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AP Sports WriterFormer UConn basketball coach Dee Rowe dies at 91By PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Former UConn basketball coach Donald ''Dee'' Rowe, who served for more than five decades as an ambassador for the school's athletic department and as a mentor for coaches including Jim Calhoun and Geno...

POLL ALERT: Baylor strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in Top 25 ahead of Gonzaga, Kansas; No. 9 Maryland jumps into top 10NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Baylor strengthens grip on No. 1 spot in Top 25 ahead of Gonzaga, Kansas; No. 9 Maryland jumps into top 10.

AP Basketball WriterUNC's Johnson ready to 'just do more' after hip surgeryBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Cameron Johnson is grateful for something simple entering his final season at North Carolina: the ability to spread his feet in a wide defensive stance without the mix of pain and...

Clemson forward Skara to give up senior year to go proCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson forward David Skara will not return to the Tigers next season, giving up his senior season to pursue playing pro basketball.Skara is a 6-foot-8 forward from Croatia, who helped his country win a bronze...

AP Sports WriterPolice: UConn player who fled crash had odor of alcoholBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Police say a UConn basketball player who faces several charges after fleeing from a one-vehicle crash smelled of alcohol at the time of the accident.Freshman guard James Bouknight faces several charges including...

AP Sports WriterKansas prep star Caleb Grill picks Iowa StateBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has signed prep star Caleb Grill to a letter of intent.The Cyclones announced Tuesday that Grill, a 6-foot-3 guard out of Maize, Kansas, will be the fourth high school player in this...

Crean completes Georgia coaching staff, hires 3rd assistantBy The Associated PressATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia coach Tom Crean has completed his staff, hiring Amir Abdur-Rahim as his third assistant.Abdur-Rahim spent the last four seasons at Texas A&M and has worked at the College of Charleston, Georgia Tech and Murray...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Pac-12 shooting for 7 NCAA Tournament berthsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference has the potential to get seven teams through to the NCAA Tournament. That would match the past two years combined and equal the conference record set in 2016.To get there, a few teams may have...

Bridges, No. 6 Michigan State hold off Illinois 87-74CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Miles Bridges scored 31 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds and No. 6 Michigan State got a harder-than-expected 87-74 win over Illinois on Monday night.Michigan State (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) shot 68.2 percent,...

AP Basketball WriterChaminade in 1982: Witnessing one of sports' greatest upsetsBy JOHN MARSHALLLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Chaminade's 77-72 victory over Ralph Sampson and top-ranked Virginia in 1982 is widely considered the biggest upset in college basketball history, among the greatest in any sport.Unlike today's world of 24-hour sports networks,...

AP Sports WriterMichigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coachBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard is coming back to Michigan.The former member of the Fab Five agreed to a five-year deal, which will pay him $2 million in his first year, on Wednesday to lead the Wolverines.''As...

University at Buffalo basketball player charged in stabbingNORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) A University at Buffalo basketball player was charged Friday with assault and weapons possession after stabbing a rival player during an off-campus pickup scrimmage, officials said.Malik Zachery, a junior, is accused of stabbing a Canisius College player...