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AP Sports WriterIowa play-by-play man suspended for "King Kong" commentBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin has been suspended for the rest of the season for referring to Maryland's Bruno Fernando as ''King Kong'' during a broadcast.Hawkeye Sports Properties, the multimedia rights manager for...

AP Sports WriterTorn ACL ends season for Creighton star Maurice Watson Jr.By ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton point guard and national assists leader Maurice Watson Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a major knee injury.Watson tweeted on Tuesday that an MRI revealed a torn...

Associated PressPerry, Stewart power Mississippi State past Tennessee 86-73By PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Reggie Perry had 24 points with 12 rebounds and D.J. Stewart had a career-high 20 points to lead Mississippi State to an 86-73 victory over Tennessee on Saturday.Perry's output marked the seventh time in the...

Little Rock routs U of the Ozarks 94-49LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Anthony Black scored a career-high 19 points with five 3-pointers, Ryan Pippins and Ben Marcus set career highs with 14 points apiece, and Little Rock routed Division III University of the Ozarks 94-49 Monday night to end...

Associated PressNCAA berth gives North Dakota chance to promote new brandBy DAVE KOLPACKGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) The University of North Dakota basketball team is providing a morale boost to a campus still smarting from a nickname controversy and reeling from budget cuts that put some athletic programs on...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 THIS WEEK: No. 8 Texas Tech gets 2 top-10 opponentsBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Texas Tech coach Chris Beard figures his Red Raiders haven't accomplished all that much yet, even with the eighth-ranked Red Raiders holding the program's highest ranking in two decades.His team...

Ahmad, Allman send CS Fullerton past CSU Northridge 88-70FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) Khalil Ahmad scored 29 points and Kyle Allman scored 27 and Cal State Fullerton broke it open in the second half and went on to beat Cal State Northridge 88-70 on Saturday night.Jackson Rowe flirted with a...

Dawson, Shreiner have double-doubles, CSUN beats Cal PolyLOS ANGELES (AP) Tavrion Dawson had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Lyrik Shreiner scored 12 points with a career-high 11 boards and CSU Northridge beat Cal Poly 72-54 on Saturday night.Freshman Terrell Gomez added 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Auburn faces Georgia's Edwards in notable SEC matchupBy STEVE MEGARGEEHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball as it heads into the second weekend of league competition.GAME OF THE WEEKENDGeorgia (10-4, 0-1) at No. 5 Auburn (14-0, 2-0): The top-ranked team in...

Associated PressWilliams leads No. 9 Gonzaga over Loyola Marymount 76-46By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Loyola Marymount was short-handed and stood second-to-last in the West Coast Conference, but No. 9 Gonzaga wasn't about to take them lightly.The Zags scored the first 17 points of the game and cruised...

AP Sports WriterTennessee struggling to preserve big second-half leadsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's struggles at protecting double-digit leads are hindering its surprising quest for an NCAA Tournament bid.The Volunteers (13-10, 5-5 SEC) led by at least 13 points in the second half of each of their last...

NC State recruit Josh Hall to stay in draft, skip collegeRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State signee Josh Hall is staying in the NBA draft.The 6-foot-9 forward announced his decision in a social-media post and said he is signing with an agent, adding: ''I'm two feet into this...