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Zion Williamson entering NBA draft after 1 year at DukeDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Zion Williamson is leaving Duke after one high-flying season to enter the NBA draft.Widely projected as the top overall pick in the June draft, the AP national player of the year announced his decision Monday.The 6-foot-7,...

Canisius rolls past Saint Peter's 73-58JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Isaiah Reese scored 15 points and Jermaine Crumpton and Jonathan Sanks had 14 each to lead Canisius to a 73-58 victory over Saint Peter's on Sunday.Canisius (15-9, 9-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) built a 42-30 halftime lead behind 4-of-4...

McGill leads late rally in Iona's 73-69 victoryNEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) Rickey McGill scored 19 points, including nine in a game-ending 25-11 run over the final four minutes as Iona rallied to beat Saint Peter's 73-69 on Friday night.The Peacocks (7-7, 1-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), hoping to...

AP Sports WritersAP college basketball writer Jim O'Connell dead at age 64By BARRY WILNER and PAUL MONTELLANEW YORK (AP) Few held court like Jim O'Connell.Whether you were Coach K, a TV analyst, a fellow sports writer or a fan, he had the same effect on everyone: In just...

A ball that rattled around the rim and bounced out separated Michigan from its first No. 1 ranking in more than 20 years. Point guard Trey Burke's stepback jumper with 17 seconds went down, then came out, leaving No. 2 Michigan on the wrong side of a 56-53 loss...

AP Sports WriterUnder-pressure Pitino: 'We've got to get this right'By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Richard Pitino's fourth year as the coach at Minnesota has come with significant pressure to pull up the floundering men's basketball program from the bottom of the Big Ten and help put an end to...

Lawyer: Evidence shows coaches knew of NCAA family payoutsNEW YORK (AP) A lawyer for a longtime Adidas employee urged jurors to use common sense to conclude college basketball coaches knew money was being paid to families to steer top players to their schools.Attorney Michael Schachter told jurors at...

Washington's Quade Green eligible after NCAA grants waiverSEATTLE (AP) Washington guard Quade Green will be eligible immediately after his waiver was granted by the NCAA.Green, who started his career at Kentucky, transferred to Washington last January and sat out due to NCAA transfer rules. He was seeking to...

AP Basketball WriterKansas, others saying NCAA is using them as examplesBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas wasted little time issuing a forceful response to the NCAA after it received a notice of allegations that leveled serious accusations against its storied men's basketball program and its...

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Bo Calhoun scored 15 points and Franko House added 14 as Ball State held off Valparaiso 69-66 on Saturday.Ball State (5-2) started quick and led 14-5 after a Calhoun 3. Later, House hit back-to-back jumpers to make it 27-15 with 4:53 before the half.Trailing 29-23...

AP Basketball WriterKentucky falls out of AP Top 25 poll for 1st time since 2014By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Villanova maintained its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 , while another bunch of Wildcats found themselves unranked for the first time in nearly four years.Kentucky...

Auburn AD 'absolutely' expects Bruce Pearl to keep jobAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl has received a vote of confidence from the Tigers' new athletic director.Allen Greene told WJOX-FM in Birmingham on Wednesday that it's ''absolutely'' his intention to stand by Pearl barring further developments from...