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AP Sports WriterSharp-shooting Vanderbilt beats No. 18 Arizona State 81-65By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt used a 12-day break for final exams to figure out how to play without freshman Darius Garland.Saben Lee scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures and sharp-shooting Vanderbilt beat...

Robinson, Wray lift Mount Saint Mary's past Wagner 73-62EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Junior Robinson scored 22 points, Chris Wray blocked a career-best six shots and Mount Saint Mary's broke away in the second half to a 73-62 victory on Saturday to defeat Northeast Conference champion Wagner.Mount Saint Mary's (18-13,...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 15 Arizona routs Nebraska-Omaha 99-49By JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Josh Green and Chase Jeter had 15 points each, helping No. 15 Arizona bounce back from its first loss of the season with a 99-49 rout over Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday night.The Wildcats (10-1) returned to McKale...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 2 Baylor, No. 3 Kansas headline week ahead in AP Top 25By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Kansas didn't get long to savor a win at Kentucky, not with another top-five matchup looming to headline this week's schedule for AP Top 25 teams.The third-ranked Jayhawks host...

AP Basketball WriterPurdue's Edwards headlines preseason AP All-America teamBy JOHN MARSHALLCarsen Edwards went through the NBA draft combine and multiple workouts before deciding to return for his junior season at Purdue.The Boilermakers are sure happy he did after losing four seniors and most of their scoring.The prolific guard was...

Branden Dawson was crumpled on the ground, clutching his surgically repaired left knee. He bounced back to play again and Derrick Nix scored 17 points to help No. 22 Michigan State pull away for a 66-56 victory over Nebraska on Sunday night. The Spartans -- and Dawson in particular -- held...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech withdraws NCAA appeal, will miss ACC TournamentBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech has withdrawn its appeal of NCAA penalties against its men’s basketball program and will not lay in this month's Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.The school announced Nov. 15on postseason play as well as...

AP Basketball WriterArizona's Miller out against Oregon following wiretap reportBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona coach Sean Miller sat out the team's game against Oregon on Saturday night, a day after ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported he was heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a $100,000 payment to current Wildcats freshman Deandre...

Georgia is facing the difficult task of finding a way to win without its best player. Coach Mark Fox said the normal ''next man up'' plan doesn't fit the challenge of replacing injured top scorer Yante Maten in the team's final four regular-season games. More than one player will be...

Belmont coach Rick Byrd retiring after 805 career victoriesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Rick Byrd, ranked 12th all-time among Division I head coaches with 805 career victories, is retiring after 33 years coaching the Belmont Bruins.Byrd announced his decision Monday.He led Belmont's transition from an NAIA program to NCAA Division...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's versatile standout Okeke set to face Vols, WilliamsBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Chuma Okeke is Auburn's most versatile player.He's a 6-foot-8, 230-pounder who can defend either guards or big men and hit 3-pointers as well.Okeke's tasks in the regular-season finale Saturday against No. 5 Tennessee...

Stackhouse adds pair of 6-10 forwards via transfer, signingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse has added a pair of 6-foot-10 forwards with Quentin Millora-Brown transferring from Rice and Oton Jankovic signing a national letter of intent.Stackhouse announced the additions Tuesday.Millora-Brown of Lorton, Virginia, started 28 of his...