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N. Dakota takes control in 2nd half in win over Montana St.FARGO, N.D. (AP) Vinnie Shahid scored 24 points and Tyson Ward scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and North Dakota State beat Montana State 79-65 on Monday night.Ward's 13 boards tied a career high and marked...

AP Basketball WriterKansas faces test of holding onto No. 1 spot in AP Top 25By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke and Louisville have each spent time at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll only to lose quickly. The challenge now...

Mary Fenlon, mentor to Georgetown basketball, dies at 81WASHINGTON (AP) Mary Fenlon, Georgetown's longtime men's basketball academic coordinator, has died She was 81.She died Sunday in Henderson, Nevada, after a battle with cancer, the school said Monday.Fenlon spent 27 years at Georgetown, where for many seasons she was...

Boum, Williams send UTEP past N.C. A&T 72-54EL PASO, Texas (AP) Souley Boum tied a career-high 26 points and Bryson Williams scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and UTEP beat North Carolina A&T 72-54 on Monday night.The Miners (7-1) have won all seven of their contests to start...

Ohio State tops initial NET rankingsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ohio State is No. 1 in the NCAA's initial NET rankings for the second straight season.The Buckeyes (9-1) were ranked No. 5 in The Associated Press poll released Monday but topped the NET rankings based on the nation's best adjusted efficiency...

N. Dakota takes control in 2nd half in win over Montana St.FARGO, N.D. (AP) Vinnie Shahid scored 24 points and Tyson Ward scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and North Dakota State beat Montana State 79-65 on Monday night.Ward's 13 boards tied a career high and marked...

AP Basketball WriterKansas becomes latest No. 1 in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall outBy AARON BEARDIt is Kansas’ turn at No. 1 in the Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, while another blueblood - North Carolina - is out for the first time in nearly six years.The Jayhawks...

Shepherd scores 27 PTs to lead Charlotte past ValparaisoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jordan Shepherd scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting and Charlotte beat Valparaiso 67-57 on Monday night.Shepherd made all eight of his free throw attempts, Jahmir Young scored 14 and Amidou Bamba scored 10 for the...

AP Sports WriterStruggling Gators seek more scoring after revamping schemeBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Mike White took an unusual, maybe even unprecedented, approach to his team's offensive woes: he scrapped the entire system.White spent fall practice and the first few weeks of the season allowing his...

AP Sports WriterIndiana athletic director announces pending retirementBy MICHAEL MAROTIndiana athletic director Fred Glass announced Monday he will retire at the end of this academic school year.The 60-year-old Glass spent the past decade rebuilding the basketball program's reputation following an NCAA scandal, rebranding the football program and renovating athletic...

AP Basketball WriterKansas becomes latest No. 1 in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall outBy AARON BEARDIt is Kansas’ turn at No. 1 in the Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, while another blueblood - North Carolina - is out for the first time in nearly six years.The Jayhawks...

Texas A-M rallies to beat Texas A-M-Corpus Christi 63-60COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Emanuel Miller scored 20 points and Texas A&M erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63-60 on Sunday night.After trailing by 11 two minutes into the second half, the Aggies...