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AP Sports WritersFlorida gets big opportunity vs. No. 7 Kentucky on SaturdayBy STEVE MEGARGEE and DAVID BRANDTHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 7 Kentucky (17-3, 6-1) at Florida (12-8, 4-3). Kentucky has a seven-game winning streak and is playing...

AP Sports WriterAchilles heel? No. 2 Duke looks to fix 3-point-shooting woesBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Few teams score quite like Duke but the 3-point line could be the Achilles' heel for the explosive Blue DevilsIt's a clear weakness for the star-studded squad. No. 2 Duke is shooting...

Kohl scores 29 with 12 boards; CCSU beats St. Francis (BKN)NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Tyler Kohl had 29 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals to help Central Connecticut State beat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 78-72 on Thursday night to snap a four-game skid.Ian Krishnan hit 4 of...

Davis, Jarreau lead No. 13 Houston to 73-66 win over TempleHOUSTON (AP) Corey Davis Jr. scored 24 points, DeJon Jarreau added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 13 Houston avenged its only loss of the season with a 73-66 win over Temple on Thursday night.Jarreau had 10...

Hoehn scores 29; Sacred Heart holds off Mt. St. Mary's 87-79EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Scott Hoehn pumped in 29 points and Sacred Heart pulled away late to beat Mt. St. Mary's, 87-79, snapping a two-game Northeast Conference losing streak Thursday night.Vado Morse hit a 3-pointer with :06 left in...

Marshall, Rider use second-half run to beat Saint Peter'sLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) Tyere Marshall scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half, Devine Eke and Anthony Durham each finished with 12 points, and Rider beat Saint Peter's 59-51 on Thursday night.The Broncs have won 17 straight at...

Riller, Brantley combine for 46 points, Charlotte tops JMUCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Grant Riller scored 24 points and Jarrell Brantley added 22 as Charlotte turned a one-point game into a runaway, defeating James Madison 70-53 Thursday night, avenging a loss to the Dukes earlier in January.The teams battled through...

Cuthbertson, Jones lead Coastal Carolina to 4th straight winCONWAY, S.C. (AP) Zac Cuthbertson had 29 points and Devante Jones scored 25 while dishing out seven assists as Coastal Carolina held on to beat Louisiana-Monroe 92-81 to win its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference game on Thursday night.Coastal Carolina...

Students charged with stealing pieces of basketball courtRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Five students are charged with stealing wooden panels of North Carolina State University's former basketball court.News outlets report masked men entered Reynolds Coliseum on Dec. 7 and stole two of the panels from a storage area. Pieces of...

Associated PressLawyer: Ex-Oklahoma State coach pleading guilty to briberyBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A lawyer says ex-Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy bribery charge.One of his attorneys, Johnny McCray, says Evans will plead guilty Wednesday in New York federal court.McCray...

Associated PressEx-Oklahoma State coach pleads guilty in bribery caseBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking bribes from business advisers to steer them to star college athletes expected to turn pro.Lamont Evans, 41, entered the plea in New York...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: No matter the name, No. 8 Nevada is for realBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) About the only thing in dispute at the UNLV campus arena Tuesday night was what to call the team that dominated a home squad that no longer lives up to its...