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Rider splits season series with Niagara with 73-58 winLAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) Frederick Scott had 17 points as Rider topped Niagara 73-58 on Sunday.Tyere Marshall had 16 points and four assists for Rider (14-9, 8-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Stevie Jordan added...

Maryland-Eastern Shore tops Delaware State 68-66DOVER, Del. (AP) Ahmad Frost scored 15 points, Gabriel Gyamfi grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 11 points, including a go-ahead free throw with 13 seconds left, and Maryland-Eastern Shore ended a five-game skid with a 68-66 win over Delaware State on Monday night.Gyamfi's...

No. 8 Texas A&M's Gilder out for 2-3 weeks with knee injuryCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) No. 8 Texas A&M's Admon Gilder will miss two to three weeks with a knee injury.Gilder was injured on Wednesday against Savannah State, and coach Billy Kennedy announced the timetable for his return...

Associated PressLomax leads No. 15 Memphis past Bradley 71-56By CLAY BAILEYMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) With the young Memphis Tigers struggling from the field, sophomore reserve guard Alex Lomax brought stability.Lomax scored a career-high 17 points and No. 15 Memphis survived a poor shooting performance to beat Bradley 71-56 Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Louisville faces Virginia riding 9-game winning streakBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has has been dominant and resilient at times during its nine-game winning streak and sits atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.The No. 5 Cardinals (20-3, 11-1) now want to be more...

AP Basketball WriterNC State outlines steps taken in federal hoops investigationBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has released a timeline of steps the university has taken to cooperate with investigators since the federal probe into college basketball became public last fall.The university had essentially responded to...

Georgia Tech point guard Heath suspended for first 4 gamesATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech senior point guard Josh Heath has been suspended for the first four games of the season for an undisclosed violation of team rules.The suspension also covers Georgia Tech's two exhibition games.Heath started in 21 games...

Associated Press2 convicted in college basketball corruption trialBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) An aspiring sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach were convicted of bribery conspiracy Wednesday at a trial that showed top college coaches were paid off to steer NBA-bound athletes to favored handlers.The verdict capped...

NCAA Latest: Ohio St. coach says brackets motivated teamBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):6:40 p.m.Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann gave a special shoutout after his fifth-seeded Buckeyes beat No. 12 seed South Dakota State 81-73, saying his players were motivated by bracketeers saying...

Associated PressNCAA rejects former UConn coach's appeal over violationsBy DAVE COLLINSHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) An NCAA panel on Wednesday rejected an appeal by former UConn men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie, who sought to overturn findings that he violated ethical conduct rules while leading the Huskies.The NCAA Division I Infractions...

NCAA Latest: Bridges rocks rim for MSU, Cuse star fouls outBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:47 p.m.For the second game in a row, Miles Bridges threw down an emphatic dunk that got the pro-Michigan State crowd in Detroit fired...

Pitino settles with Louisville, ready for 'new chapter'LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A fiercely competitive coach on the court, Rick Pitino didn't want to fight in one anymore.So the University of Louisville Athletic Association and Pitino settled lawsuits stemming from his departure from the school, with the former men's basketball...