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AP Basketball WriterBarclays Center, MSG provide impressive college schedulesBy JIM O'CONNELLNEW YORK (AP) It's not quite Tobacco Road but New York City is providing college basketball fans in the Metropolitan Area with plenty of chances to see ranked teams.The two arenas that provide all these opportunities are just...

Alabama hosts Kentucky looking to topple another Top 25 teamBy The Associated PressHere are a few things to watch in the Southeastern Conference this week:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 15 Kentucky at Alabama: Kentucky has lost three of its last five games and is coming off a closer-than-expected 92-85...

Full autopsy: Oklahoma State player had an enlarged heartSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma's medical examiner says the Oklahoma State University basketball player who died in July following an outdoor team workout suffered from an enlarged heart and died of natural causes.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released Friday...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA has talked with Ohio State freshman JaQuan Lyle, whose recruitment by Louisville is mentioned in a book by an escort alleging that strippers danced and had sex with Cardinals players and prospects.OSU spokesman Dan Wallenberg confirmed via email that Lyle met Tuesday with...

AP Sports WriterYale responds to ex-basketball captain's lawsuit in sex caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University says it wasn't trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation.The school on Friday filed its formal response to...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame on best run in its history, welcomes new facesBy TOM COYNESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Coach Mike Brey isn't discouraging Notre Dame players from trying to get past the NCAA Tournament regional finals after back-to-back appearances. He just knows how difficult it will be.The Irish...

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, a huge blow for a team that is off...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Ge'Lawn Guyn made four 3-pointers and had 26 points to lead five scorers in double figures, and East Tennessee State defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 103-90 on Tuesday.The Buccaneers (2-0) got 17 points from T.J. Cromer, 12 from Isaac Banks and 10 apiece from A.J. Merriweather...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin freshman Andy Van Vliet is ineligible for the 2015-16 season after the NCAA denied the school's appeal seeking his reinstatement.The NCAA ruled Nov. 4 the Belgium native was ineligible, but Wisconsin filed a waiver citing ''factors outside of Van Vliet's control.'' The school received...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana President Michael McRobbie has seen too many legal problems in the athletic department. So has athletic director Fred Glass.On Wednesday, Glass told reporters that he and McRobbie delivered a clear, stern message to coaches during a recent all-staff meeting.Afterward, the school released a transcript...

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) After getting off to a terrible start, Texas Tech coach Chris Beard knew the first possession of the second half carried extra significance. Zach Smith turned it into a highlight, game-shifting dunk and Anthony Livingston took over from there. Livingston had 28 points and nine rebounds, Smith scored...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Lorenzo Bonam scored a season-high 20 points to help No. 16 Utah hold off Texas Tech 73-63 on Thursday night in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tipoff.Jordan Loveridge added 18 points for the Utes (3-0), who squandered much of a 12-point,...