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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...

Suspended NC State F Funderburk won't play vs Georgia TechRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts says suspended forward D.J. Funderburk is now allowed to practice with the team but won't play in the season opener against Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Georgia Tech.Keatts indefinitely suspended Funderburk...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Louisville rebounds after scandals, expectations soarBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville is back in the national championship conversation after the basketball program was knocked on its heels amid the fallout of embarrassing scandals, including the schools' involvement in a federal investigation into college...

AP Basketball WriterTop prospects find options to bypass college in NBA pursuitBy AARON BEARDPrecious Achiuwa wanted to be part of Memphis' No. 1-ranked recruiting class and fulfill his family's hope that he would attend college before pursuing an NBA career.He also knew there were other options that didn't include...

Vols' Plavsic doesn't get waiver, must sit out this seasonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee center Uros Plavsic must sit out the 2019-20 season after the NCAA refused to grant the Arizona State transfer a waiver that would have enabled him to play for the Volunteers immediately.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer...

G Brandon Robinson out with sprained ankle for No. 9 UNCCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina guard Brandon Robinson is out with a sprained right ankle.Team spokesman Steve Kirschner says Saturday night there is no timetable for Robinson's return, but X-rays show the ankle is not broken.Robinson got...

No. 21 Arizona suspends Doutrive for violating team rulesTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) No. 21 Arizona has suspended sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive indefinitely for violating unspecified team rules.The school announced Doutrive's suspension before Friday night's exhibition game against Chico State.Doutrive was a five-star recruit from Southern California in the 2018...

Washington's Quade Green eligible after NCAA grants waiverSEATTLE (AP) Washington guard Quade Green will be eligible immediately after his waiver was granted by the NCAA.Green, who started his career at Kentucky, transferred to Washington last January and sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. He was seeking to...

AP Sports WriterHoiberg sees untapped potential at long-suffering NebraskaBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Fred Hoiberg knows the track record of Nebraska basketball coaches isn't good. He wanted the job anyway.The curse of the Cornhuskers stretches back 70 years. That's how long it's been since they won their most...