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AP Sports WriterNCAA returns events to NC after state rolls back LGBT lawBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The NCAA has awarded coveted men's basketball tournament games and other events to North Carolina, effectively ending a boycott that helped force the state to repeal parts of a law that...

Big second half sends Duquesne past Loyola Marymount 71-50BIMINI, Bahamas (AP) Michael Hughes and reserve Lamar Norman Jr. scored 12 points apiece and Duquesne dominated the second half and rolled to a 71-50 victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday at the Junkanoo Jam.Baylee Steele came off the bench...

Associated PressNo. 20 Colorado tops Loyola-Marymount 76-64 to stay unbeatenBy MICHAEL KELLYBOULDER, Colo. (AP) D'Shawn Schwartz had a season-high 16 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer late, and No. 20 Colorado withstood an upset scare in a 76-64 win over Loyola Marymount on Wednesday night.McKinley Wright IV also scored...

AMES, Iowa (AP) No. 17 Iowa State is on the verge of falling out of the Big 12 Conference race before it even really begins.Iowa State's surprising 1-3 start in league play has put it in a precarious spot heading into Saturday's road game at Kansas State (11-5,...

Associated PressRutgers' historic Big Ten start continues, beats MinnesotaBy MATT SUGAMPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Caleb McConnell had 10 points and 12 rebounds as Rutgers had a balanced team effort in win over Minnesota 64-56 to continue the program’s best start in the Big Ten, and possibly an AP Top...

AP Sports WriterNo. 14 Villanova rallies behind Samuels to beat UConn 61-55By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The ''UConn! UConn! UConn!'' shouts grew louder as Villanova fans were hushed with their team trailing, the thousands of Huskies die-hards that traveled to Philadelphia injecting the back-and-forth game with that ol' heated...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga-Baylor remain 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas rises to No. 4By AARON BEARDGonzaga and Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, while fourth-ranked Texas has climbed to its highest perch in nearly a decade.Mark Few's Bulldogs earned 63 of 64 first-place votes in...

Associated PressWisconsin guard, tribal member Koenig joins pipeline protestBy DAVE KOLPACKFARGO, N.D. (AP) A proud Ho-Chunk Nation member, Bronson Koenig has been speaking out about his Native American heritage since his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, long before public displays of social consciousness by 49ers quarterback...

LaRose carries Sacred Heart past St. Francis Brooklyn 73-63FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) Kinnon LaRose had a season-high 21 points as Sacred Heart topped St. Francis Brooklyn 73-63 on Thursday night.E.J. Anosike had 19 points and 14 rebounds for Sacred Heart (18-12, 11-6 Northeast Conference), which matched its program record...

AP Sports WriterSEC ref explains photo of himself posing with LSU T-shirtBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Southeastern Conference referee Anthony Jordan has told the league he didn't mean to show favoritism toward any particular school when he posed for a picture holding an LSU T-shirt five years ago...

Illinois signs prep forward Anthony Higgs from BaltimoreCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Prep forward Anthony Higgs has signed with Illinois and will join the program next season.Higgs, 6-foot-8 and from Baltimore, led Perry Hall High to back-to-back state title in 2017 and 2018. Higgs averaged 10.5 points, eight rebounds and...

College basketball coach pleads no contest in concert fightSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) An assistant basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor in connection with a fight involving team members at an on-campus concert.The Providence Journal reports that Tyron Boswell pleaded...