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Associated Pressda Silva scores 21 points to lead Stanford past MontanaBy RICK EYMERSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Oscar da Silva scored 21 points and Stanford beat Montana 73-62 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.Tyrell Terry added 13 points for the Cardinal, which improved to 87-14 all-time...

AP Sports WriterBack at Michigan, Howard begins a new challengeBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard was musing recently about the state of college basketball when the new Michigan coach interrupted himself.''Guys are jumping out of the gym. I think they're more athletic - no, no, let...

Associated PressMove Over Nike, Call Under ArmourBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Move over, Nike. Call Under Armour, now.Boston College graduate transfer guard Derryck Thornton made a quick cut near the foul line driving toward to the lane and split the bottom of his left Under Armour sneaker during the...

Associated PressTinkle leads Oregon State to 87-67 win over CSU NorthridgeBy GARY HOROWITZCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Tres Tinkle had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Oregon State beat Cal State Northridge 87-67 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.Kylor Kelley added 18 points, eight...

Boyd III carries E. Tennessee St. over Newberry 79-50JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Tray Boyd III had 20 points as East Tennessee State romped past Newberry 79-50 on Wednesday night in a season opener for both teams.ETSU went on a 21-2 run over the final 9:15 of the first...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 4 Duke edges third-ranked Kansas 68-66By DOUG FEINBERGNEW YORK (AP) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was pleased with his young team's poise in the season opener, especially that of sophomore Tre Jones.Jones scored 15 points and Cassius Stanley added 11 of his 13 points in the...

No. 11 UCLA women roll past Weber State 85-45LOS ANGELES (AP) Freshman Charisma Osborne scored 17 points, Michaela Onyenwere added 16 and No. 11 UCLA cruised to an 85-45 season-opening win over Weber State on Tuesday night.Osborne scored the first five points of the season and an Onyenwere...

S. Dakota St. beats Texas Rio Grande Valley 70-57BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) Douglas Wilson had 24 points as South Dakota State defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley 70-57 on Tuesday night.Wilson made 10 of 13 shots.Matt Dentlinger had 17 points and 14 rebounds for South Dakota State. Brandon Key added...

AP Basketball WriterSchools, coaches more willing to fight NCAA allegationsBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The ink on the NCAA's notice of allegations was but a few hours old when officials at Kansas huddled with Jayhawks coach Bill Self and crafted a strongly worded response that not only disputed...

UT-Martin beats St. Louis College of Pharmacy 106-48MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) Quintin Dove had 24 points as UT Martin romped past NAIA-member St. Louis College of Pharmacy 106-48 on Tuesday night.Craig Randall had 19 points for UT Martin, Derek Hawthorne, Jr. added 16 points and eight rebounds and Miles...

Southern pulls away from Loyola New Orleans in 87-70 winBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Ahsante Shivers scored 18 points and Southern defeated NAIA opponent Loyola New Orleans 87-70 in the Jaguars' season opener on Wednesday night.Shivers was 6 of 8 from the field and made four steals for the...

AP Sports WriterStewart, McDaniels form foundation of young Washington teamBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Isaiah Stewart is from upstate New York.The bruising forward who was one of the top recruits in the country will play what will likely be his only season of college basketball at Washington, some 2,600...