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AMES, Iowa (AP) No. 17 Iowa State is on the verge of falling out of the Big 12 Conference race before it even really begins.Iowa State's surprising 1-3 start in league play has put it in a precarious spot heading into Saturday's road game at Kansas State (11-5,...

NEW YORK (AP) A former college basketball star from New Jersey has been found slain in the back seat of a vehicle in New York City.Police say Wednesday that 35-year-old Michael Wright, of Closter, was last seen Nov. 5. His body was found Tuesday morning covered in what...

AP Basketball Writer=Duke runaway No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; Kentucky is No. 2By JIM O'CONNELLDuke is in a familiar place to open the college basketball season.The Blue Devils are the runaway choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 on Monday. It is the...

AP Basketball WriterDuke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America teamBy JIM O'CONNELLGrayson Allen of Duke and Ivan Rabb of California lead The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.Jason Hart of Villanova, Dillon Brooks of Oregon and Monte Morris of Iowa State round out the team released Wednesday.Allen, a 6-foot-5 junior guard,...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) A year ago, the reflection Tacko Fall was seeing wasn't the image everyone else saw in UCF's raw but intriguing 7-foot-6 freshman center. Fast forward to this season, and there is a new coaching staff, a new energy around the Knights program and definitely a different Fall....

LIU-Brooklyn controls Robert Morris in 65-54 victoryMOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) Jerome Frink had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Nura Zanna added 12 points and 13 boards to lead LIU-Brooklyn past Robert Morris 65-54 on Thursday night.Iverson Fleming scored 11 points and passed out five assists and Jashaun...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) In non-conference play, Iowa looked like a talented team still searching for a breakout performance.The Hawkeyes appear to have figured things out.Iowa (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) is rolling after one of its best weeks in years. The Hawkeyes rolled past then-No. 1 Michigan State...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State redshirt freshman forward Kenny Goins is expected to miss six weeks due to a sports hernia injury.The school says Wednesday in a release that surgery to repair the hernia was successful.The 6-foot-6 Goins joined the Spartans as a walk-on before the 2014-15...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State men's basketball assistant coach Rob Moxley is back to full duties after a life-threatening offseason health scare.The 46-year-old Moxley was hospitalized for several days in May and was on medical leave for a time, though the school didn't specify the nature of...

Former St. John's star Rysheed Jordan charged in shootingPHILADELPHIA (AP) A former NBA D-League player who starred at St. John's University is charged in Philadelphia with attempted murder, robbery and other counts after police say he shot another man during a robbery attempt.Police say 22-year-old Rysheed Jordan and...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State's Josh Hawkinson led all players with 24 points and 10 rebounds in a 91-67 nonconference win over Portland State on Sunday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum.The Cougars, coming off a loss to No. 13 Gonzaga, improved to 5-1. Charles Callison scored 12 points for...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Butler Director of Athletics Barry Collier and Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin will begin four-year terms on the National Invitation Tournament Committee, it was announced Tuesday.C.M. Newton, chair of the NIT Committee since its inception in 2006, will now serve as chair emeritus. Reggie Minton...