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Former Western Kentucky star center Chris Marcus, 40, diesBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Chris Marcus, a two-time Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection during a decorated career at center for Western Kentucky, has died. He was 40.The school said Marcus died Thursday in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina,...

AP Sports WriterToledo's Fletcher out of MAC title game with knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Toledo star guard Tre'Shaun Fletcher will miss the Mid-American Conference championship against Buffalo because of an injured left knee.Fletcher, the conference's player of the year, injured his knee earlier in the tournament and...

Seton Hall hires Woodward as assistant basketball coachSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) Seton Hall has hired Duane Woodward as an assistant basketball coach.The Big East Conference school announced Monday that Woodward would replace Fred Hill, who left after five seasons on Kevin Willard's staff to pursue new opportunities.Woodward spent...

Top recruit Nimari Burnett leaving Texas Tech after 12 gamesLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech freshman Nimari Burnett, the program's first McDonald's All-American, is leaving the program just 12 games into his career.Coach Chris Beard made the announcement Thursday, two days after Burnett played a season-low six minutes in...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State's players put on a show at Midnight MadnessBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State's basketball team drew so many fans to Midnight Madness that some of them had to settle for seats without much of a view for part of the show.The Breslin...

Arrest made in shooting death of LSU player Wayde SimsBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) An arrest has been made in the shooting death of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims.Baton Rouge police said Saturday that 20-year-old Dyteon Simpson has been charged with second-degree murder and is at East Baton Rouge...

DALLAS (AP) SMU junior guard Keith Frazier, the former Dallas high school star whose name was prominent in an NCAA investigation that led to a postseason ban for the undefeated Mustangs, has decided to transfer.Coach Larry Brown said Friday that the 2013 McDonald's All-American ''wanted a fresh start''...

AP Sport WriterWichita State set for debut in American Athletic ConferenceBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Wichita State is set to say goodbye to the small towns and hello to the big cities.The Shockers are ready for their call up.True, the Athletic American Association may not be a premier league,...

AP Sports WriterK-State overcoming injuries, heartbreak to pile up winsBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State dropped back-to-back games to highly ranked teams, lost one of its top players to a foot injury and experienced a heartbreaking defeat to bitter rival Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse.In other words, the...

AP Sports WriterTCU's Dixon says he decided to stay instead of going to UCLABy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) TCU coach Jamie Dixon is planning to go home soon to the Los Angeles area to visit his parents. He said he could have been coaching there if that's what...

Diane, Brown II lead CS Northridge past UCSB 83-75SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Lamine Diane had 27 points and Darius Brown II added 21 points and eight assists as Cal State Northridge defeated UC Santa Barbara 83-75 on Wednesday night.Diane, who averages 27.4 points per game, added seven rebounds...

Culver voted Big 12 player of year by league's coachesDALLAS (AP) Texas Tech star Jarrett Culver has been voted Big 12 player of the year and coach Chris Beard has been honored as coach of the year after the Red Raiders shared the regular-season title with Kansas State.The...