basketball amid a federal investigation of corruption in the sport.Speaking Tuesday at a regional Associated Press...

S. Dakota St. beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 70-57BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Douglas Wilson had 24 points as South Dakota State defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 70-57 on Tuesday night.Wilson made 10 of 13 shots.Matt Dentlinger had 17 points and 14 rebounds for South Dakota State. Brandon Key added...

Loyola-Marymount opens season with 75-43 victoryLOS ANGELES (AP) James Batemon scored 11 points and Jeffery McClendon and Donald Gipson each added 10 as Loyola-Marymount opened its season with a 75-43 victory over Westcliff on Tuesday night.The Lions shot only 35 percent but still led 34-15 at the break...

AP Basketball WriterLipscomb part of group looking to overcome NCAA inexperienceBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Andrew Fleming has all of 1 minute of March Madness playing experience in his career, coming late in a lopsided loss at another school.Yet on this Lipscomb team - and for a handful...

Ford scores 24 to lead Saint Mary’s over Fresno State 68-58SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Jordan Ford scored 24 points and Saint Mary’s defeated Fresno State 68-58 on Wednesday night for the Gaels’ third straight win.Ford was 8-of-15 shooting and made 6 of 7 free throws while Tanner Krebs added...

AP Sports WriterSurging No. 7 Maryland seeks strong finish for Big Ten crownBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) While charting the course for No. 7 Maryland's attempt to secure its first Big Ten regular season title, coach Mark Turgeon eschewed the cautious one-game-at-a-time approach.Instead, he rattled off five...

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...

AP Basketball WriterGrand Canyon hires Bryce Drew as basketball coachBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Grand Canyon has hired former Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew as its next men's basketball coach.Drew's hiring was announced Tuesday. He replaces Dan Majerle, who was fired after seven seasons on March 12.''We are unbelievably excited...

Basketball player: Co-defendant killed man during robberyKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A Western Michigan University basketball player charged with murder in the shooting death of a student during a robbery says his co-defendant pulled the trigger.Joeviair (Joe-vee-AIR') Kennedy testified Wednesday during a hearing about whether Jordan Waire would stand trial...