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AP Sports WriterBoeheim to coach Syracuse vs. Duke after fatal car crashBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Jim Boeheim has faced his share of obstacles in his long career at Syracuse, none like the one the Hall of Fame coach faces now.When top-ranked Duke comes to town on Saturday...

AP Sports WriterKansas, Texas Tech meet in crucial Big 12 title tiltBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has spent the better part of the past 15 years presiding over the Big 12.Whether that streak continues could come down to 48 hours.The No. 12 Jayhawks and No. 14 Texas...

AP Sports WriterSampson's family feel has No. 9 Houston soaringBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) When Kelvin Sampson coached at Washington State in the late 1980s his son Kellen and daughter Lauren loved for him to read to them before bed each night.The only time dad would miss story time...

AP Sports WriterIowa play-by-play man suspended for "King Kong" commentBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin was suspended Friday for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland's Bruno Fernando as ''King Kong'' during a game.Hawkeye Sports Properties, the multimedia rights manager for...

AP Sports WriterUp-and-down Alabama needs strong finish to make tournamentBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama has beaten one top 5 team and pushed another to the brink on the road. The Crimson Tide has also suffered some humbling defeats.That inconsistency has left the Tide (15-11, 6-7 Southeastern Conference)...

AP Sports WriterIowa play-by-play man suspended for "King Kong" commentBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin has been suspended for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland's Bruno Fernando as ''King Kong'' during a broadcast.Hawkeye Sports Properties, the multimedia rights manager for...

AP Sports WriterTexas senior Kerwin Roach suspended for team rules violationBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas senior guard and leading scorer Kerwin Roach II was suspended Friday for the third time in his career for a violation of team rules and the school has put no timetable on...

Boeheim to coach Syracuse vs. No. 1 Duke after fatal crashSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Jim Boeheim will coach Syracuse against top-ranked Duke on Saturday night in his team's first game since the 74-year-old Basketball Hall of Famer struck and killed a pedestrian on a dark highway.Syracuse athletic director John...

Associated PressRejected! Brandon Clarke defending the rim for GonzagaBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga forward Brandon Clarke saw Tennessee's Yves Pons driving toward the basket and both rose from the floor at the same time.Clarke's tomahawk block on Pons sent the ball cannonballing toward the floor, and...

Duke's Zion Williamson day to day with mild knee sprainDURHAM, N.C. (AP) No. 1 Duke says freshman star Zion Williamson is day to day with a mild right knee sprain.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge said Thursday night that Williamson is progressing as expected after he injured his knee when...

AP Sports WriterZion's freak injury ripples in basketball, business worldsBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Soon after Zion Williamson's shoe ripped apart, Nike's stock price took a hit.The freak injury during one of the college basketball season's marquee games immediately sparked debates about everything from the shoe manufacturer to...

Duke's Zion Williamson day to day with mild knee sprainDURHAM, N.C. (AP) No. 1 Duke says freshman star Zion Williamson is day to day with a mild right knee sprain.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge said Thursday night that Williamson is progressing as expected after he injured his knee when...