CBB

BYU wins 6th straight, holds off San Diego 72-71SAN DIEGO (AP) TJ Haws and Yoeli Childs each scored 17 points as BYU held off San Diego 72-71 on Saturday night for its sixth straight win.Yauhen Massalski's layup gave San Diego a 71-70 lead with 25 seconds remaining. Childs...

Longtime KU broadcaster Max Falkenstien dies at 95LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Max Falkenstien, the affable and silver-tongued ''Voice of the Jayhawks'' who brought Kansas football and basketball into the homes of fans for six decades, died Monday. He was 95.The school announced his death in a statement. No cause...

Vandy senior Clevon Brown granted extra year after injuryNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt senior forward Clevon Brown has been granted an extra year of eligibility after a knee injury limited him to nine games this season.The Commodores announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-8 Brown would return for the 2020-21 season....

AP Sports WriterWichita State favored as Missouri Valley Tournament beginsBy DAVE SKRETTAWICHITA, Kan. (AP) The favorite to win the Missouri Valley Tournament isn't even the No. 1 seed.That's fine with Wichita State.The Shockers are seeded second for the conference tournament this week in St. Louis behind Illinois State,...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Rodney Pryor scored 17 points while grabbing 12 rebounds and Robert Morris hung on Saturday night to get its first win of the season, edging Mississippi Valley State 67-64.Robert Morris (1-6) led by as many as eight midway through the second half but fell behind...

The Latest: Nevada, Texas trading buckets with Bamba benchedBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):6:15 p.m.It's starting to get interesting in Nashville.Texas forward Mohamed Bamba just picked up his fourth foul while trying to block a Jordan Caroline shot with six minutes left. The...

Lawyers: Ex-NBA star Chuck Person was broke in NCAA scandalNEW YORK (AP) Lawyers for former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person say the 13-year NBA veteran was broke and financially desperate when he joined a bribery conspiracy that cheated young athletes.They asked a judge in papers filed...

AP Sports WriterDuke consolidates top spot in Top 25 after Champions ClassicBy DAVE SKRETTADuke proved on a national stage at the Champions Classic last week why so many voters had the Blue Devils atop their Top 25 ballot before the season began.Now, even more voters have them there.The Blue...

Miller and Wade will not testify in corruption trialNEW YORK (AP) Arizona coach Sean Miller and LSU coach Will Wade will not be required to testify in next week's federal basketball corruption trial.U.S. District Court judge Edgardo Ramos ruled Friday that Miller and Wade were not relevant to...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Through all its ills, college hoops wins in the endBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Let's not gloss over college basketball's myriad problems.Rampant corruption. Academic malfeasance. One-and-dones posing as actual students.Yet somehow, as this thoroughly maddening March has shown, the game finds a way to rise above...

Michigan's Moe Wagner enters NBA draft, skips senior seasonANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Moe Wagner is entering the NBA draft, and this year it sounds like that decision is final.The Michigan big man announced his plans Saturday with an essay written for The Players' Tribune, saying he's decided to...

AP Basketball WriterBryce, Hellems help NC State beat Wake Forest 91-82By AARON BEARDWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) C.J. Bryce scored 18 points and North Carolina State shot 52% to beat Wake Forest 91-82 on Saturday and earn its first Atlantic Coast Conference win.Jericole Hellems added 13 points for the Wolfpack,...