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LSU basketball player Wayde Simms shot to deathBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has died after he was shot early Friday near the campus of another school in Baton Rouge.Sims, 20, was shot around 12:25 a.m., Baton Rouge police said in a news release.He was...

Powell sorry for Louisville fallout, says ordeal 'worth it'LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Katina Powell said Saturday that she is ''so sorry'' about the fallout of the sex scandal that resulted in sanctions against Louisville's basketball program, but added that her experience was ''worth surviving.''In her 2015 book, ''Breaking Cardinal...

AP Sports WriterEdwards takes lead as No. 24 Purdue replaces 4 startersBy MICHAEL MAROTOne year has completely changed Matt Painter's perspective.Last October, the Purdue coach went into games expecting to have the best team on the court. This year, he's content knowing he has the best player on the...

Arizona State at No. 24 Arizona tops this week in the Pac-12By The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State at No. 24 Arizona, Saturday. A rivalry game game right out of the gate is a great way...

Louisville's Jaylen Johnson will stay in draft, hire agentLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville junior forward Jaylen Johnson will hire an agent and stay in the NBA draft.The 6-foot-9 Johnson said Monday in a release that his decision followed a talk with coach Rick Pitino. Johnson added that it was...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State thin on stars, heavy on experience for IzzoBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State does not have the stars it did last season, when Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson did enough to end up becoming top NBA picks.While Tom Izzo lamented the loss...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Dayton pulls away late for 71-58 win over North TexasBy JOE KAYDAYTON, Ohio (AP) Jalen Crutcher banged knees with a North Texas player and went down hard in the second half. But just as the Flyers have done all season, he was back in...

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...

Gonzaga's Ayayi declares for NBA draft, won't hire agentSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga sophomore Joel Ayayi declared for the NBA draft on Saturday but will not hire an agent.The 6-foot-5 guard from France said his top option remains returning for his junior season. Ayayi averaged 10.6 points and 6.3...

Associated Press2 convicted in college basketball corruption trialBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) An aspiring sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach were convicted of bribery conspiracy Wednesday at a trial that showed top college coaches were paid off to steer NBA-bound athletes to favored handlers.The verdict capped...

Cameron paces Morgan St. in 78-68 win over Mt. St. Mary'sEMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Martez Cameron scored 15 points, Tyler Streeter scored 14 and Morgan State kept Mt. St. Mary's winless with a 78-68 win on Sunday.After a 35-all first-half tie, Jordan Little's jump shot nine seconds in put...

AP Basketball WriterDave Odom tied to college basketball's biggest upsetsBy JOHN MARSHALLBOISE, Idaho (AP) Dave Odom sat in the stands as his son, Ryan, and the history-making UMBC Retrievers took down a giant.Thirty-six years earlier, Dave Odom witnessed another David conquer a Goliath from a bench in Hawaii.Father...