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AP Sports WriterIowa State forward Lard skips workouts for wellness centerBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State forward Cameron Lard has enrolled at a wellness center instead of joining his teammates for summer workouts.Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said in a news release Monday that Lard, who averaged...

Robinson carries Mount St. Mary's past Loyola (MD) 80-75, OTNEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Junior Robinson scored a career-high 39 points, missed only one of 16 free-throw attempts and sank all nine of his free throws in overtime to lead Mount St. Mary's past Loyola (Md.) on Saturday.Robinson made a...

AP Sports WriterBane 26 points, TCU opens season with 83-62 win over D3 teamBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Preseason All-Big 12 guard Desmond Bane hadn't had a chance yet to see the highlight play from TCU's season opener. His teammates sure enjoyed watching it live.After Southwestern got...

AP Sports WriterTop-seeded Kansas comes alive, beats Penn 76-60 in NCAAsBy DAVE SKRETTAWICHITA, Kan. (AP) Devonte Graham kept driving to the rim, using his deft crossover and blinding first step to get past Penn's defenders, only to watch every shot he put up bounce out.He turned to teammate...

Associated PressAfter trying year, Dayton rallies around college hoops teamBy DAN SEWELLDAYTON, Ohio (AP) Trey Landers survived one of his hometown's worst moments. Now he's contributing to one of its best.A Dayton native, the senior guard has helped lead the University of Dayton basketball team to its best...

AP Sports WriterVillanova set to defend national title in rebuilding yearBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Under construction: The finishing touches on the $60 million-plus in renovations of Villanova's on-campus home and the national champions that will call it home.On a miserable, soggy Tuesday, the glass entrance of the...

Associated PressMartin leads Arizona State past St. John’s in HOF Tip-OffBy WILLIAM S. PAXTONUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Remy Martin scored 19 points to lead Arizona State in a second-half comeback to beat St. John’s 80-67 Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off.The Sun Devils (3-1), who trailed 40-31 at...

Former Illinois, New Mexico St coach Lou Henson dies at 88CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Lou Henson, the plain-spoken coach who took New Mexico State and Illinois to the Final Four during a 21-year career that included nearly 800 victories and a feud with fellow Big Ten coach Bob Knight,...

Ex-Louisville coach Denny Crum hospitalized with a strokeLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) An official with Denny Crum's foundation says the former Louisville coach has been hospitalized after recently suffering a stroke.Jonathan Israel, who is the principal fundraiser for the Denny Crum Scholarship Foundation, provided the information in a Twitter post...

AP National WriterFor college basketball, a season begins on the brinkBy EDDIE PELLSFor coaches and other leaders in college basketball, the approach of the upcoming season has been nothing like business as usual.Not in Indianapolis, where lawyers at the NCAA are busy trying to circumvent a newly passed law...

AP Basketball WriterDuke is No. 1 in AP preseason poll for second straight yearBy JOHN MARSHALLDuke was in good position to be ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll before landing Marvin Bagley III. Once the nation's top recruit decided to reclassify for this season, the Blue Devils...

Armon Gates named Nebraska aide after brief stay at FloridaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Less than a month after being named associate head coach at Florida, Armon Gates was introduced Monday as an assistant on Tim Miles' staff at Nebraska.''It was a big-time whirlwind for me,'' Gates said at a...