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Wayland Baptist's J.J. Culver scores 100 points in gamePLAINVIEW, Texas (AP) Wayland Baptist senior guard J.J. Culver became the fourth college basketball player to score 100 or more points in a game, reaching the century mark in a 124-60 win over Southwestern Adventist on Tuesday night.Culver hit 34...

Niagara closes our Rider from free throw line, wins 80-67NIAGARA, N.Y. (AP) Matt Scott and Kahlil Dukes combined to score 35 points and Niagara hit 12 straight from the free throw line in the final 2:05 to put away Rider, 80-67 in a Metro Atlantic showdown Saturday afternoon.Xavier...

Gophers forward Buggs to play elsewhere as graduate transferMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota forward Charles Buggs will leave the program to play elsewhere in his final year of eligibility.Buggs received his undergraduate degree from the university earlier this month. The Gophers announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-9, 230-pound Buggs, who is...

AP Sports WriterHawks look to future on draft night, address trade of HowardBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) On a night when the focus is on the future, the Atlanta Hawks insist they're not looking for a major overhaul after trading Dwight Howard.New general manager Travis Schlenk met with the...

AP Sports WriterIowa F Jack Nunge back after unique redshirt seasonBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) In an era when many college players want to speed up their careers in hopes of going pro, Iowa's Jack Nunge took an unusual step back last season.The sophomore redshirted for the...

AP Basketball WriterBaylor-West Virginia, KU-Texas Tech headline Big 12 weekendBy DAVE SKRETTAA look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDThere are two crucial games on Saturday and for about an hour they will be running concurrently. The first involves No. 4 Baylor heading to...

AP Sports WriterAs others rise, No. 9 Memphis thrives without WisemanBy STEVE MEGARGEEMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis is showing there’s much more to its heralded freshman class than departed center James Wiseman.Wiseman played just three games for Memphis before leaving school to prepare for the NBA draft, where the...

AP Sports WriterDefending champion Oregon picked to repeat as Pac-12 winnerBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Coaches in the deep-as-ever Pac-12 Conference are determined to continue some serious momentum in men's basketball that was built up during a special March.A conference-record seven teams reached the 2016 NCAA Tournament.''The biggest...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 THIS WEEK: No. 8 Texas Tech gets 2 top-10 opponentsBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Texas Tech coach Chris Beard figures his Red Raiders haven't accomplished all that much yet, even with the eighth-ranked Red Raiders holding the program's highest ranking in two decades.His team...

Morgan, Carter help Long Beach St. hold off Hawaii, 50-49HONOLULU (AP) Joshua Morgan scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and became Long Beach State's single-season blocks leader, Michael Carter III hit a free throw with three seconds left, and the 49ers beat Hawaii 50-49 on Wednesday night.Morgan had...

Stansberry, Raimo help Hawaii rally, beat CSU NorthridgeHONOLULU (AP) Eddie Stansberry hit five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, Zigmars Raimo scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and Hawaii rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat Cal State Northridge 80-75 on Saturday night.Freshman Justin Webster added a season-high 17...

AP Sports WriterCoach Steve Prohm has Iowa State back near top of Big 12By LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Former coach Fred Hoiberg raised the expectation level at Iowa State exponentially before leaving for the NBA.His replacement, second-year coach Steve Prohm, has managed to keep the Cyclones winning despite...