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AP Basketball WriterWhite's 34 helps No. 5 North Carolina beat Syracuse 93-85By AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) The shots were falling again for North Carolina's Coby White.The freshman point guard shook off four games of shooting struggles to score a season-high 34 points, helping the fifth-ranked Tar Heels...

AP Sports WriterIowa announcer suspended for 'King Kong' comment to returnBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin, who was suspended last week for likening Maryland's Bruno Fernando to ''King Kong'' during a game, will be reinstated after the end of the season. Coach Fran...

AP Sports WriterIowa coach Fran McCaffery suspended 2 gamesBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa has suspended coach Fran McCaffery for two games for yelling at an official in a hallway heading to the locker room following Tuesday's loss at Ohio State.Hawkeyes athletic director Gary Barta announced the...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga reclaims No. 1 in AP Top 25; Wofford debuts at 24thBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Gonzaga's first stay atop the AP Top 25 this season ended following a pair of losses to highly ranked nonconference opponents. Now back at No. 1, the Zags look like...

Duke's Williamson to miss 2nd straight game with knee injuryDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman Zion Williamson will miss a second straight game with a mild right knee sprain he suffered last week.Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday that the national player of the year candidate won't play Tuesday night...

AP Sports WriterSEC ref explains photo of himself posing with LSU T-shirtBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Southeastern Conference referee Anthony Jordan has told the league he didn't mean to show favoritism toward any particular school when he posed for a picture holding an LSU T-shirt five years ago...

AP Sports WriterSEC ref explains photo of himself posing with LSU T-shirtBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Southeastern Conference referee Anthony Jordan has told the league he didn't mean to show favoritism toward any particular school when he posed for a picture holding an LSU T-shirt five years ago...

AP Sports WriterCoach says suspended Texas guard Kerwin Roach could returnBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Despite three suspensions, the door is still open for Texas senior guard Kerwin Roach II to return this season.The team's leading scorer remains suspended ''indefinitely'' and coach Shaka Smart said Monday the decision...

AP Sports WriterCoach says suspended Texas guard Kerwin Roach could returnBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Despite three suspensions, the door is still open for Texas senior guard Kerwin Roach II to return this season.The team's leading scorer remains suspended ''indefinitely'' but coach Shaka Smart said Monday the decision...

AP Sports WriterSEC ref explains photo of himself posing with LSU T-shirtBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Southeastern Conference referee Anthony Jordan has told the league he didn't mean to show favoritism toward any particular school when he posed for a picture holding an LSU T-shirt five years ago...

Duke's Williamson to miss 2nd straight game with knee injuryDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman Zion Williamson will miss a second straight game with a mild right knee sprain he suffered last week.Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday that the national player of the year candidate won't play Tuesday night...

AP Sports WriterCoach says suspended Texas guard Kerwin Roach could returnBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Shaka Smart suggested Monday that suspended guard Kerwin Roach II could return this season, though it likely won't happen for this week's game against BaylorRoach remains suspended ''indefinitely'' for an unspecified...