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AP Basketball WriterGrand Canyon hires Bryce Drew as basketball coachBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Grand Canyon has hired former Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew as its next men's basketball coach.Drew's hiring was announced Tuesday. He replaces Dan Majerle, who was fired after seven seasons on March 12.''We are unbelievably excited...

AP Sports WriterOregon Ducks move on after Payton Pritchard's departureBy ANNE M. PETERSONLike the rest of the Pac-12, the Oregon Ducks face the upcoming season with uncertainty - about nearly everything.Some three weeks are left to go before the start of the season, and Oregon hasn't scrimmaged. The team...

AP Sports WriterMichigan coach Beilein reflects on offseason heart surgeryBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) John Beilein wasn't all that enthused about taking his annual stress test this year. The procedure already had been put off for a bit because of the Michigan coach's busy schedule.''I actually wasn't...

Alabama's Jordan Bruner out indefinitely with knee injuryTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama forward Jordan Bruner is out indefinitely with a right knee injury.The school says Bruner sustained a meniscus injury in Tuesday night's win over Kentucky. Bruner underwent a procedure Wednesday morning performed by Dr. Lyle Cain of Andrews...

POLL ALERT: Preseason No. 1 Michigan State drops out of Top 25; Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas top poll, Seton Hall at No. 10NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Preseason No. 1 Michigan State drops out of Top 25; Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas top poll, Seton Hall at No. 10.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Belmont returns four starters from an Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship team, making it easy to pick the Bruins as the preseason favorite to win the OVC.The Bruins received 21 of a possible 24 first-place votes in voting released Tuesday before the OVC's media day....

Associated PressBernard jump starts UCLA to 69-58 win over UtahBy MATTHEW COLESSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Defense travels.UCLA coach Mick Cronin has been drilling this mantra into his team since he arrived in Westwood and his players are responding.''Defensively, we couldn't have played much better,'' Cronin said after his...

Cheese posts double-double to send Akron past W. MichiganKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Tyler Cheese scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Loren Christian Jackson scored 17 and Akron held off Western Michigan for a 71-67 win Tuesday night.Akron (20-6, 10-3 Mid-American Conference) has won four straight to remain atop...

Ex-Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr transferring to KentuckyLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Former Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr is transferring to Kentucky, he announced on social media Wednesday, giving the Wildcats a veteran 7-footer after the team's entire starting lineup declared for the NBA draft.Sarr, a 255-pound junior from France,...

Jimerson's 22 PTs fuels hot Saint Louis past TulanePHOENIX (AP) Gibson Jimerson had 22 points as Saint Louis routed Tulane 86-62 on Sunday.Demarius Jacobs had 18 points for Saint Louis (8-1), which earned its fifth straight victory. Hasahn French added 18 points. Jordan Goodwin had 12 points for...

Vanderbilt announces it has signed guard Scotty Pippen Jr.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former NBA All-Star Jerry Stackhouse's first signee as Vanderbilt's head coach is the son of a Hall of Famer.Vanderbilt announced Thursday that Scotty Pippen Jr, the son of six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen, has signed a letter...

UNC basketball player Brandon Robinson injured in car crashCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina forward Brandon Robinson was hurt in a weekend car crash and the school says the injuries are not serious.The other motorist was charged with driving while impaired, according to Carrboro police. An incident report...