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AP Basketball WriterVirginia stays at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Duke jumps to 5thBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia strengthened its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 while Duke jumped back into the top five after a pair of impressive wins.The Cavaliers earned 42...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia stays at No. 1 in AP Top 25; Duke jumps to 5thBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia strengthened its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 while Duke jumped back into the top five after a pair of impressive wins.The Cavaliers earned 42...

Kennedy opts to end his Ole Miss coaching tenure immediatelyOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy says his resignation is now effective immediately, six days after saying he would depart at the end of the season.''It has become readily apparent to me that my continued presence as...

Kennedy opts to end his Ole Miss coaching tenure immediatelyOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy says his resignation is now effective immediately, six days after saying he would depart at the end of the season.Kennedy said in a university release that ''we all know that `clean...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 REWIND: Michigan State, Villanova earn big road winsBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) In a season marked by parity, No. 2 Michigan State and No. 3 Villanova turned in big road performances as reminders of their title potential in March.The Spartans (26-3) completed one of...

Minnesota's Coffey to have season-ending shoulder surgeryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota sophomore small forward Amir Coffey will have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder.The university announced the news Saturday night about the 6-foot-8 Coffey, who has missed 10 of the last 12 games with the injury. He finished his second...

New Orleans dominates in 2nd half, beats McNeese 90-74NEW ORLEANS (AP) Makur Puou and Travin Thibodeaux combined for 41 points as New Orleans dominated the second half to roll to a 90-74 win over McNeese in Southland Conference play on Saturday.New Orleans (14-12, 11-4), which won the conference...

Shorts II, UC Davis knock off Big West-leading UCSBSANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) TJ Shorts II scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting with six assists and UC Davis beat Big West Conference leader UC Santa Barbara 71-54 on Saturday, ending the Gauchos' eight-game winning streak.AJ John added 13 points...

Ahmad, Allman send CS Fullerton past CSU Northridge 88-70FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) Khalil Ahmad scored 29 points and Kyle Allman scored 27 and Cal State Fullerton broke it open in the second half and went on to beat Cal State Northridge 88-70 on Saturday night.Jackson Rowe flirted with a...

UTSA outruns Charlotte 13-5 in OT, wins 97-89CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jhivvan Jackson scored five of his 30 points in overtime to lead Texas-San Antonio to a 97-89 victory over Charlotte on Saturday night.UTSA (15-12, 8-6 Conference USA) rebounded from a 38-point loss to Old Dominion that snapped a...

College of Charleston beats UNC Wilmington 88-74WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Grant Riller and Jarrell Brantley combined for 51 points on 19-of-25 shooting, including 7 of 9 from 3-point range, to help College of Charleston beat UNC Wilmington 88-74 on Saturday night for its 10th consecutive win.Riller made 11 of...

Marist slips past Saint Peter's 69-51POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) Ryan Funk sank six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 24 points to lead Marist past Saint Peter's 69-51 Saturday night.Funk was 7 for 11 from the field, missing just three shots from behind the arc, and got all four...