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Tripp scores 17 to lift Pacific over CS Northridge 79-73STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Jahlil Tripp had 17 points and eight rebounds as Pacific beat Cal State Northridge 79-73 on Sunday.Justin Moore had 14 points for Pacific (10-3), which won its fifth straight game. Pierre Crockrell II added 12 points...

AP Sports WriterFlynn, No. 5 San Diego State rally to beat Rams 66-60By BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Malachi Flynn and the No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs were out-of-sorts for the second straight game, with a second consecutive loss on their home floor appearing likely.Then the Aztecs' rediscovered...

AP Sports WriterKentucky's Briscoe looks to improve shooting, draft stockBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky guard Isaiah Briscoe was told he needs to work on his game to be a first-round NBA draft pick, and that's fine with him.Sure, his dream is playing in the NBA. But...

AP Sports WriterIzzo says he never tried to cover up sex assault allegationsBy ANDREW SELIGMANROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Michigan State coach Tom Izzo insists he was never part of an effort to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct within the school's athletic department.The Hall of Famer says the idea...

Illinois signs prep forward Anthony Higgs from BaltimoreCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Prep forward Anthony Higgs has signed with Illinois and will join the program next season.Higgs, 6-foot-8 and from Baltimore, led Perry Hall High to back-to-back state title in 2017 and 2018. Higgs averaged 10.5 points, eight rebounds and...

Freshman Fuller 17 points for TCU in 79-50 win over LamarFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Freshman PJ Fuller had a career-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Kevin Samuel had another double-double and TCU beat Lamar 79-50 on Saturday afternoon.Samuel had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double...

AP Sports WriterCoaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78By JOSEPH WHITEWASHINGTON (AP) John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a ''Hoya Paranoia'' powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship, has died. He...

Clemson G Mitchell returns to campus, in concussion protocolCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson point guard Shelton Mitchell has returned to campus and is in the concussion protocol after spending a night in a Florida hospital after he got hit in the head late in the 11th-ranked Tigers 81-79 overtime...

AP Sports WriterUConn men's coach Hurley back at work after spinal surgeryBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley says he spent his life believing that when it came to his health, he was bulletproof.But that was before being told by doctors in August that...

Darner out as men's hoops coach at Green Bay after 5 yearsGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Linc Darner is out as the men's basketball coach at Green Bay after posting winning records in four of his five seasons on the job.Chancellor Michael Alexander confirmed the move Monday, saying in...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina moving up in SEC basketball standingsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Early on South Carolina didn't look much like the Final Four team it was a year ago. Lately, though, the Gamecocks are have turned things around, both on and off the court.New additions, a...

AP Basketball WriterDave Odom tied to college basketball's biggest upsetsBy JOHN MARSHALLBOISE, Idaho (AP) Dave Odom sat in the stands as his son, Ryan, and the history-making UMBC Retrievers took down a giant.Thirty-six years earlier, Dave Odom witnessed another David conquer a Goliath from a bench in Hawaii.Father...