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AP Sports WriterExpansion hang over: ACC annually meets under dark cloudBy PETE IACOBELLICHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Another Atlantic Coast Conference basketball media day. Another scandal casting a shadow over the gathering.It has been that way since the league's most recent expansions.While there's no question in the three years since...

No 2 Michigan State loses F Kyle Ahrens with foot injuryEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State forward Kyle Ahrens is out indefinitely after aggravating his injured right foot.He averaged eight-plus minutes in 34 games last year and had a chance to earn some playing time this season for...

Associated PressN.C. State edges Notre Dame 73-68 behind Johnson's 27 pointsBy KEN TYSIACRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Down 12 points in the second half and without its leading scorer and rebounder, N.C. State raised its intensity on defense and its aggression on the boards and used 27 points by Markell...

AP Sports WriterIowa play-by-play man suspended for "King Kong" commentBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin has been suspended for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland's Bruno Fernando as ''King Kong'' during a broadcast.Hawkeye Sports Properties, the multimedia rights manager for...

AP Sports WriterWilliamson, Ionescu win honors at College Basketball AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Zion Williamson of Duke and Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon won the John R. Wooden Awards as the nation's top men's and women's players of the year at the College Basketball Awards Friday night.They received...

Bruner scores 23 as SC Upstate defeats Bob Jones 92-74SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Freshman guard Tommy Bruner scored a season-high 23 points as South Carolina Upstate defeated Bob Jones University 92-74 on Saturday. Bruner, an 11 points per game scorer, made 4 of 8 3-pointers and shot 9 of...

AP Basketball WriterOverall No. 1 Virginia aims for Final Four run through SouthBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia spent an entire season exceeding all expectations and making a dominating run through the Atlantic Coast Conference.Now they're the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and headline the South...

AP Sports WriterWisconsin-Michigan State headlines Big Ten's Christmas slateBy STEVE MEGARGEEA look at the upcoming week around the Big Ten Conference:GAME OF THE (HOLIDAY) WEEKEND: No. 9 Wisconsin (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 12 Michigan State (6-1, 0-1): This Christmas Day matinee - one of four Big Ten...

Associated PressMove Over Nike, Call Under ArmourBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Move over, Nike. Call Under Armour, now.Boston College graduate transfer guard Derryck Thornton made a quick cut near the foul line driving toward to the lane and split the bottom of his left Under Armour sneaker during the...

Iowa PG Connor McCaffery receives hardship waiverIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa point guard Connor McCaffery has been granted a hardship waiver by the Big Ten, leaving him with four seasons of eligibility remaining.The league announced Monday it had approved McCaffery's petition after he played just four games as...

AP Sports WriterBrady scores 13, No. 21 Houston holds out USF 69-60By FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Breaon Brady scored 13 points and Armoni Brooks added 11 to lead No. 21 Houston over South Florida 69-60 on Saturday night.The Cougars (18-1, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) squandered most of a...

Watson lifts Nebraska over No. 14 Minnesota 78-68LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Glynn Watson Jr. was coming off a miserable game, with six points on 2-of-11 shooting in a loss to No. 3 Michigan State. He got back on track Tuesday night.Watson scored 20 of his 29 points in the...