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Texas A-M rallies to beat Texas A-M-Corpus Christi 63-60COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Emanuel Miller scored 20 points and Texas A&M erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63-60 on Sunday night.After trailing by 11 two minutes into the second half, the Aggies...

AP Basketball WriterFired coach Majerle sues GCU for breach of contractBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Former men's basketball coach Dan Majerle has filed a lawsuit for breach of contract after being fired by Grand Canyon earlier this year.In the lawsuit filed in Superior Court on Monday, Majerle seeks the...

Wake Forest scoring leader Dickie Hemric dies at 83WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Dickie Hemric, the leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history, has died. He was 83.School spokesman Steve Kirkland said family members told the school that Hemric died Thursday in Akron, Ohio. No cause of death was...

Bowling scores 17, N Arizona tops Montana State 74-68FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Chris Bowling scored 17 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and Northern Arizona held off a late charge to defeat Montana State 74-68 on Monday.Bowling scored 14 of his points in the second half to help the Lumberjacks (3-9,...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma St's Boynton could see turn with recruiting classBy CLIFF BRUNTAfter some early rough patches, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has finally built some momentum.A year after bring in a highly ranked recruiting class, Boynton has pulled in a group that Cade Cunningham has helped rank in...

AP Sports WriterOhio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris HoltmannBy BY MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State has hired Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann to be its next head coach.Ohio State announced Holtmann's hiring Friday morning and plans a news conference Monday to formally introduce him. He'll be...

Manhattan cruises past Saint Peter's 64-50RIVERDALE, N.Y. (AP) Freshman Samir Stewart scored 19 points and Manhattan cruised past Saint Peter's 64-50 on Saturday night.Stewart was 5 of 6 from the field including four 3-pointers and had five steals for the Jaspers (6-16, 4-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Elijah...

Heavyweights Kansas, Kentucky meet in SEC/Big 12 ChallengeBy The Associated PressHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 2 Kansas at No. 4 Kentucky. The headline attraction of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge features two top-five teams attempting to bounce back...

New Mexico State cruises past Benedictine Mesa 92-54PHOENIX (AP) Donnie Tillman and Evan Gilyard II scored 17 points apiece and New Mexico State rolled to a 92-54 win over NAIA member Benedictine Mesa on Tuesday night.Jabari Rice added 15 points for the Aggies (2-0) and Clayton Henry and...

Tennessee announces addition of point guard Santiago VescoviKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has officially announced the addition of Santiago Vescovi, a point guard from Uruguay who most recently played for the NBA Global Academy in Australia.Vescovi signed with Tennessee on Nov. 22. He is set to join the team...

Utah, San Diego St headline field for Diamond Head ClassicHONOLULU (AP) Utah and San Diego State headline the eight-team field for the 2016 edition of the Diamond Head Classic.Hawaii, the host school, announced the bracket on Thursday.The other teams are Illinois State, San Francisco, Southern Miss, Tulsa and...

AP Sports WriterLouisville fires Rick Pitino amid federal investigationBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville's Athletic Association has officially fired coach Rick Pitino nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that its men's basketball program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe.The association, which oversees...