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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Peter Pujals ran for one touchdown and passed for another, and Holy Cross withstood a late Monmouth rally to take a 27-19 victory Saturday in a season opener.Two field goals by Connor Fitzgerald in the fourth quarter gave the Crusaders a 27-16 cushion...

AP Sports WriterIzzo isn't sure what to expect from new-look Michigan StateBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tom Izzo insists he has no idea what to expect from his team this season.It's easy to see why.Michigan State's coach, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) New Hornets guard Jeremy Lin says he had trouble convincing a security guard that he's an NBA player when he showed up at the team's Charlotte arena.The NBA's first American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, Lin tweeted about the encounter Saturday afternoon: ''Went to...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski will miss the rest of the season after undergoing back surgery.Bulldogs coach Mark Few said Karnowski had surgery on Thursday.The 7-foot-1 center has been out since Nov. 27 due to a bulging disc and has missed six games. He averaged 8.8...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) VCU starting guard Jordan Burgess will likely miss ''a few weeks'' after breaking a finger on his non-shooting hand.Rams coach Will Wade says he's not certain how much time the do-everything Burgess will miss, but added, ''I don't anticipate anything where he'll be back quickly.''Burgess...

It's pretty safe to say that as soon as Kris Jenkins' 3-pointer made Villanova a national champion, somebody predicted what the 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket would look like. Waiting until the start of the season doesn't seem to be too smart of an idea either, but what the heck? Here's...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Deondre Parks had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Mike Daum had a career-high 19 points in 12 minutes off the bench and South Dakota State beat Wayne State (Neb.) 80-53 on Wednesday night.Parks scored 16 in the first half to help the Jackrabbits (7-1) build...

Associated PressNCAA accepts Missouri's sanctions, adds year of probationBy JIM SUHRKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The NCAA has accepted Missouri's self-imposed sanctions over infractions involving its men's basketball program but it tacked on a year of probation though August of next year.The NCAA infractions committee panel's findings over what...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) The NCAA has granted Purdue freshman forward Caleb ''Biggie'' Swanigan full eligibility to play during the 2015-16 season, the school announced Friday.On Monday, Purdue coach Matt Painter confirmed that Swanigan had not yet been cleared by the NCAA. The 6-foot-9 player is ranked No....

A look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 5 UCLA at No. 4 Arizona, Saturday. This one could be the game of the year in the conference. It will be the first game between top-five teams in the AP Top 25...

NEW YORK (AP) St. John's freshman center Yankuba Sima has a fractured bone in his left hand and will be out 4 to 6 weeks.The school said Friday that the 6-foot-11 native of Spain was examined by a hand specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He injured...

AP Sports WriterSiena's Jimmy Patsos improvises after heated game with RiderBy JOHN KEKISALBANY, N.Y. (AP) When push came to shove in the closing moments of a heated Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game between Rider and Siena, Saints coach Jimmy Patsos improvised as the opposing side ditched the handshake...