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Maryland reserve Cekovsky to miss rest of season with injuryCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland center Michal Cekovsky will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured left ankle.The injury occurred Sunday in the latter stages of a 71-60 loss to Wisconsin.Cekovsky, a 7-foot-1 junior from Slovakia, played...

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...

Veteran ACC administrator Morrison to retire at end of yearGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Longtime Atlantic Coast Conference administrator Brian Morrison is retiring at the end of this academic year.Commissioner John Swofford announced the decision Tuesday, calling Morrison ''a staple of the conference's communications department, and ... a wealth of...

Kansas' Vick joins Newman in planning to enter NBA draftLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas junior guard Lagerald Vick plans to skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft.Vick averaged 12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds this season while earning All-Big 12 honorable mention honors. His mother, La La Vick,...

Man runs near Miami huddle during game vs. No. 4 LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A spectator was tackled and arrested after running on the court and briefly hovering near Miami's huddle during the first half of Saturday's game against No. 4 Louisville.The Hurricanes were leading 26-16 during a timeout...

Associated PressBrey pleased with Notre Dame's response to injuriesBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Mike Brey likes how his team has responded to injuries for Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell.It's easy to see why.The Fighting Irish won 51-49 at Syracuse on Saturday to stay perfect...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten appears resurgent in 1st season of expanded scheduleBy NOAH TRISTERThe Big Ten's expanded schedule is shaping up to be quite a grind.After starting the season with only three teams in the AP Top 25, the league now has six . That's significant at a time...

AP Sports WriterArkansas using overseas trip to help mesh overhauled rosterBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Mike Anderson hasn't forgotten, and isn't ignoring, a difficult last season at Arkansas.Rather, the Razorbacks coach is simply treating the disappointing 16-16 record as a singular setback in what's been an otherwise growth-filled...

AP Sports WriterGrad transfer Cunningham sparks Louisville's national riseBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Christen Cunningham's sole focus a year ago was recovering from illness and salvaging what remained of his senior season at Samford.Playing at Louisville or anywhere in the Atlantic Coast Conference never crossed his mind,...

Kentucky signs Keion Brooks, graduate transfer Nate SestinaLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky has signed forward Keion Brooks to a national letter of intent after adding former Bucknell forward Nate Sestina as a graduate transfer.The 6-foot-7, 200-pound Brooks is the Wildcats' first signee of the spring period that began Wednesday...

Cornell's Jimmy Boeheim puts name in transfer portalITHACA, N.Y. (AP) Jimmy Boeheim, a senior forward at Cornell and the oldest son of longtime Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim, has placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal, according to a university spokesman.The decision came after the Ivy...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton's goals intact even with Maurice Watson outBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton returned to practice Wednesday with the same aspirations it had before Maurice Watson Jr. went out with a season-ending knee injury.With Watson leading one of the nation's most prolific offenses, the...