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AP Sports WriterIowa's Ellingson to transfer, Wagner to switch to footballBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The dismantling of Iowa's underperforming roster began Tuesday, as reserves Brady Ellingson and Ahmad Wagner announced that they were leaving the program.The school says Ellingson, a redshirt junior, will graduate in May...

AP Sports WriterHot-shooting Clemson Tigers reach 1st Sweet 16 in 21 yearsBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The formula for Clemson's run to the Sweet 16 is simple - when the Tigers hit shots, they're difficult to beat.Clemson (25-9) has made plenty of baskets its past two NCAA Tournament...

AP Sports WriterIowa's Ellington to transfer, Wagner to switch to footballBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The dismantling of Iowa's underperforming roster began Tuesday, as reserves Brady Ellingson and Ahmad Wagner announced that they were leaving the program.The school says Ellingson, a redshirt junior, will graduate in May...

AP Sports WriterAggies weather up and down season to reach Sweet 16By KRISTIE RIEKENCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) More than once in a roller coaster season for Texas A&M, coach Billy Kennedy was asked if things could get any worse for his team.It was something he wondered again and...

AP Basketball WriterSweet 16 fresh: Culver at home, Z-Smith a 360 for Texas TechBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) Jarrett Culver grew up close to the Texas Tech campus with basketball dreams to play somewhere else.''I had dreams about going other places, and bigger places, stuff like that,'' Culver said.Now...

AP Sports WriterTexas freshman Mo Bamba leaving school for NBA draftBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) No more Mo Bamba for Texas.The freshman forward said Tuesday he will leave Texas for the NBA after one season of dominant rebounding and record-setting shot blocking. In a short statement, Bamba called...

AP Sports WriterDuke's Allen making the most of final NCAA TournamentBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Grayson Allen wants to make the most of his final run through the NCAA Tournament.It hasn't exactly been a smooth four years for the Duke senior who won a national title in 2015...

AP Sports WriterK-State has earned its way to Sweet 16 game vs KentuckyBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) The critics will say Kansas State only reached the Sweet 16 because UMBC did the dirty work, knocking off top-seeded Virginia in the upset of the NCAA Tournament.Sums up the way...

AP Sports WriterCincinnati commiserates again, this time over 'Black Sunday'By JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) They're commiserating about ''Black Sunday'' in the chili parlors around town. And there's plenty of company in the city's latest sports misery.They've seen this oh-so-many times.No other city went into the NCAA Tournament with such...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Memphis to announce Penny Hardaway as next coachBy STEVE MEGARGEEFormer Memphis All-American Penny Hardaway is heading back to his alma mater -as its men's basketball coach.Memphis will announce Hardaway as its next coach on Tuesday, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke...

AP Sports WriterPurdue coach doesn't believe Haas will play even with braceBy MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue coach Matt Painter said he does not expect starting center Isaac Haas to play again this season - even if the NCAA approves a brace to protect his fractured right...

AP Sports WriterJayhawks looking to peak in Week 2 of NCAA TournamentBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The only thing Bill Self seemed pleased about from a first-round NCAA Tournament win by Kansas was, well, the fact that his top-seeded Jayhawks had won.He wasn't a whole lot more impressed...