CBB

Sterling Manley out with knee soreness for No. 15 UNCCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Forward Sterling Manley will miss No. 15 North Carolina's game against Harvard due to left knee soreness.Team spokesman Steve Kirschner disclosed Manley's condition roughly four hours before the start of Tuesday night's game. He says...

AP Sports WriterVillanova set to defend national title in rebuilding yearBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Under construction: The finishing touches on the $60 million-plus in renovations of Villanova's on-campus home and the national champions that will call it home.On a miserable, soggy Tuesday, the glass entrance of the...

Michigan guard Cole Bajema enters transfer portalANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan guard Cole Bajema has entered the transfer portal.The school announced Bajema's decision Tuesday night. He played in 10 games this past season as a freshman.The 6-foot-7 Bajema averaged 2.6 points per game. He has three years of...

The Latest: Ex-Oklahoma State coach pleads guilty to briberyNEW YORK (AP) The Latest on a guilty plea by former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans (all times local):5:30 p.m.Former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach Lamont Evans has pleaded guilty, admitting to accepting $22,000 in bribes to convince...

LaVar Ball says he's withdrawing suspended son from UCLALOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he plans to withdraw his son from school because of concerns related to the freshman's indefinite suspension for his participation in a shoplifting incident during the Bruins' trip to...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State's Winston earns preseason Big Ten honorsBy ANDREW SELIGMANROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Michigan State guard Cassius Winston is the unanimous pick for Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.The vote by media announced Wednesday was hardly a surprise considering Winston was selected Big Ten Player of...

AP Basketball WriterMichigan's Howard becomes latest NBA player to coach collegeBy JOHN MARSHALLMichigan had many options to replace longtime coach John Beilein.The Wolverines could have gone with a big-name hire, an up-and-coming young coach or a veteran assistant.Instead, athletic director Warde Manuel raised at least a few eyebrows in...

Associated PressEx-Oklahoma State basketball coach gets 3 months in prisonBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A former assistant basketball coach at Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina was sentenced to three months in prison Friday for accepting bribes to link top players with bribe-paying managers and financial...

AP Sports WriterUC Irvine among nation's hottest teams in NCAA fieldBy JOE REEDYIRVINE, Calif. (AP) UC Irvine is out to prove that it is more than a team with one of college basketball's most unusual mascots.The Anteaters, who face Kansas State on Friday in San Jose, are one...

Police: Former Syracuse, Celtics center Fab Melo dead at 26SAO PAULO (AP) Former Syracuse University and Boston Celtics center Fab Melo has died in his native Brazil, military police said Sunday. He was 26.An emergency call Saturday night brought police and paramedics to Melo's house in Juiz de...

Jackson spurs UT San Antonio to upset win over W KentuckySAN ANTONIO (AP) Freshman Jhivvan Jackson came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and score 22, Keaton Wallace added 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists and UT San Antonio shocked Western Kentucky 74-63 on Saturday.The Roadrunners...

NEW YORK (AP) Jack Powers, a former player, coach and athletic director at Manhattan College, will be the first Jasper to have his basketball uniform number retired.No. 34 will be raised to the rafters of Draddy Gymnasium on Feb. 26, at halftime of the game with Iona.Powers was...