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Missouri Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressMissouri Preview CapsuleBy The Associated Press=MissouriLast season: 10-21, including 3-15 in Southeastern Conference.Nickname: TigersCoach: Kim AndersonConference: SECWho's gone: C Ryan Rosburg, G Namon WrightWho's back: F Kevin Puryear. Sophomore forward is the top returning scorer and rebounder with 11.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Five women have joined a lawsuit filed against escort Katina Powell and say she falsely alleges in her book that they participated in prostitution at the University of Louisville.Jemiah Nash, Marquease Richardson, Precious Burnley, Shinita Martin and Dolly Bolden joined a suit previously filed by...

MAAC hoops tourneys to stay in Albany 3 more yearsALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball championships will remain in Albany for another three years.The MAAC Council of Presidents voted Wednesday in New York City to play the postseason tournaments at Times Union Center from 2017-2019.Albany...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee freshman guard Lamonte Turner has been ruled ineligible for the 2015-16 season.Turner tweeted Monday that he'd been ruled ineligible. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Tom Satkowiak confirmed that Turner is unable to compete or travel with the Volunteers this season because he ''was not cleared...

DALLAS (AP) SMU junior guard Keith Frazier is still away from the undefeated No. 15 Mustangs working through personal issues, with the support of coach Larry Brown and the program.Frazier is still on the roster, but will miss his second game Thursday when the Mustangs host Cincinnati.''He's had...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The NCAA has upheld its nine-game suspension of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, but he will be allowed to begin serving it immediately.The NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee issued its ruling Thursday, saying Boeheim was not directly involved in underlying violations of academic misconduct, extra benefits and...

AP Basketball WriterBaylor is No. 1 in AP poll for 1st time, 'Nova falls to 3rdBy STEPHEN HAWKINSA decades-long Baylor fan got emotional with coach Scott Drew after the Bears won their last game to remain one of two undefeated teams in the country.The fan told Drew, ''I thought...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) D.J. Balentine and Egidijus Mockevicius scored 22 points each to lead Evansville to a 70-62 victory over Indiana State in a Missouri Valley Conference opener Wednesday night.Balentine scored 17 points in the second half to rally the Purple Aces (12-2) from an eight-point halftime deficit.Mockevicius,...

AP Basketball WriterVoters must decide between Gonzaga and Villanova at No. 1By JOHN MARSHALLThe NCAA Tournament selection committee released preliminary seeds this weekend, putting Villanova as the top overall seed.The Wildcats are No. 2 in the AP Top 25 , so the committee clearly viewed the Wildcats' resume to...

FGCU hoops coach Dooley gets 2-year extension through 2020FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Florida Gulf Coast University has given basketball coach Joe Dooley a two-year extension through the 2019-20 season.The Eagles announced the move Saturday, along with a raise in Dooley's salary. FGCU went 21-14 this past season, winning...

Mountain West admonishes New Mexico and Colorado StateCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The Mountain West Conference has admonished New Mexico and Colorado State but taken no action against the schools for a verbal confrontation outside Moby Arena following Saturday night's game.The conference issued a statement Monday saying the behavior...

DALLAS (AP) SMU athletic director Rick Hart has reiterated the school's decision to accept a one-year postseason ban in men's basketball after players released a statement on their own expressing their disappointment over NCAA sanctions.Hart said Wednesday that he shares that disappointment but that the severity of violations...