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AP Sports WriterInconsistent Cyclones seek spark after losing Top 25 rankingBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's offense has been very solid for stretches this season, and its defense has improved since last season.The problem is that the Cyclones can't get both clicking at the same time and...

Ex-Maryland basketball player killed in Texas van accidentBALMORHEA, Texas (AP) Former Maryland basketball player Cliff Tucker has been killed in a West Texas van accident that left two other passengers dead. Tucker was 29.The Texas Department of Public Safety says the van rolled Monday on Interstate 10 near...

Wake Forest adds Rice transfer Miles Lester to hoop programWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added Rice transfer Miles Lester to its men's basketball program.Coach Danny Manning announced the addition of Lester and freshman Blake Buchanan as preferred walk-ons on Monday.Lester averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 assists in...

Texas Tech's Davide Moretti turning pro back home in ItalyLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech guard Davide Moretti is skipping his final season to turn pro with Olimpia Milano is his home country of Italy.The EuroLeague club announced the signing of Moretti on Tuesday, ending a three-year Texas Tech...

AP Sports WriterWith hoops under federal probe, fans say business as usualBy DAVID GINSBURGArenas were packed, fans were cheering and schools were competing.In most places, it was a typical Saturday of college basketball. There was little visible hangover from the latest developments in the federal investigation of corruption in...

AP Basketball WriterTeams led by experienced players have edge amid pandemicBy AARON BEARDJoshua Langford is part of a Michigan State team leaning on upperclassmen in at the top of its rotation, including multiple players from a Final Four squad two seasons ago.It's the kind of veteran experience that has...

AP Sports WriterLouisville's Padgett hires Trent Johnson as assistant coachBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville interim coach David Padgett has hired Trent Johnson as an assistant.The move to add the former head coach to the staff fills the vacancy created when the school named Padgett to replace...

Abmas, Burns send Oral Roberts past SW Christian by 54 PTsTULSA, Okla. (AP) Deondre Burns registered 17 points as Oral Roberts beat NAIA-member Southwestern Christian 99-45 on Monday night.Max Abmas had 18 points for Oral Roberts (3-4). Aidan Saunders added 13 points. Ty Lazenby had 12 points and...

AP Sports WriterUCLA routs Denver 81-62 behind Riley's career-high 21 pointsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Cody Riley had career-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds, and UCLA led all the way in routing Denver 81-62 on Sunday in the Bruins' first game in a week.Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr....

AP Basketball WriterBaylor-West Virginia, KU-Texas Tech headline Big 12 weekendBy DAVE SKRETTAA look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDThere are two crucial games on Saturday and for about an hour they will be running concurrently. The first involves No. 4 Baylor heading to...

AP Sports WriterSiena's Jimmy Patsos improvises after heated game with RiderBy JOHN KEKISALBANY, N.Y. (AP) When push came to shove in the closing moments of a heated Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game between Rider and Siena, Saints coach Jimmy Patsos improvised as the opposing side ditched the handshake...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Central Michigan's Keene entering NBA draftBy LARRY LAGEA person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the nation's leading scorer, Marcus Keene, is entering the NBA draft.The 5-foot-9 point guard scored 30 points per game as a redshirt junior at Central Michigan this...