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AP Basketball WriterBaylor strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25 pollBy AARON BEARDBaylor has strengthened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.The Bears received 49 first-place votes from the 65-member media panel in Monday's poll to stay comfortably ahead of Gonzaga...

AP Basketball WriterWake Forest fires coach Danny Manning after losing stretchBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Danny Manning never built a winner at Wake Forest. Now the school is looking for a new coach and direction.Wake Forest fired Manning on Saturday after losing seasons in five of his six...

No. 23 Houston use big first half in 109-58 win over ECUHOUSTON (AP) Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said his Cougars ''came out sharp as a blade.''That might be an understatement.Rob Gray had 19 points and 11 assists, and No. 23 Houston used a huge first half en route...

AP Sports Writer'Full warning': Older basketball coaches at work in pandemicBy CLIFF BRUNTRick Barnes thought he was in the clear early in his bout with COVID-19.The Tennessee coach should have known better, given his texts with Tom Izzo, his Michigan State counterpart who also went through it. About a...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Iowa looks to get payback vs. No. 6 Michigan StateBy LUKE MEREDITHNo matchup engendered skepticism of Iowa quite like its 90-68 loss at Michigan State in early December.The Hawkeyes collapsed late in the first half, allowing the Spartans to reel off a staggering 40-11 run...

Griesel leads North Dakota St. over North Dakota 53-52SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Sam Griesel posted 14 points as North Dakota State narrowly beat North Dakota 53-52 on Saturday.Tyree Eady had 13 points for North Dakota State (2-5).Filip Rebraca had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Fighting Hawks...

Arrest made in shooting death of LSU player Wayde SimsBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) An arrest has been made in the shooting death of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims.Baton Rouge police said Saturday that 20-year-old Dyteon Simpson has been charged with second-degree murder and is at East Baton Rouge...

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 Basketball WriterCommission to unveil ideas to fix college basketball's woesBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) College basketball played an entire season amid a federal corruption investigation that magnified long-simmering troubles within the sport, from shady agent dealings to concerns over athletes who'd rather go straight to the pros.Now...

McCants leads New Mexico State past Seattle 72-64LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Johnny McCants had 14 points and 18 rebounds to lead five New Mexico State players in double figures as the Aggies stretched their winning streak to 14 games, beating Seattle 72-64 on Thursday night.Ivan Aurrecoechea and Shawn...

AP Sports WritersAP Basketball Writer Jim O'Connell dead at age 64By BARRY WILNER and PAUL MONTELLANEW YORK (AP) Jim O'Connell, the longtime college basketball writer for The Associated Press and a member of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 64.He died Monday after a series of...

UT San Antonio holds off UTEP 63-59EL PASO, Texas (AP) Deon Lyle came off the bench to hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and score 18 and Giovanni De Nicolao added 10 points, including two free throws with five seconds left, to help UT San Antonio hold...