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AP Sports WriterRichmond hoping Europe trip helps build unity with newcomersBy HANK KURZ Jr.RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Richmond basketball coach Chris Mooney considers his incoming class the best group of players he's brought in in a dozen years, and he believes the summer will be instrumental in the Spiders'...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The lights were dimmed, the stage was lit and the fans were on their feet as Maryland unveiled its highly touted men's basketball team Saturday night.Beginning with prized recruit Diamond Stone, the players waved to the crowd, dribbled the length of the court and...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis each had double-doubles as six Kentucky players scored in double figures to help the No. 2 Wildcats cruise past Ottawa (Kan.) 117-58 in their exhibition opener Monday night.Murray had 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to lead impressive debuts...

Freshman A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for 2016-17COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) The NCAA has ruled Texas A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for this season.Aggies coach Billy Kennedy announced the decision in a statement Texas A&M issued Friday. No reason was given for Caldwell's ineligibility, but Kennedy said he...

FSU assistant: Effort by Duke's Allen not a dirty playTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ??? The Florida State assistant coach who was knocked over the Seminoles' bench following a collision with Grayson Allen says he's certain there was no malice in the Duke guard's efforts.Assistant Dennis Gates posted on Twitter Wednesday...

SEATTLE (AP) An argument is brewing in the University of Washington team room. It started with bickering, and voices are now rising, college basketball players going back and forth.Except this disagreement had nothing to do with anything on the basketball court. Think pronunciation, not passing or shooting.''I said...

LAS VEGAS (AP) All that Winston Shepard could do was smile.With 2:42 left in Thursday night's semifinal at the Las Vegas Invitational, the 6-foot-8 forward backpedaled after banking an 18-foot jumper high off the glass to give San Diego State a 10-point lead over No. 14 California, and...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has signed 6-foot-6 guard D.J. Harvey from Bowie, Maryland, to play for the Fighting Irish next season. Harvey averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds and four assists last season as a junior at DeMatha High School, the same school Brey attended and...

NC State adds 7-foot Turkish center Omer YurtsevenRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has added center Omer Yurtseven to its basketball roster.Team spokesman Fred Demarest on Monday confirmed that the school had received his signed letter of intent.Yurtseven is a 7-foot center from Turkey who scored 91 points...

AP Sports WriterEx-Vols guard Mostella cited on drug paraphernalia chargeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee guard Detrick Mostella has a court date later this month after being cited on a misdemeanor charge of possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia.Tennessee announced Tuesday night that Mostella had been dismissed from...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Conor Clifford led a balanced Washington State offense with 18 points as the Cougars rolled to a 74-57 win over Cal State-Los Angeles on Tuesday night.Que Johnson added 15 points for the Cougars (3-0) at Beasley Coliseum. WSU played without leading scorer and rebounder Josh...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame is unranked for the first time in nearly a year after losing twice in three games, and coach Mike Brey believes that might be the best thing for a team trying to find its way.''It's funny, in a twisted sort of way,...