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Diane's double-double helps CSU Northridge to 85-79 winLAS VEGAS (AP) Lamine Diane had 21 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks as CSU Northridge held off SIU-Edwardsville 85-79 on Saturday afternoon in the Las Vegas Classic to halt a three-game skid.CSU-Northridge will meet the winner of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 23 Ohio State still piecing together lineup, scheduleBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Transfers and other factors led to a lot of recent comings and goings in the Ohio State basketball program. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting preparation for the season, coach Chris Holtmann is still...

Purdue adds High Point guard Proctor as grad transferWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue has added graduate transfer Jahaad Proctor to their men's basketball roster.Proctor will be eligible to play next season after earning all-Big South honors each of the past two seasons. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard averaged 19.5...

AP Basketball writerViolation of sports agent laws tough for states to prosecuteBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The complex schemes to get first dibs on teenage athletes with pro potential can resemble the drug trade.There are sophisticated mazes of runners acting as go-betweens separating athletes from unscrupulous sports agents...

Illinois signs 5 more for Underwood's 2nd seasonCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois has signed five players to national letters of intent, including three guards and a 7-footer from Senegal.Coach Brad Underwood said Wednesday the Illini signed guards Andres Feliz (Northwest Florida State Junior College), Alan Griffin (Archbishop Stepinac, N.Y.)...

Duke G Stanley to miss at least 1 month with leg injuryDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman Cassius Stanley is expected to miss at least a month after suffering what coach Mike Krzyzewski called a muscular injury in his left leg during a victory over Winthrop on Friday night.Krzyzewski...

Associated PressSyracuse Outlasts Stubborn Oakland 74-62By MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, NY (AP) Mid-December games at home against teams from mid-major conferences used to be cakewalks for coach Jim Boeheim's Syracuse teams.But not this year.The Orange (6-5, 1-1 ACC) made just enough plays in the second half, Oakland (5-7) of the...

Duke's Marvin Bagley says he will enter the NBA draftDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III is entering the NBA draft.Bagley announced his decision Wednesday on his verified Instagram account, saying he ''learned a lot this year on and off of the court.''Duke spokesman Mike DeGeorge said...

UConn won't play games in Hartford this academic yearHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The University of Connecticut won't play any of its home basketball or hockey schedule in Hartford this season.Athletic director David Benedict said the school and the operators of the XL Center agreed that it would not make...

AP Sports Writer8th-grader a minimum 3 years away from college hoops signingBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Emoni Bates is everything any college could want in a prized recruit.He's a 6-foot-7 basketball player who's still growing, a serious student of the game and an honor student. Moments after...

Knee issues force UConn forward Diarra to end playing careerSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Chronic knee problems have forced UConn forward Mamadou Diarra to end his playing career.The school says the 6-foot-8 junior has been granted a medical disqualification. He'll remain with the program during the upcoming season as a...

The Latest: Old Dominion beats Kennesaw St in Paradise JamST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) The Latest on the Paradise Jam (all times local):6:30 p.m.Ahmad Caver scored 14 points, and Old Dominion pulled away early Saturday en route to a 65-47 victory over Kennesaw State in the consolation...