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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois starting center Mike Thorne Jr. is out indefinitely with a torn meniscus in his left knee.Illinois (3-4) announced Monday that the fifth-year center was injured in Saturday's loss to then-No. 4 Iowa State. Thorne had surgery Monday.Thorne was averaging 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Ge'Lawn Guyn scored 27 points and shot 6-for-10 from 3-point range as East Tennessee State rallied from an early deficit and held off Eastern Kentucky 87-81 Friday.T.J. Cromer added 22 points for ETSU (5-5).JaVontae Hawkins buried a 3 with 4:24 left to tie it...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes junior guard Rashad Muhammad has been suspended for the first three games of the season for a violation of team rules. Muhammad will miss games against Western Carolina, North Florida and Penn, the school said Tuesday. He sat out the 2015-16 season after transferring from...

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) LaQuincy Rideau scored 17 points and Tyrell Nelson and David Efianayi each tallied 15 points, leading Gardner-Webb past Hampton 69-63 on Wednesday night. Gardner Webb (5-4) has now won three straight and five of its last six games. Rideau's jumper gave Gardner-Webb a 57-47 lead with 5:03...

Associated PressWisconsin guard, tribal member Koenig joins pipeline protestBy DAVE KOLPACKFARGO, N.D. (AP) A proud Ho-Chunk Nation member, Bronson Koenig has been speaking out about his Native American heritage since his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, long before public displays of social consciousness by 49ers quarterback...

Australian Harry Froling leaving SMU, disappointed in roleDALLAS (AP) SMU freshman Harry Froling of Australia is leaving the program and expressing disappointment over his role under new coach Tim Jankovich.Froling said Monday it was a ''big sacrifice'' to leave his home country to play for the Mustangs and...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell will miss the Tigers' opener against Georgia on Friday night after a suffering a knee injury at practice. The school announced Tuesday that 6-foot-3 Mitchell had a non-contact knee injury at practice Tuesday. He is expected to undergo a procedure on the knee....

AP Sports WriterNew coach Underwood, guards Evans, Forte lead Oklahoma StateBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) A year ago, accomplished Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte called then-incoming freshman Jawun Evans the best player on the team.It took a while, but Evans proved him right.Evans began the season deferring to...

Associated PressObama congratulates Villanova for winning NCAA titleBy KEVIN FREKINGWASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama congratulated the men's basketball team at Villanova University Tuesday for winning what he described as ''maybe the best title game of all time'' in this year's NCAA tournament.Forward Kris Jenkins provided the winning shot...

CHICAGO (AP) If Michigan State coach Tom Izzo had his way, college basketball would take a few more pages from the NBA rulebook.''If I was the czar for the day, I'd try to get every rule like the NBA, personally,'' he said Thursday. ''I just think that we'd...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville is facing challenges on the court, and off of it heading into the season.The Cardinals have such a young roster that coach Rick Pitino signed a couple of graduate transfers to provide leadership.Then came the escort allegations this month.Katina Powell has alleged that former...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy had every reason to believe his team would take a big leap in the 2015-16 season. The Lumberjacks returned four players he considered starters from a team that made it to the championship game of the CollegeInsiders.com tournament and had talented newcomers...