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AP Sports WriterKingsley withdraws name from NBA draft, returns to ArkansasBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' Moses Kingsley says he has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season with the Razorbacks.Kingsley, a 6-foot-10 center from Nigeria, was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference...

Arizona lands Seattle grad transfer Terrell BrownTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Seattle University graduate transfer guard Terrell Brown has committed to Arizona, bolstering the Wildcats' backcourt for next season.Brown posted a picture of himself in an Arizona uniform Monday on Twitter.“Who would have thought?!” he tweeted. “150% committed. The Zoooo!!...

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...

Duke's Bagley to miss 4th game with knee sprainDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says Marvin Bagley III will miss his fourth straight game with a knee sprain.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge announced Bagley's status about three hours before tipoff of Wednesday night's game against Louisville.Bagley leads the Atlantic Coast Conference...

AP Was There: Villanova shoots lights out to upend HoyasBy The Associated PressA panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because...

AP Sports WriterUnexpected win has UConn fans downing hot sauce for charityBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from...

Auburn gives basketball coach Bruce Pearl 5-year extensionAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has given basketball coach Bruce Pearl a five-year contract extension after the program's best season in years.Pearl led the Tigers to a share of their first Southeastern Conference regular season title since 1999 last season despite having...

Boyd helps spark Idaho State past CSU Northridge 67-55NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Brandon Boyd scored 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting, and Idaho State forced 17 turnovers on the way to a 67-55 defeat of Cal State Northridge on Saturday.CSUN, hoping to end a 10-game losing streak, led 7-0 at...

UNLV adds graduate transfers Shibel and Mitrou-LongLAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV has added graduate transfers Elijah Mitrou-Long from Texas and Vitaliy Shibel from Arizona State.Both players will be eligible during new Runnin' Rebels coach T.J. Otzelberger's first season in 2019-20.A 6-foot-1 guard, Mitrou-Long played 36 games for the Longhorns...

Former Kentucky player Jerry Bird diesCORBIN, Ky. (AP) Former Kentucky basketball player Jerry Bird, who was a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame and had his No. 22 jersey retired to the Rupp Arena rafters, has died.An obituary posted by O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home says Bird died...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Marc Loving scored 27 points, including two late free throws, to lead Ohio State to a 75-73 win over Illinois on Sunday.The Buckeyes (10-5, 2-0 Big Ten) have won six straight.Loving scored six straight points to carry Ohio State from a 61-59 deficit to a...

AP Basketball WriterDuke climbs to No. 1 in AP Top 25 following Kentucky’s lossBy JOHN MARSHALLDuke is back at No. 1, moving up a spot following a pair of victories last week.The Blue Devils can thank Evansville for the jump.Duke moved to No. 1 for the first time this...