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German scores 23 to lead N. Illinois over CSU 81-69DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Eugene German had 23 points, Nathan Scott added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Northern Illinois defeated Coppin State 81-69 on Friday night.Darius Beane added 12 points with six rebounds and Lacey James had 11 points...

Wake Forest adds grad transfer Johnson from Northern ArizonaWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added guard Torry Johnson as a graduate transfer from Northern Arizona.Men's basketball coach Danny Manning announced Johnson's addition Thursday.Johnson led the Lumberjacks in scoring as a redshirt junior last season, averaging 11.5 points as...

The Latest: Tar Heels missing starters to begin seasonCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest from ACC men's basketball media day on Tuesday (all times local):3:15 p.m.North Carolina will be without three players to start the season - freshmen guards Anthony Harris and Jeremiah Francis and junior forward Sterling Manley,...

Jackson's 29 points, 13 rebounds lead New Mexico to winALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Vance Jackson had 29 points and 13 rebounds, JaQuan Lyle added 14 points with 10 assists and New Mexico beat Fresno State 78-64 on Tuesday night.Jackson was 9 of 12 from the field with six 3-pointers....

Philadelphia to cheer NCAA champs Villanova with paradePHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia is getting the chance to celebrate yet another sports championship with a parade, this time for Villanova University's Wildcats.Thursday's parade is taking the winners of the men's basketball tournament along a downtown thoroughfare before ending at City Hall...

AP Sports WriterLouisville becomes latest No. 1 to lose, falls to Texas TechBy DAN GELSTONNEW YORK (AP) Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off undefeated No. 1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.Louisville became the fourth top-ranked...

AP Sports WriterVital, Bouknight lead UConn to 78-71 win over South FloridaBy Pat Eaton-RobbSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn guard Christian Vital believes the experience of losing a lot of close games this season helped the Huskies get a win on Sunday.Vital scored 24 points and freshman James Bouknight had...

Kentucky's Gabriel to enter NBA draft, not hiring an agentLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky forward Wenyen Gabriel will enter the NBA draft pool but not hire an agent, remaining eligible to return for his third season with the Wildcats.The 6-foot-9 sophomore averaged nearly 10 points over the final eight...

Willie Murrell, former K-State basketball star, dead at 78MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Willie Murrell, the former Kansas State basketball star who is one of two Wildcats with career averages of more than 20 points and 10 rebounds, has died. He was 78.Murrell died Dec. 6 in Colorado.The 6-foot-6 forward...

Tulane basketball player charged with murder in GeorgiaMCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) A Tulane University basketball player who recently declared for the NBA draft is charged with murder and other counts in a Georgia slaying.Teshaun Hightower, who led the Green Wave in scoring last season, was booked into jail Saturday...

Ball State basketball player's death ruled a suicideMUNCIE, Ind. (AP) An Indiana coroner says Ball State basketball player Zach Hollywood died from an apparent suicide.The 6-foot-9 forward was found dead in an off-campus apartment on Tuesday. Delaware County coroner Scott Hahn said Hollywood killed himself.The 19-year-old Hollywood was...

Kentucky's Calipari: Willis won't miss games despite arrestLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach John Calipari says senior forward Derek Willis won't miss any game time despite his June arrest for public intoxication.A Boone County deputy arrested Willis in Union on June 11 after finding him asleep and lying outside...