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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...

Auburn hires Wes Flanigan as men's basketball assistantAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has hired former Arkansas-Little Rock head basketball coach Wes Flanigan as an assistant.Tigers coach Bruce Pearl announced the hiring of the ex-Auburn point guard on Monday.Flanigan was a four-year starter at Auburn from 1993-97 and led the...

Minnesota Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressMINNESOTALast season: 15-17, lost to Rutgers in first round of Big Ten Tournament.Nickname: Golden Gophers.Coach: Richard Pitino.Conference: Big Ten.Who's gone: Point guard Nate Mason (graduated), center Reggie Lynch (overseas), backup shooting guard Jamir Harris (transferred), backup forward Davonte Fitzgerald (transferred), backup forward Bakary Konate...

Associated PressCraig Neal out as New Mexico hoops coach after 4 seasonsBy GLEN ROSALESALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) After four years as head coach and 10 overall with New Mexico, Craig Neal and the Lobos have parted ways.''He's a good man and a winning coach, but the time has come...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 7 Michigan faces stiff test against 2 ranked opponentsBy JOHN MARSHALLMichigan has rolled through the first part of its schedule, beating two ranked opponents while opening the season with 10 straight wins.The Wolverines face a stiff challenge this week in an always-tough Big Ten if they're...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin freshman Andy Van Vliet is ineligible for the 2015-16 season after the NCAA denied the school's appeal seeking his reinstatement.The NCAA ruled Nov. 4 the Belgium native was ineligible, but Wisconsin filed a waiver citing ''factors outside of Van Vliet's control.'' The school received...

Former UConn Final Four starter Stanley Robinson dies at 32BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Former UConn basketball player Stanley Robinson has died of unknown causes at a family residence in Birmingham. He was 32.Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Robinson was found unresponsive by a family member Tuesday...

South Dakota cruises by Omaha 87-73 in Summit quarterfinalsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Matt Mooney scored 20 and second-seeded South Dakota beat seventh-seeded Omaha 87-73 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament on Saturday night.The Coyotes (25-7) led by 27 in the first half and easily held on...

AP Sports WriterUConn hoping return to Big East will improve fortunesBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn, a charter member of the Big East Conference, is hoping its return to the league this season will help restore the program to a perennial national title contender.Connecticut spent the last seven...

Jolly, SMU host ACUDALLAS (AP) Abilene Christian (2-4) vs. SMU (6-0)Moody Coliseum, Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Payten Ricks and Abilene Christian will take on Tyson Jolly and SMU. Ricks is averaging 14.6 points over the last five games. Jolly...

AP Sports Writer3 suspended UCLA basketball players working out on their ownBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA's three suspended basketball players are working out on their own while they await a final decision on whether they'll be allowed to play for the Bruins this season.Coach Steve Alford said...

AP Basketball WriterCeltics' Shane Larkin offers strong defense of Jim LarranagaBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) The Boston Celtics' Shane Larkin is admittedly and understandably biased when it comes to Jim Larranaga, who was his coach at the University of Miami.That being said, the guard remains firmly on Larranaga's side.Larkin...