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Alabama: Riley Norris week to week after heart procedureTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama guard Riley Norris will miss the start of the season after having a procedure done on his heart.Alabama announced Monday that Norris is week to week after having what was deemed a successful cardiac ablation procedure...

Former BC forward Jairus Hamilton commits to MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Forward Jairus Hamilton has committed to Maryland after playing basketball for two years for Boston College.The 6-foot-8 Hamilton played in 24 games with the Eagles last season, including 20 starts. He averaged 9.5 points and tallied a...

Days rallies No. 25 LSU past Missouri to end 2-game slideBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU ended a two-game losing streak in typically close fashion.Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78 on...

Hardaway adds Lester Quinones to Memphis' recruiting classMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added Lester Quinones, the ninth-ranked shooting guard in the nation, to his 2019 recruiting class.The Tigers announced Monday that Quinones has signed his national letter of intent.That makes the 6-foot-5 Quinones the fifth...

AP Sports WriterRebel reboot: Ole Miss starting over after brutal seasonBy DAVID BRANDTMississippi started its season with aspirations of returning to the NCAA Tournament.Instead, the Rebels lost a ton of games and eventually their head coach. Now the program is about to embark on a complete rebuild after a...

Defense shines as S. Illinois tops Illinois St. 67-55CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Marcus Domask had 16 points as Southern Illinois beat Illinois State 67-55 on Saturday.Barret Benson added 13 points for the Salukis, who forced a season-high 20 turnovers.Ronnie Suggs Jr. had 13 points for Southern Illinois (7-8, 1-1...

AP Basketball WriterWiseman tops Memphis prep class and nation's freshmenBy DAVE SKRETTAIt's hard to blame James Wiseman for signing with Memphis.The nation's No. 1 recruit had his pick of scholarship offers, but the star for East High School had the opportunity to stay home and he played both prep...

Missouri's Jontay Porter to return for sophomore seasonCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri forward Jontay Porter has withdrawn his name from NBA draft and will return for his sophomore season.The school announced Porter's decision on Wednesday, the final day the 6-foot-11 forward could remove his name from the draft and...

The Latest: Game time in the desert as Final Four beginsGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local):3:10 p.m.It's game time in the desert.Gonzaga and South Carolina, both in their first Final Four, tipped off as fans poured in to...

Associated PressFixer says he made cash payment in college hoops schemeBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) A government witness at a college basketball corruption trial testified Thursday that he made a secret $40,000 payment to the inner circle of a North Carolina State recruit through an assistant coach at...

Williams-Goss to skip senior season, declares for NBA draftSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Nigel Williams-Goss, who led Gonzaga to its first appearance in the Final Four, has decided to skip his senior season and declare for the NBA draft. He will hire an agent, precluding his return to Gonzaga.The second...

AP Sports WriterVirginia raises banner, celebrates hoops championshipBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) More than five months after Virginia won its first basketball national championship, the school hosted a celebration Friday night, raising a banner to the rafters of John Paul Jones Arena as thousands of boosters and...