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AP Sports WriterNo. 22 UCLA looks to pick up where it left offBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) After a rocky start under new coach Mick Cronin, UCLA got on a roll that had the Bruins anticipating a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Then came an abrupt ending, with...

AP Sports WriterCal expects to make strides in coach Mark Fox's second yearBy JANIE McCAULEYBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Any progress Mark Fox had planned to make entering his second season coaching California never quite worked out as he had hoped.The Golden Bears missed more than a week of crucial...

AP Sports WriterStanford counting on defensive focus translating to offenseBy JANIE McCAULEYSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford made significant strides on defense last season and now coach Jerod Haase is looking for the same on the offensive end with an experienced roster and highly touted freshman class.That defense-first mentality is...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first timeBy DAVE SKRETTAJust about the only thing Gonzaga has left to accomplish under Mark Few is win a national championship.The 'Zags scratched another first off the list Monday: They will open the season at No. 1.Despite...

Louisville's Malik Williams out 12 weeks; needs foot surgeryLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville forward/center Malik Williams will miss at least 12 weeks after reinjuring his right foot, an injury that sidelined him at the start of last season.Williams has a new fracture of the same bone that required the...

AP Sports WriterTortoise to hare? Florida plans to play considerably fasterBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Mike White won't come right out and say it. He hints at it. He talks around it. He subtly divulges one of the reasons his team was among the biggest disappointments...

Butler assistant coach retires amid COVID-19 concernsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Longtime college basketball coach Jeff Meyer is retiring after 41 seasons on the sideline, most recently at Butler, citing family considerations and COVID-19 concerns.Meyer, 66, spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Butler, where he reunited with...

AP Sports WriterBilly Tubbs, former Oklahoma basketball coach, dies at 85By CLIFF BRUNTBilly Tubbs, the colorful coach with the high-octane system known as Billy Ball who brought Oklahoma basketball to prominence in the 1980s, died Sunday. He was 85.Tubbs' family said in a statement that he battled a...

AP Basketball WriterCollege hoops scheduling still chaotic as season approachesBy JOHN MARSHALLThe NCAA's announcement of a college basketball start date led to huge scramble as schools tried to fill out schedules altered by the coronavirus pandemic.Instead of getting easier with time, the task of building schedules has become more...

Michigan's Chaundee Brown granted eligibility after transferANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan guard Chaundee Brown has been granted immediate eligibility following his transfer from Wake Forest.Michigan announced the decision from the NCAA and Big Ten on Friday. Brown said he is ''thankful and truly blessed.''Brown started 74 of his...

AP Sports WriterBilly Tubbs, former Oklahoma basketball coach, dies at 85By CLIFF BRUNTBilly Tubbs, the colorful coach with the high-octane system known as Billy Ball who brought Oklahoma basketball to prominence in the 1980s, died Sunday. He was 85.Tubbs' family said in a statement that he battled a...

Baylor tabbed Big 12 men's basketball favorite over KansasIRVING, Texas (AP) Baylor has been tabbed by Big 12 coaches as the favorite to win the conference title this season, with the Bears returning four starters from a team that likely would have been a No. 1 seed if...