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Texas guard Andrew Jones remains out with illnessAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas guard Andrew Jones remains sidelined with an undisclosed illness and will not play Wednesday night against No. 16 TCU.Coach Shaka Smart declined Tuesday to detail what is ailing Jones out of ''respect for the family'' but hopes...

AP Sports WriterNC State visits Duke in biggest matchup this weekend in ACCBy JOEDY McCREARYRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNorth Carolina State at No. 2 Duke shapes up as the best matchup of a weekend in which...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 10 FSU, No. 24 South Carolina ready for 2 ranked teamsBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Florida State is finally wrapping up a demanding stretch of six straight games against ranked teams.Both the 10th-ranked Seminoles and No. 24 South Carolina have two games against ranked foes...

AP Basketball WriterMichigan State, Kansas headline strong Maui fieldBy JOHN MARSHALLLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Michigan State opened the season with a loss to Kentucky at Madison Square Garden. Kansas had a similar start on the same bill, losing to Duke.Three weeks later, the third-ranked Spartans and fourth-ranked Jayhawks are...

St. Francis (NY) beats Manhattan for 5th straight home winNEW YORK (AP) Glenn Sanabria scored 16 points, Rosel Hurley had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists and St. Francis (N.Y.) beat Manhattan 72-56 on Sunday.Deniz Celen added 12 points and Cori Johnson had 11 for St. Francis...

AP Basketball WriterTeams led by experienced players have edge amid pandemicBy AARON BEARDJoshua Langford is part of a Michigan State team leaning on upperclassmen in at the top of its rotation, including multiple players from a Final Four squad two seasons ago.It's the kind of veteran experience that has...

AP Sports WriterMinnesota knocks off No. 3 Ohio State 84-71By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) With an eight-day break between games, Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was wary of this trip to Minnesota despite the roll his team had been on.The third-ranked Buckeyes had the kind of flat performance Holtmann...

AP Sports WriterUCLA fires Steve Alford as basketball coach after 6 seasonsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Steve Alford has been fired as UCLA basketball coach after six seasons, with the Bruins mired in a four-game skid that included losses at home to Belmont and Liberty.Athletic director Dan Guerrero...

Mississippi State placed on 3 years' probation by NCAASTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State has received three years' probation from the NCAA after an investigation determined a part-time student tutor completed coursework for 10 football players and one men's basketball player in an online class.Penalties include vacating an unspecified...

Rematch of Loyola-Nevada thriller set for NovemberST. LOUIS (AP) Nevada and Loyola of Chicago will play in late November in a rematch of their riveting Sweet 16 matchup in the NCAA Tournament.The Wolf Pack and Ramblers will meet in Chicago on Nov. 27 to headline this year's Mountain...

South Carolina guard Bolden leaving program for final seasonCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard Jair Bolden is leaving the men's basketball program and will play his final season elsewhere.The school confirmed Bolden's departure. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound point guard from Brooklyn, New York will join his third school as...

Guard Olaniyi decides to transfer from Stony Brook to MiamiCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Guard Elijah Olaniyi has decided to transfer from Stony Brook to the University of Miami.Olaniyi announced his decision Sunday on Twitter. He's expected to sit out the 2020-21 season and has one year of eligibility.The...