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UConn hoopster who fled crash applies for probation programROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) The UConn basketball player accused of fleeing from a car accident has applied for a probation program that could leave him without a criminal record.Police say freshman guard James Bouknight smelled of alcohol after he crashed a...

Jolly scores 13 to lead SMU's sweep of Memphis 58-53DALLAS (AP) Tyson Jolly scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, leading SMU to a 58-53 win over Memphis on Tuesday night, the Mustangs' ninth consecutive home victory.SMU is 15-1 at Moody Coliseum this season and jumped out...

Riller's thriller leads Charleston past Towson 54-53CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Grant Riller scored 12 points - seven in the last 2+ minutes - and made the game-winning reverse, left-hand layup with 15 seconds left to give Charleston a 54-53 win over Towson on Saturday.Riller's layup with 2:46 to go...

AP Basketball WriterA first: Hamilton, Florida State ACC tourney's top seedBy AARON BEARDFlorida State has accomplished several milestones in Leonard Hamilton’s nearly two decades with the Seminoles, from winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament to getting within a game of the Final Four two seasons ago.Yet his fourth-ranked Seminoles...

AP Sports WriterEdwards' basketball background helps Purdue with versatilityBy MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue's Vincent Edwards never had a choice when it came to playing basketball.It was in his blood.His father, Bill, played professionally in Europe for more than a decade. His mother, Glennetta Patton, played the...

Charleston holds the line against Georgia State, 84-80CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Grant Riller was perfect from the free throw line and Jaylen Richard converted three of four free throws in the final 25 seconds of the game to allow Charleston to hold off Georgia State, 84-80 in a nonleague...

AP Sports WriterJayhawks looking to peak in Week 2 of NCAA TournamentBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The only thing Bill Self seemed pleased about from a first-round NCAA Tournament win by Kansas was, well, the fact that his top-seeded Jayhawks had won.He wasn't a whole lot more impressed...

Arizona State'e Martin to return for senior seasonTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State guard Remy Martin is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season in the desert.''I'm blessed to have the opportunity to coach Remy Martin for one more season,'' Sun Devils coach Bobby...

The Valparaiso Crusaders and the Northern Kentucky Norse will both be gunning for a victory on 2/26/2017 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Valparaiso Crusaders vs Northern Kentucky Norse When: 1:00 PM  ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017 Where: BB&T Arena (Highland Heights), Highland Heights, Kentucky ROT TEAM PS OU ML 819 Valparaiso Crusaders (-110) (-110) 820 Northern Kentucky...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A change in travel plans for the Mississippi State basketball team proved to be good fortune for a woman who was pulled out of her vehicle after a one-car accident. The Bulldogs were supposed to fly from Columbus, Mississippi, to Baton Rouge for their Southeastern Conference...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 7 Arizona gets big boost from Trier's returnBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Allonzo Trier had a long, strange journey while waiting to be cleared after inadvertently using performance-enhancing drugs, never knowing when that day might come.When it finally did, the emotions washed over Arizona's sophomore...

AP Sports WriterTennessee wants to end NCAA Tournament drought next seasonBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Rick Barnes doesn't want his players to get accustomed to ending their season this early.The Volunteers finished 16-16 and won't be playing in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT for a...