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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Brice Johnson can chuckle about it now.North Carolina's lean 6-foot-10 senior has come out of so many games feeling good about how he snagged rebounds in traffic, ran the floor and showed off that oh-so-soft shooting touch in the paint - only to have...

AP Sports WriterAdding just one transfer isn't enough for some programsBy STEVE MEGARGEEHaving at least one transfer on a roster is common for most Division I programs.And for many schools, one isn't enough.The number of transfers has risen to such an extent that many schools are relying on multiple...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 THIS WEEK: No. 17 Duke hobbled entering final weekBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Little has gone smoothly or as expected for No. 17 Duke this season.The Blue Devils (22-7, 10-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) have faced injuries - even to their Hall of Fame coach...

AP Basketball WriterSt. John's has different look entering Mullin's 2nd seasonBy JIM O'CONNELLNEW YORK (AP) Chris Mullin's first season as coach at St. John's ended with an 8-24 record, including 1-17 in the Big East. Along the way there was a school-record 16-game losing streak and the Red...

AP Sports WriterSteve Fisher retires: 'San Diego State is my legacy'By BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Steve Fisher felt it was simply time to step away from his long, distinguished and somewhat unusual basketball coaching career.Fisher will probably be best remembered for his Michigan years, when he led the...

A book by an escort alleging that former University of Louisville staffer Andre McGee brought escorts into dorm parties, and paid for the women to strip and have sex with the Cardinals' basketball recruits, their fathers and players is available online.Louisville is investigating allegations by Katina Powell in the...

Associated PressNo. 21 Texas starts season short with injury, suspensionsBy MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Shaka Smart will start his second season as Texas coach a bit short-handed.Mareik Isom, a senior forward expected to be an important reserve, will miss a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a...

AP Sports WriterYale responds to ex-basketball captain's lawsuit in sex caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University denies it was trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation.The school filed its formal response late Friday to...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami was picked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference's preseason rankings, is flirting with the Top 25 in the major national polls and is widely expected to be an NCAA Tournament team.Those would all be considered good signs.Here's another: People are actually buying Miami...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Dr. James Naismith created the original 13 rules for basket ball in 1892, outlining the method of scoring, what constitutes a foul and how to determine which team wins. Those rules evolved as the game grew. The peach baskets were replaced by rims and backboards were added. Team...

NEW YORK (AP) Jack Powers, a former player, coach and athletic director at Manhattan College, will be the first Jasper to have his basketball uniform number retired.No. 34 will be raised to the rafters of Draddy Gymnasium on Feb. 26, at halftime of the game with Iona.Powers was...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Wayne Selden Jr. scored 18 points, Perry Ellis added 15 and fourth-ranked Kansas used a big second-half run to rout Loyola 94-61 on Tuesday night in Cheick Diallo's much-anticipated debut with the Jayhawks.Diallo, a five-star prospect from Mali, was the subject of an exhaustive investigation...