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Harris' buzzer-beater lifts Louisiana Monroe over GramblingMONROE, La. (AP) Jordon Harris took and inbounds pass, drove the length of the floor and made the game-winning layup at the buzzer and Louisiana Monroe beat Grambling 59-57 on Tuesday night to end a two-game skid.Travis Munnings scored 19 points and...

Kohl scores 29 with 12 boards; CCSU beats St. Francis (BKN)NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Tyler Kohl had 29 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals to help Central Connecticut State beat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 78-72 on Thursday night to snap a four-game skid.Ian Krishnan hit 4 of...

University of Dayton plans $172 million in arena renovationsDAYTON, Ohio (AP) The University of Dayton is planning $172 million in updates to its arena, which is used for the pair of March Madness play-in games known as the First Four.The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/2qwJQ6Z ) reports the cost...

AP Basketball Writer'From the heart': Mullin's decision to leave St. John'sBy DOUG FEINBERGNEW YORK (AP) Chris Mullin felt in his heart it was time to leave St. John's.He stepped down this month after four years as coach at the school where he starred in the 1980s.''It got to...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim ready for 42nd yearBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim admitted that the beginning of his 42nd year as head coach at his alma mater feels a little different, and it has nothing to do with his age.Longtime assistant Mike...

Lawmaker wants donors to pay for UConn's exit from AACHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic Conference.Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano wrote on Thursday to the school's new president, Tom...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The decision comes...

NCAA Latest: No. 1 seed Duke survives against UCFBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):7:35 p.m.Duke has survived.The No. 1 overall seed rallied in the final seconds to beat UCF 77-76 and reach the Sweet 16 in the East Region.The...

AP Sports WriterChalkiest region gives no confidence to No. 1 seed VillanovaBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) ?? Sporting the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's chalkiest region doesn't give Villanova coach Jay Wright any special confidence heading into Friday night's game against West Virginia.The Wildcats were together in a...

Texas freshman forward Jaxson Hayes declares for NBAAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas says freshman forward Jaxson Hayes will hire an agent and enter the NBA draft.Hayes is projected as first-round pick and would be the third consecutive Texas big man to leave for the NBA after one season, following...

AP Sports WriterAt Harvard, education through athletics (and vice-versa)By JIMMY GOLENCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) When Harvard sophomore Seth Towns awoke in his riverside dorm room Wednesday morning, he had options.He could work out at the gym to prepare for the upcoming Ivy League basketball season. He could slog downstairs...

AP Sports WriterButler-Purdue, Marshall-West Virginia duels on tap in EastBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) The East Region bracket is serving up two in-state rivalries on Sunday, one testy and complicated and the other one much less so.In a Hoosier State showdown, No. 2 seed Purdue (29-6) faces No....