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AP Sports WriterNew coach Juwan Howard talks up Michigan at media dayBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) When asked if anything about his new job has surprised him, Michigan coach Juwan Howard mentioned recruiting.''I knew you have to recruit, but all the work that comes behind the recruiting....

AP Sports WriterNew coach Juwan Howard talks up Michigan at media dayBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) When asked if anything about his new job has surprised him, Michigan coach Juwan Howard mentioned recruiting.''I knew you have to recruit, but all the work that comes behind the recruiting....

Kansas favored in Big 12 after record 14 titles in row endsIRVING, Texas (AP) Kansas has been tabbed as the favorite to win the Big 12 men's basketball title, the season after the end of the Jayhawks' NCAA record run of winning the conference 14 years in a...

The Latest: Stackhouse headlines 4 new SEC head coachesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):4:40 p.m.Former NBA standout Jerry Stackhouse is back in school - now as a coach.Stackhouse, who played for 18 years in the NBA, is a first-time...

AP Sports WriterCyclones reload at guard with Penn St transfer Rasir BoltonBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season.The Cyclones hope they have filled that...

AP Sports WriterCyclones reload at guard with Penn St transfer Rasir BoltonBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season.The Cyclones hope they have filled that...

The Latest: LSU's Wade "felt good about" chance to returnBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):3:20 p.m.LSU coach Will Wade is back trying to build on a season when the Tigers won an SEC regular season title.Asked Wednesday at SEC...

Mack: Louisville's Slazinski hospitalized with appendicitisLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville coach Chris Mack says forward Quinn Slazinski has been hospitalized with appendicitis that might require surgery.Asked after the team's annual tipoff luncheon Wednesday whether he'd redshirt the 6-foot-8, 215-pound freshman, Mack said Slazinski was in a hospital with the...

Minnesota's Eric Curry loses another season to knee injuryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota forward Eric Curry has suffered another season-ending knee injury.Gophers coach Richard Pitino announced Wednesday that Curry was hurt in practice last week and will have surgery next week.''We are obviously disappointed in Eric's recent setback,'' Pitino said....

The Latest: Barnes expects to finish career at TennesseeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):2:20 p.m.Tennessee coach Rick Barnes says that he believes ''the final chapter of my coaching career is going to be in Knoxville.''Barnes nearly left Tennessee for...

The Latest: Missouri's Tilmon aiming to avoid foul troubleBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):1 p.m.Missouri forward Jeremiah Tilmon says extra film study has helped him as he tries to reduce the foul trouble that has hindered him throughout the...

The Latest: Blackshear considers Florida 'hand-in-glove' fitBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):12:25 p.m.Florida forward and Virginia Tech graduate transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. says the persistence of his new teammates helped him select the Gators over a host of other...