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NCAA Latest: Rest up underdogs, time for blue bloods to ballBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):6:30 p.m.Move over underdog darlings: It's time for some of college basketball's blue bloods to take the stage in the Sweet 16.Villanova, Kansas, Duke and Syracuse all tip...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Gonzaga uses late run to defeat Loyola MarymountBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Rui Hachimura scored 22 points, Brandon Clarke added 17 and No. 3 Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 73-60 on Thursday night to extend its winning streak to 15 games.It was only the second...

Kentucky nonconference schedule includes visit to LouisvilleLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky will visit rival Louisville as part of its nonconference schedule.The Wildcats will play the Cardinals on Dec. 29 in the series' return to a Saturday date after consecutive weekday contests.Kentucky hosts neighboring Transylvania (Oct. 26) and Indiana University-Pennsylvania...

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Antonio Green scored 20 points to lead three players into double figures as Texas-Rio Grande Valley defeated Texas State 72-61 Wednesday night, kicking off a three-game homestand and snapping Texas State's three-game win streak. Ten players scored for the Broncs (3-8) as they secured their first win...

NCAA Latest: UNC's Little in shootaround after being sickBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:20 p.m.North Carolina freshman Nassir Little took part in Friday afternoon's shootaround at Sprint Center and could play when the top-seeded Tar Heels face No. 5...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia atop AP men's hoops poll for first time since 1982By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ?? A loss didn't prevent Virginia from climbing to No. 1 in AP men's basketball poll for the first time in more than 35 years after all.The Cavaliers rose a slot to...

UNC: Pinson out indefinitely with broken bone in right footCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina junior swingman Theo Pinson is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot.In a news release Friday, the school said Pinson was hurt in practice this week. UNC says a treatment...

Grambling State wins 4th straight, tops Alcorn State, 80-71GRAMBLING, La. (AP) Cameron Christon had a career-high 20 points as Grambling State topped Alcorn State 80-71 on Monday night.DeVante Jackson had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Grambling State (13-11, 7-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive...

VMI high-scoring guard Parham transfers to Georgia TechATLANTA (AP) Guard Bubba Parham is transferring from VMI to Georgia Tech.The 5-foot-11, 155-pound Parham, from Snellville, Georgia, was the South Conference freshman of the year in 2017-18 and a second-team all-conference pick last season.Parham led the conference with his average...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA not anticipating any big changes to NCAA TournamentBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) The NCAA Tournament has gone through some massive changes in recent years, the biggest being an expansion to 68 teams.Don't expect any more big changes anytime soon.Though there are annual quibbles about which teams...

The old guys are back in charge in college basketball this season.After recent years with the focus locked on one-and-done talent, it's the seniors - guys like No. 1 Michigan State's Denzel Valentine, No. 3 Oklahoma's Buddy Hield and No. 5 Virginia's Malcolm Brogdon - leading some of the...

AP Basketball WriterKansas-Texas top-10 matchup highlights Big 12 weekendBy DAVE SKRETTAA look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDThird-ranked Kansas has proven its chops since losing to top-ranked Gonzaga in its opener, ripping off eight straight wins with two against top-10 opponents and four...