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AP Basketball WriterMaui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis headline weekBy DAVE SKRETTAMichigan State and Kansas missed each other in the season-opening Champions Classic.They won't be facing each other 5,000 miles away in Hawaii, either.The third-ranked Spartans and fourth-ranked Jayhawks were on opposite sides of the bracket in the Maui...

AP Basketball WriterBahamas counting on sports to aid Dorian recovery effortsBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Any concern about whether it was appropriate to be playing sports in the Bahamas while parts of the multi-island nation continue to dig out from devastation following Hurricane Dorian are quickly dismissed...

AP Basketball WriterBahamas counting on sports to aid Dorian recovery effortsBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Any concern about whether it was appropriate to be playing sports in the Bahamas while parts of the multi-island nation continue to dig out from devastation following Hurricane Dorian are quickly dismissed...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia Tech knocks off No. 3 Michigan State 71-66 in MauiBy JOHN MARSHALLLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Landers Nolley II hit a big 3-pointer in the final minute and scored 22 points, helping Virginia Tech hold off No. 3 Michigan State 71-66 at the Maui Invitational on Monday.The...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia Tech knocks off No. 3 Michigan State 71-66 in MauiBy JOHN MARSHALLLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Landers Nolley II hit a big 3-pointer in the final minute and scored 22 points, helping Virginia Tech hold off No. 3 Michigan State 71-66 at the Maui Invitational on Monday.The...

ASSOCIATED PRESSSpiders bite Badgers in Legends ClassicBy DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) Blake Francis scored a game-high 19 points to lead Richmond to a 62-52 win over Wisconsin in the first game of the Roman Legends Classic Monday night at the Barclays Center.Grant Golden added 16 points and...

Memphis guard Lester Quinones out 3 weeks with broken handMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis coach Penny Hardaway says freshman guard Lester Quinones will miss three weeks after breaking two bones in his right hand.Hardaway updated Quinones' status Monday, saying the guard does not need surgery to repair the third...

Jackson’s 22 PTs leads UTRGV past Texas A&M-InternationalEDINBURG, Texas (AP) Jordan Jackson had 22 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley romped past Division II-member Texas A&M-International 79-52 on Monday night.Quinton Johnson II had 11 points for Texas Rio Grande Valley (2-4). Lesley Varner II added 10 points.Matija Novkovic...

Iowa loses sophomore forward Jack Nunge to a torn ACLIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa sophomore forward Jack Nune is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee.Nunge suffered the injury while driving to the basket late in the first half of Sunday's 85-59 win...

AP Basketball WriterDuke solidifies No. 1 in AP Top 25; Maryland rises to No. 5By DAVE SKRETTADuke coach Mike Krzyzewski set the record for wins coaching a No. 1 team when his top-ranked Blue Devils knocked off California and Georgetown on back-to-back nights to win the 2K Empire Classic.He...

AP Basketball WriterDuke solidifies No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll after tourney winBy DAVE SKRETTADuke coach Mike Krzyzewski set the record for wins coaching a No. 1 team when his top-ranked Blue Devils knocked off California and Georgetown on back-to-back nights to win the 2K Empire Classic.He will...

AP Basketball WriterDuke solidifies No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll after tourney winBy DAVE SKRETTADuke coach Mike Krzyzewski set the record for wins coaching a No. 1 team when his top-ranked Blue Devils knocked off California and Georgetown on back-to-back nights to win the 2K Empire Classic.He will...