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NCAA Latest: Duke gets Va Tech again, this time with ZionBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Duke is facing a familiar foe in the Sweet 16 - one of the only four teams to win against the Blue Devils...

UCLA's Kris Wilkes hires agent, declares for NBA draftLOS ANGELES (AP) Kris Wilkes won't be around to play under UCLA's new basketball coach.The sophomore forward from Indianapolis has hired an agent and declared for the NBA draft.Wilkes led the Bruins in scoring this season, averaging 17.4 points and...

AP National WriterTexas Tech's coach spends life on edge, as an underdogBy EDDIE PELLSANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Chris Beard burst onto the scene at the NCAA Tournament three years ago with a splint on his hand, a chip on his shoulder and a nagging thought that all but guaranteed...

St. John's guard Shamorie Ponds to enter NBA draftNEW YORK (AP) St. John's guard Shamorie Ponds will skip his senior season to enter the NBA draft.The school announced Friday that Ponds intends to hire an agent. He'll leave as the school's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,870 points...

AP National WriterTexas Tech's coach spends life on edge, as an underdogBy EDDIE PELLSANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Chris Beard burst onto the scene at the NCAA Tournament three years ago with a splint on his hand, a chip on his shoulder and a nagging thought that all but guaranteed...

AP Sports WriterDuke, Michigan State, relative newcomers left in East RegionBy STEPHEN WHYNOWASHINGTON (AP) Zion Williamson went to Duke for its winning history. Kerry Blackshear went to Virginia Tech to create one.Tom Izzo feels the need to explain why Michigan State hadn't been in the Sweet 16 in...

AP Sports WriterStatus unclear for injured Kentucky star PJ WashingtonBy ERIC OLSONKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) PJ Washington wasn't wearing a cast on his left foot when he arrived at the Sprint Center on Thursday, and during the practice period open to the media he jogged, did some lateral...

AP Sports WriterStatus unclear for injured Kentucky star PJ WashingtonBy ERIC OLSONKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) PJ Washington wasn't wearing a cast on his left foot when he arrived at the Sprint Center on Thursday, and during the practice period open to the media he jogged, did some lateral...

2 more West Virginia men's hoops players seeking transfersMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Two more West Virginia men's basketball players are looking to transfer and reduce coach Bob Huggins' already thin roster for the 2019-20 season.The school says forwards Lamont West and Andrew Gordon have put their names into the...

AP Sports WriterNew Alabama coach Nate Oats says, 'We can make a Final Four'By JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Nate Oats was a high school coach and math teacher making a five-figure salary six years ago.Then he made a rapid ascent as a Buffalo assistant and head coach and...

NCAA Latest: Powerhouse Sweet 16 includes most of top seedsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Oregon is the closest thing to a long shot left in the NCAA Tournament. And the 12th-seeded Ducks have made the Sweet 16 three...

Louisville's Nwora to enter NBA draft but retain eligibilityLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville leading scorer Jordan Nwora will enter the NBA draft pool and maintain his collegiate eligibility for now.Nwora didn't specify in a release Thursday if he would hire an agent. The 6-foot-7 sophomore forward says feedback from...