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South Carolina men's coach Frank Martin fined $25,000 by SECCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The Southeastern Conference fined South Carolina men's basketball coach Frank Martin $25,000 for comments about an official that issued him a technical foul during a home loss to Florida.SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Monday also reprimanded Martin...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia atop AP men's hoops poll for first time since 1982By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ?? A loss didn't prevent Virginia from climbing to No. 1 in AP men's basketball poll for the first time in more than 35 years after all.The Cavaliers rose a slot to...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia atop AP men's hoops poll for first time since 1982By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia has climbed to No. 1 in the AP men's basketball poll for the first time in more than 35 years.The Cavaliers earned 30 of 65 first-place votes in Monday's latest...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia climbs atop AP Top 25 for first time since 1982By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Virginia has climbed to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in more than 35 years.The Cavaliers earned 30 of 65 first-place votes in Monday's latest poll...

AP Sports WriterBarnes wants the No. 18 Vols to remember embarrassing lossBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Rick Barnes wants his players to carry the memories of their most lopsided loss of the season for the rest of the year.Barnes hopes those frustrating moments will help...

AP Basketball WriterTop 3 in AP Top 25 lose in the same weekBy JOHN MARSHALLTop-ranked Villanova suffered a surprising loss to unranked St. John's. No. 2 Virginia unexpectedly fell at home to unranked Virginia Tech. No. 3 Purdue lost not just once, but twice.The top three teams, seven of...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia No. 1 in preliminary NCAA rankingsBy JOHN MARSHALLVirginia suffered a surprising home loss to unranked Virginia Tech, ending its winning streak at 16 games.One recent defeat was not enough to sway the NCAA Division I Basketball Committee. The Cavaliers are still viewed as the best team...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia No. 1 in preliminary NCAA rankingsBy JOHN MARSHALLVirginia is the top overall seed in preliminary NCAA Tournament rankings, with Villanova, Xavier and Purdue earning the other top seeds.The Cavaliers, No. 2 in The AP Top 25 , were slated as the South Region's top seed in...

Duke's Bagley to miss Ga. Tech game with mild knee sprainDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says forward Marvin Bagley III will miss Sunday's game at Georgia Tech with a mild right knee sprain.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge announced Bagley's injury status about 6+ hours before tipoff, describing the move as...

Dawson propels CSU Northridge to 77-71 win over HawaiiHONOLULU (AP) Tavrion Dawson and Micheal Warren tossed in 22 points apiece and Cal State-Northridge shot 65 percent from the floor in a 77-71 victory over Hawaii on Saturday night.Dawson knocked down 11 of 16 shots for the Matadors (6-19,...

UT San Antonio holds off UTEP 63-59EL PASO, Texas (AP) Deon Lyle came off the bench to hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and score 18 and Giovanni De Nicolao added 10 points, including two free throws with five seconds left, to help UT San Antonio hold...

Associated PressNo. 14 Ohio State drops Iowa 82-64, takes Big Ten leadBy JACOB MYERSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann warned his team to avoid a letdown after his team's upset of No. 3 Purdue.A letdown at this point for the Buckeyes would be as hard to...