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Hurricanes freshman Walker tears meniscus in kneeCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Incoming Miami Hurricanes freshman guard Lonnie Walker has torn the meniscus in his right knee and will require surgery.Walker was hurt playing Tuesday, the Hurricanes said. The timetable for his return will be determined after the operation.A native...

Tripp carries Pacific past Pepperdine 79-78STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Jahlil Tripp had 24 points and 15 rebounds and gave Pacific the lead on a three-point play with 11.4 seconds left as the Tigers beat Pepperdine 79-78 on Saturday night. Daniss Jenkins added 22 points for the Tigers.Jahbril Price-Noel had...

AP Sports WriterEx-Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg hired at struggling NebraskaBy ERIC OLSONFred Hoiberg, the former NBA player who coached Iowa State and the Chicago Bulls, was hired Saturday to coach a Nebraska team that had big hopes this season but finished with a 19-17 record and out of the...

Associated PressBowman's 26 points carries BC past St. Francis BrooklynBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Ky Bowman scored 26 points, Jordan Chatman had four key free throws and finished with 18 points and Boston College pulled away from pesky St. Francis Brooklyn for a 74-69 victory on Sunday afternoon.Freshman Wynston...

AP Sports WriterStruggling Ohio State trying to avoid another January swoonBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann is trying to head off another January swoon.The third-year-Buckeyes coach says he never knows exactly what kind of team he's got until January arrives, bringing the first of...

Louisville challenges NCAA over recruiting allegationsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has refuted NCAA allegations against its men's basketball program in the wake of a federal corruption scandal, requesting that the highest-level violation be reclassified.The university also is challenging that former coach Rick Pitino failed to promote an atmosphere of...

Appeals court upholds dismissal of Oregon basketball playersSEATTLE (AP) A U.S. appeals court has rejected an appeal brought by three University of Oregon basketball players who said they were discriminated against when they were kicked out of school over rape allegations.A female student accused Dominic Artis, Damyean Dotson...

AP Sports WriterStruggling Gators seek more scoring after revamping schemeBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Mike White took an unusual, maybe even unprecedented, approach to his team's offensive woes: he scrapped the entire system.White spent fall practice and the first few weeks of the season allowing his...

AP Sports WriterFreshman Baker's 20 points helps lead Texas over TCUBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Freshman Will Baker scored a season-high 20 points and Texas snapped a four-game losing streak with a 70-56 win over TCU on Wednesday night.Baker was a top-50 recruit but had struggled to crack...

AP College Sports WriterWith scoring up, only tweaks proposed to college basketballBy RALPH D. RUSSOPleased with recent changes that have boosted offense, the NCAA basketball rules committee chose not to propose any drastic moves for next season such as breaking the men's game into four quarters, pushing back the...

AP Sports WriterInjured Clark ends once-promising career with No. 2 BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor senior forward Tristan Clark has decided to no longer play for the No. 2 Bears, ending a once-promising career that was sidetracked by knee surgery two seasons ago.Clark was the nation's leading field goal shooter when...

Kentucky AD: 'consequences' for fan yelling racial slurLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart tweeted “there will be consequences” for a Wildcats fan shown in a couple of videos yelling a racial slur at a Tennessee fan near the end of the Volunteers' upset victory over the...