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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...

Rutledge hits record 11 3s, Nicholls beats McNeese 96-79LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Lafayette Rutledge broke a school record with 11 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points and Nicholls downed McNeese 96-79 on Wednesday.Rutledge shot exclusively behind the 3-point arc and made 11 of 19. Roddy Peters scored...

Vaughn propels Rider to 79-63 victory over QuinnipiacLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) Dimencio Vaughn finished with 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Rider breezed to a 79-63 victory over Quinnipiac on Sunday.Vaughn buried 8 of 13 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Broncs (15-10, 9-6...

AP Sports WriterNCAA's storied party crashers includes 'Dunk City,' LoyolaBy ERIC OLSONIf not for those magical eight days seven years ago, Florida Gulf Coast might still be that upstart school trying to create an identity in the Sunshine State, never mind nationally.Dunk City changed everything.The high-flying Eagles and their...

S. Illinois holds off N. Iowa for a 68-66 winCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66 on Wednesday.Jones' basket gave Southern Illinois a 63-57 lead with 2:21 remaining. AJ Green's 3-pointer brought...

Associated PressTop-ranked Gonzaga fields mature team this seasonBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) If there is a single word that sums up No. 1 Gonzaga this season, it is maturity.Coach Mark Few and his players talk often about the poise of this year's Zags, who have blown out...

KU's Dotson, Grimes withdraw from draft; Grimes to transferLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas freshmen Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes withdrew from the NBA draft ahead of Wednesday night's deadline, while Grimes also announced that he would transfer elsewhere for his sophomore year.The two guards went through various camps and...

AP Sports WriterWake AD sits 'tight' as coach goes through legal processBy JOEDY McCREARYWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman says the school is ''sitting tight'' while the legal process continues for an assistant basketball coach who police say punched a New York City tourist who...

North Texas wins 67-57 for 8th straight victoryDENTON, Texas (AP) Zachary Simmons had 16 points and Javion Hamlet 14 as North Texas won its eighth consecutive game, topping UTEP 67-57 on Saturday.North Texas, atop the Conference USA standings, is 8-1 in league play for the first time since...

The Latest: LSU's Wade "felt good about" chance to returnBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):3:20 p.m.LSU coach Will Wade is back trying to build on a season when the Tigers won an SEC regular season title.Asked Wednesday at SEC...

Haarms decides to leave Purdue, enter transfer portalWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue center Matt Haarms has entered the transfer portal and intends to play his final college season at another school, coach Matt Painter announced Monday.The slim, 7-foot-3 Haarms was one of the Big Ten's top defenders and...

Associated PressIowa basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting 400 boysBy RYAN J. FOLEYIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a yearslong pattern of sexually exploiting and abusing at least 400 minor boys, including former players, their friends...