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Rice holds off St. Thomas 70-59 behind LaprayHOUSTON (AP) A.J. Lapray scored 16 points with a career-high 10 rebounds, Miles Lester made a go-ahead free throw, and Rice closed on a 23-6 run to hold off crosstown foe NAIA St. Thomas (Texas) 70-59 on Saturday night.Austin Meyer scored...

Villanova to visit Southern California in hoops exhibitionLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California will host two-time national champion Villanova in an exhibition basketball game on Oct. 18 with proceeds benefiting the California Fire Foundation.It will be USC's first preseason game open to the public since 2014. The Trojans were...

Associated PressRutgers overcomes 18-point deficit, beats Northwestern in OTBy MATT SUGAMPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) The typically media-friendly and regular interview request Geo Baker skipped out on Rutgers’ post-game press conference. He had no reason to be salty following his best game of the season that has seen him struggle...

AP Sports WriterPlaying amid pandemic tests basketball teams' adaptabilityBy JOHN MARSHALLSacramento State has a game at Cal Poly scheduled for Dec. 21, two days after the Hornets host UC Davis. Cal Poly has the same COVID-19 testing standards, so it should be easy for the Hornets to pull off.It's...

Ivy League cancels hoops tournaments due to virus concernsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) The Ivy League on Tuesday canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.The four-team tournaments were scheduled to be played Friday through Sunday at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge. The Ivy...

Lawsuit: Coach told Drake player to lie after shootingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A Drake University student who was accidentally shot in the head by a basketball player alleges in a lawsuit that a coach instructed the player to lie to police.Nathaniel Miller Jr. filed the lawsuit this week...

Miami (Ohio) defeats NAIA Rio Grande 109-70 behind BowmanOXFORD, Ohio (AP) Nike Sibande scored 21 points and Bam Bowman posted career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Miami (Ohio) beat NAIA Rio Grande 109-70 on Sunday.Bowman missed just one of seven shots from the field and...

Willie Murrell, former K-State basketball star, dead at 78MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Willie Murrell, the former Kansas State basketball star who is one of two Wildcats with career averages of more than 20 points and 10 rebounds, has died. He was 78.Murrell died Dec. 6 in Colorado.The 6-foot-6 forward...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse returning after weeks-long, virus-related hiatusBy JOHN KEKISBarring another last-minute change, Syracuse will return to the basketball court on Wednesday night after a COVID-19 pause that lasted nearly three weeks. Coach Jim Boeheim is ready to roll.''It's no fun not playing,'' Boeheim said on a Zoom call...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The NCAA has upheld its nine-game suspension of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, but he will be allowed to begin serving it immediately.The NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee issued its ruling Thursday, saying Boeheim was not directly involved in underlying violations of academic misconduct, extra benefits and...

Radford, key backup on Indiana's basketball title team, diesBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Former Indiana star Wayne Radford, a prominent backup on the Hoosiers' 1976 unbeaten national championship team, has died. He was 64.Athletic department officials confirmed Radford's death Sunday with one of his family members, but did not provide...

NCAA Latest: Fans of Jayhawks flock to Omaha for Sweet 16By The Associated PressThe Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):7:15 p.m.The CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, looks like Allen Fieldhouse North as top-seeded Kansas faces fifth-seeded Clemson in the Midwest Region semifinals.The upper and lower bowls of...