CBB

AP Sports WriterMissouri expects quick turnaround with Porter Jr., freshmenBy KURT VOIGTCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Cuonzo Martin took over a Missouri basketball team that had finished in last place in the Southeastern Conference for three straight seasons when he was hired in March.Very little looks the same with the...

AP Sports WriterK-State overcoming injuries, heartbreak to pile up winsBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State dropped back-to-back games to highly ranked teams, lost one of its top players to a foot injury and experienced a heartbreaking defeat to bitter rival Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse.In other words, the...

AP Sports WriterKenny Arnold, who led Iowa to 1980 Final Four, dies at 59By LUKE MEREDITHKenny Arnold, the Iowa basketball star who led the Hawkeyes to their last Final Four in 1980, died Saturday. He was 59.He had health issues for more than 30 years, the school said. Teammates...

Assault case for NC State's Johnson resumes next weekCLEVELAND (AP) The felony assault case involving suspended North Carolina State guard Markell Johnson will resume next week in his home state of Ohio.According to the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Common Pleas Court, a pretrial hearing was held Monday and another...

Salnave, Pillari lead Monmouth past Saint Peter's 73-57WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Freshman Ray Salnave scored a career-high 21 points with four assists, Louie Pillari came off the bench to score 17 and Monmouth breezed to a 73-57 victory over Saint Peter's on Tuesday night.Salnave made all three...

Associated PressFormer Auburn assistant basketball coach avoids prisonBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person has avoided prison in a bribery scandal that has touched some of the biggest schools in college basketball.Person was sentenced on Wednesday to 200 hours of community service...

High schooler LaMelo Ball gets signature shoeLOS ANGELES (AP) Two of LaVar Ball's sons now have their own signature shoe. The latest one has led to plenty of questions.Big Baller Brand shoes announced Thursday that it is coming out with a shoe for LaMelo Ball, who is a...

UConn won't play games in Hartford this academic yearHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The University of Connecticut won't play any of its home basketball or hockey schedule in Hartford this season.Athletic director David Benedict said the school and the operators of the XL Center agreed that it would not make...

No. 4 Baylor wins 11th in a row 57-52 over No. 22 Texas TechLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Davion Mitchell scored 14 points, Mark Vital grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 4 Baylor stretched its winning streak to 11 games with a 57-52 win over No. 22 Texas Tech on Tuesday...

UConn's Hurley has surgery to relieve neck, back painSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley had surgery Friday to relieve pain in his neck and upper back.School officials say doctors successfully performed the surgery at the Center for Comprehensive Spine Care in New York.Hurley is expected to...

Associated PressSt. Bonaventure outlasts Syracuse in overtime 60-57By MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Jaylen Adams scored 23 points, 21 in the first half, and St. Bonaventure withstood a furious Syracuse rally to win its first-ever game in the Carrier Dome in 11 tries, defeating Syracuse 60-57 in overtime Friday...

AP Basketball WriterXavier hosts Villanova in top-5 matchup on SaturdayBy JOHN MARSHALLVillanova and Xavier were among the four teams to earn No. 1 seeds in the NCAA's preliminary rankings before Selection Sunday.One will get knocked off its perch this weekend.One of the biggest games of the Big East season...