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Western Carolina routs Piedmont 96-58CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Sin'Cere McMahon and Matt Halvorsen scored 20 points apiece as Western Carolina beat Piedmont 96-58 on Monday.McMahon hit 6 of 8 3-pointers as WCU was 14 of 39 from distance.Xavier Cork added 10 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Harris had...

Syracuse C Bourama Sidibe has torn meniscus, needs surgerySYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse senior center Bourama Sidibe will undergo surgery after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee during the Orange's season-opening win against Bryant.The team said the operation is scheduled for Tuesday. Associate athletic director for sports...

Bias leads 6 players, 2 coaches into college hoops HallKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Maryland basketball star Len Bias, who was chosen No. 2 by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft before dying days later of a drug overdose, was chosen for induction into the National Collegiate...

Maryland pulls away from Mount St. Mary's 79-61COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Donta Scott and Jarius Hamilton combined to score 21 of their 30 points in the second half on Sunday when Maryland pulled away for a 79-61 win over Mount St. Mary's.The Mount led for much of the...

Georgia pulls away in second half to win its opener 85-75ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Tye Fagan had career highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds as Georgia opened its season with an 85-75 victory over Florida A&M on Sunday.Fagan, the only second-year letterman in the program, scored eight straight...

Rhea lifts Texas Rio Grande Valley past UTSA 81-64EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Sean Rhea had a career-high 20 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley beat UTSA 81-64 on Saturday.Uche Dibiamaka had 15 points for Texas Rio Grande Valley (1-1). Quinton Johnson II added 13 points. Javon Levi had 12...

James carries Jacksonville over Southern Miss 66-51JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Dontarius James had a career-high 21 points as Jacksonville defeated Southern Mississippi 66-51 on Saturday.Bryce Workman had 11 points and seven rebounds for Jacksonville (2-0). Diante Wood added 11 points. Tyreese Davis had 10 points.Tae Hardy had 15 points...

Davis scores 26 PTs in Navy win over Mount St. Mary'sCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Cam Davis had 26 points as Navy beat Mount St. Mary's 73-67 on Saturday.Davis converted all 10 of his free throws.John Carter Jr. had 10 points for Navy (2-1). Tyler Nelson added nine rebounds.Damian...

AP Sports WriterVillanova's Wright says Bubbleville could work for Big EastBy PAT EATON-ROBBUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) No. 3 Villanova is extending its stay in Connecticut's ''Bubbleville'' and coach Jay Wright says the Big East might want to look at the format for its tournament this season.The ''Bubbleville'' event is...

No. 6 Kansas, behind Braun's 30 points, tops St. Joe's 94-72By Associated PressFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Christian Braun scored 30 points and No. 6 Kansas pulled away from St. Joseph's on Friday to win 94-72 in the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off.Braun made 10 of 13 shots, hit...

Brewer lifts E. Tennessee St. past Middle Tennessee 57-43ESTERO, Fla. (AP) Ledarrius Brewer scored 17 of his 20 points after halftime and East Tennessee State topped Middle Tennessee 57-43 at the Gulf Coast Showcase on Friday, giving coach Jason Shay his first victory as a head coach.The Buccaneers...

Dosunmu scores 24 as No. 8 Illinois holds off Ohio 77-75CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 8 Illinois rallied to beat Ohio 77-75 on Friday.It was Cockburn's 15th double-double in 35 games for Illinois (3-0).Jason Preston...