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AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Xavier reaches new heights, can win 1st Big East titleBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier reached a new height when it moved up to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press poll, and that was just the start of one of the biggest weeks in...

Saint Mary's Jock Landale wins WCC player of year awardSAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) Saint Mary's center Jock Landale has been selected as the West Coast Conference player of the year.Landale got the award Tuesday after averaging 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game this season for the 22nd-ranked...

Murray State's Jonathan Stark named OVC player of the yearBRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) Murray State guard Jonathan Stark has been named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the year after leading the Racers to the league's regular-season title.Austin Peay's Matt Figger was named OVC coach of the year and...

NIT to experiment with extended 3-point arc, wider laneINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Next month's NIT games will use experimental rules that include an extended 3-point line, a wider free-throw lane and 10-minute quarters instead of 20-minute halves.The NCAA announced the changes Tuesday.The 3-point arc will move to roughly 22 feet,...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State, Big Ten take Midwest hoops show to Big AppleBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) What an odd year in the Big Ten.Michigan State looks Final Four-worthy but faces off-court questions. Wisconsin looks better of late but still faces a losing record.And Nebraska - Nebraska!...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State, Big Ten take Midwest hoops show to Big AppleBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) What an odd year in the Big Ten.Michigan State looks Final Four-worthy but faces off-court questions. Wisconsin looks better of late but still faces a losing record.And Nebraska - Nebraska!...

AP Basketball WriterDuke-Carolina rivalry takes center stage this weekBy JOHN MARSHALLCollege basketball has some great rivalries. Kentucky and Louisville have a heated one. So do Xavier and Cincinnati.Arizona-Arizona State and Kansas-Kansas State don't like each other much, either.This week features not only what many consider to be the greatest...

Agents search Iowa AAU coach's cabin in nude videos caseDELHI, Iowa (AP) Investigators have seized a trove of electronic devices from a northeastern Iowa cabin owned by a prominent youth basketball coach under investigation for allegedly making videos of naked boys.Greg Stephen, co-director of the Iowa Barnstormers, left...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia firms No. 1 poll ranking, Xavier moves up to No. 3By JOHN MARSHALLA second blowout loss to Villanova didn't stop Xavier from notching the program's highest AP Top 25 ranking a week ago. The Musketeers are rising again, passing the Wildcats on Monday to reach yet...

Agents search Iowa AAU coach's cabin in nude videos caseDELHI, Iowa (AP) Investigators have seized a trove of electronic devices from a northeastern Iowa cabin owned by a prominent youth basketball coach under investigation for allegedly making videos of naked boys.Greg Stephen, co-director of the Iowa Barnstormers, left...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia firms No. 1 poll ranking, Xavier moves up to No. 3By JOHN MARSHALLVirginia has firmed up its No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25, No. 3 Xavier has the program's highest ranking and Villanova dropped to No. 4 after losing to Creighton.Virginia received 48...

Eastern Kentucky fires basketball coach after 3 seasonsRICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Eastern Kentucky has fired coach Dan McHale after three seasons and will begin a national search for his replacement. Assistant Reece Gaines will serve as acting coach.McHale was 38-55 with the Colonels and 16-34 in Ohio Valley Conference...