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AP Sports WriterDuke freshman Jayson Tatum tunes out title expectationsBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Jayson Tatum isn't worried yet about expectations being too high for him as a freshman at Duke.He's preparing to start his college career as one of the primary options for a Blue Devils team...

F Brendan Bailey leaving Marquette to pursue pro careerMILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette forward Brendan Bailey is bypassing his final two seasons of eligibility to pursue a pro career.Bailey had entered his name into consideration for the NBA draft in April but still had the option of returning to school....

Wake Forest adds grad transfer Ikenna Smart from BuffaloWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added forward Ikenna Smart as a graduate transfer from Buffalo to its men's basketball program.Coach Danny Manning announced the addition of Smart on Wednesday.Smart expects to graduate from Buffalo this spring after starting 25...

Cameron paces Morgan St. in 78-68 win over Mt. St. Mary'sEMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Martez Cameron scored 15 points, Tyler Streeter scored 14 and Morgan State kept Mt. St. Mary's winless with a 78-68 win on Sunday.After a 35-all first-half tie, Jordan Little's jump shot nine seconds in put...

AP Sports WriterClemson, hoops assistant parts ways amid corruption trialBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson has parted ways with men's basketball assistant coach Steve Smith after his voice was heard on a federal wiretap involving defendant Christian Dawkins on the ongoing trial into college corruption.The video from 2017...

NCAA Latest: Kentucky pulls away late, beats Buffalo 95-75By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):---7:35 p.m.Kentucky put an end to any upset talk on its watch Saturday, getting 27 points and a near-perfect shooting game from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a...

AP Sports WriterQuiet RJ Barrett shines in Zion's shadow for No. 1 DukeBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) RJ Barrett leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring. He just recorded Duke's first triple-double in 13 years.And - as long as his roommate Zion Williamson is still around - he...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten teams hope to shake off rust in NCAA TournamentBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) Big Ten teams entered the NCAA Tournament with an unusually long layoff.Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State each tried to make the best of a break, which lasted about two weeks...

AP Sports WriterPurdue's experienced hands hope for deep NCAA tourney runBy MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue guard Dakota Mathias prefers old-school basketball.Over the last four seasons he has seen how coach Matt Painter still wins with a traditional inside-out offense, how the program's ''play hard'' moto means...

Rice holds off St. Thomas 70-59 behind LaprayHOUSTON (AP) A.J. Lapray scored 16 points with a career-high 10 rebounds, Miles Lester made a go-ahead free throw, and Rice closed on a 23-6 run to hold off crosstown foe NAIA St. Thomas (Texas) 70-59 on Saturday night.Austin Meyer scored...

Minnesota's Eric Curry loses another season to knee injuryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota forward Eric Curry has suffered another season-ending knee injury.Gophers coach Richard Pitino announced Wednesday that Curry was hurt in practice last week and will have surgery next week.''We are obviously disappointed in Eric's recent setback,'' Pitino said....

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Pac-12 shooting for 7 NCAA Tournament berthsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference has the potential to get seven teams through to the NCAA Tournament. That would match the past two years combined and equal the conference record set in 2016.To get there, a few teams may have...