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Oregon State Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressOregon State Preview CapsuleBy The Associated Press=Oregon StateLast season: 16-16, 7-11 Pac-12.Nickname: Beavers.Coach: Wayne Tinkle.Conference: Pac-12.Who's gone: Forward Drew Eubanks, who declared early for the NBA draft and eventually landed in the San Antonio Spurs organization.Who's back: Tres Tinkle is the conference's top...

AP Sports WriterNCAA Tournament First: UCLA starting in Dayton vs BonniesBy JOE KAYDAYTON, Ohio (AP) UCLA's storied NCAA Tournament history includes 18 Final Four appearances. A First Four? None, until now.The Bruins open the tournament in Dayton on Tuesday at the bottom of the bracket looking up, an...

Wayland Baptist's J.J. Culver scores 100 points in gamePLAINVIEW, Texas (AP) Wayland Baptist senior guard J.J. Culver became the fourth college basketball player to score 100 or more points in a game, reaching the century mark in a 124-60 win over Southwestern Adventist on Tuesday night.Culver hit 34...

AP Sports WriterCrean looks to build hoops power at football-crazy GeorgiaBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) Tom Crean can put a positive spin on pretty much any conversation.Sure, it's been a bit of a culture shock to go from hoops-crazy Indiana to a state that treats the sport with...

Associated PressGrad student Parker paces Georgia to 71-60 win over Ole MissBy BLAKE GILESATHENS, Ga. (AP) Juwan Parker's teammates do not call him Dr. J yet, but the graduate student set new a career high Wednesday night in Georgia's 71-60 Southeastern Conference win over Ole Miss.Parker scored a...

AP College Sports WriterAP Exclusive: NCAA tried to save March Madness with 16 teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs it became apparent the NCAA basketball tournaments could not be held over three weeks because of concerns about the coronavirus, organizers scrambled to devise a plan for a 16-team event to salvage...

AP Sports WriterTennessee struggling to preserve big second-half leadsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's struggles at protecting double-digit leads are hindering its surprising quest for an NCAA Tournament bid.The Volunteers (13-10, 5-5 SEC) led by at least 13 points in the second half of each of their last...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, diesBy GARY B. GRAVESOfficials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88.The schools announced his death Monday night.Newton was a member of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA...

Longtime Iowa sportscaster killed as rain swamps Des MoinesDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A longtime Iowa sportscaster has died in flash flooding in Des Moines amid heavy rain that forced the evacuation of some homes and businesses in one suburb.Police said 66-year-old Larry Cotlar died Saturday when he was...

AP Sports WriterLight-filled stadium creates complex Final Four conversionBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The losses last weekend by Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky and Purdue pulled the curtains on their seasons, one painful game short of the Final Four.Those teams that made it to Minneapolis ? The guys from Michigan State,...

AP Sports WriterUConn holds 1st practice day after NCAA violations announcedBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn held its first practice under new basketball coach Dan Hurley on Saturday, a day after receiving NCAA notification of alleged recruiting and other violations during Kevin Ollie's tenure at the school.Hurley said...

Kansas' Bragg suspended for team rules violationLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas forward Carlton Bragg has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.Coach Bill Self said in announcing the suspension late Thursday that the violation isn't connected to an investigation into an alleged rape at his team's dorm...