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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...

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...

Williams has career high, UL Monroe blows to 64-41 victoryMONROE, La. (AP) JD Williams posted a career high 25 points as Louisiana-Monroe opened the season by blowing out Division III Louisiana College 64-41 on Tuesday night.Williams was 9 of 13 from the floor with five rebounds, two steals...

G Brandon Robinson out for No. 9 UNC's opener vs Notre DameCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina guard Brandon Robinson will miss the opener against Notre Dame with a sprained right ankle.Coach Roy Williams said Tuesday that Robinson is wearing a boot to protect his ankle and won't...

G Brandon Robinson out for No. 9 UNC's opener vs Notre DameCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina guard Brandon Robinson will miss the opener against Notre Dame with a sprained right ankle.Coach Roy Williams said Tuesday that Robinson is wearing a boot to protect his ankle and won't...

AP Sports WriterCoach Capel, Pitt have new direction in Year 2By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Jeff Capel doesn't need to glance down at his phone to find his way around anymore. The Pittsburgh coach would drive around last fall and occasionally his navigation app would freeze.''I had a bunch...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Virginia's Diakite ready to assume leadership roleBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Mamadi Diakite smiles, like he knows something others don't.The The 6-foot-9 Virginia redshirt senior from Conakry, Guinea, Africa, sporting a bit of blonde hair, embraces that the defending national champions are picked...

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...

AP Basketball WriterShowdown: Michigan St-Kentucky, Kansas-Duke tip-off seasonBy AARON BEARDThe nation's top teams don't have to wait long to find out how they measure up against some of the best competition.Answers will come quickly for No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Kansas and No. 4 Duke...

AP Sports WriterPlavsic ruling underscores Tennessee's frontcourt concernsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's frontcourt concerns heading into the season are even greater than anticipated now that the NCAA has determined 7-foot Arizona State transfer Uros Plavsic can't play for the Volunteers this year.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced Saturday...

Two Gators make 1st team on coaches' preseason all-SEC teamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Florida teammates Kerry Blackshear and Andrew Nembhard are first-team selections on the preseason all-Southeastern Conference team as selected by the league's coaches.The Gators were the only program to have two first-team selections.Other first-team picks include Alabama's...

AP Sports WriterSet-to-debut Carr made best of season on Gophers scout teamBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The waiting for Marcus Carr is over. Minnesota's new point guard finally gets to take the court.''He just wants to play someone different,'' Gophers teammate Gabe Kalscheur said. ''He's been playing us for...