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AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina's slide from Final Four to outside the NCAAsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A year ago, surging South Carolina was building for a run to the Final Four. These days, the Gamecocks are struggling to keep their heads above .500 on their longest losing streak...

Associated PressGophers' Lynch drops appeal, denies sex assault allegationsBy STEVE KARNOWSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) An attorney for Minnesota basketball standout Reggie Lynch says the senior center is dropping his appeal of sexual assault allegations but still maintains his innocence.Attorney Ryan Pacyga says Lynch will not participate in an appeal hearing...

West Virginia's trip to Kansas headlines Big 12 playBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: West Virginia at Kansas. The Jayhawks enter the weekend a game behind league-leading Texas Tech with five games left to play. The Mountaineers are two...

AP Sports WriterMichigan will look to atone for December loss to BuckeyesBy ERIC OLSONA look at the upcoming week around the Big Ten Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 8 Ohio State (22-5, 13-1) at No. 22 Michigan (21-7, 10-5), Sunday. The first-place Buckeyes overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to...

UL Monroe rolls over UT Arlington 84-71MONROE, La. (AP) Michael Ertel and Sam McDaniel combined for 39 points as Louisiana-Monroe rolled over UT Arlington 84-71 to get its third straight Sun Belt Conference victory on Thursday night.Ertel finished with 20 points and McDaniel had 19, hitting 4 of...

West Virginia's trip to Kansas headlines Big 12 playBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: West Virginia at Kansas. The Jayhawks enter the weekend a game behind league-leading Texas Tech with five games left to play. The Mountaineers are two...

Associated PressJohnson's 3-pointer lifts NC State over Syracuse, 74-70By MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The ball felt great coming out of the hands of North Carolina State guard Sam Hunt, and now the Syracuse Orange has its hands full trying to make the NCAA tournament.Markell Johnson's 3-pointer from the...

UC Riverside gets 2nd Big West win, top CSU Northridge 69-62NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Dikymbe Martin scored 18 points, six of them in the final three minutes, as UC Riverside held off a late rally to beat Cal State Northridge, 69-62 in a Big West contest Wednesday night.Martin hit...

AP Sports WriterAfter road stumble Washington's margin for error is slimBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Throughout his first season in charge at Washington, Mike Hopkins has searched for signs the Huskies are progressing forward. Little moments to prove the system being implemented is successful.Washington's improvement has outpaced what most...

Duke's Bagley to miss 2nd game with mild knee sprainDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says forward Marvin Bagley III will miss a second game with a mild right knee sprain.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge said Bagley would sit out Wednesday night's game against Virginia Tech. The announcement came about four...

AP Sports WriterShaka Smart's 3rd year at Texas a season of strugglesBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Shaka Smart is nearing the end of his third season with a .500 overall record, the team hovering near the bottom of the Big 12 and any NCAA Tournament hopes...

Duel in the desert highlights this week in the Pac-12By The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 17 Arizona at No. 25 Arizona State, Thursday. The Sun Devils (19-6, 7-6) have turned a once-lopsided rivalry into more of...