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NCAA Latest: Auburn off to slow start as Kentucky takes leadBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):2:40 p.m.Auburn coach Bruce Pearl admitted his team would need to shoot lights-out to beat Kentucky, and midway through the first half the Tigers...

AP Sports WriterFinal Four stardom not always followed by long NBA careerBy STEVE MEGARGEEJeff Sheppard works as a financial planner now, more than two decades removed from the time he helped Kentucky win the NCAA Tournament.Yet he still gets asked regularly about his role in the Wildcats' 1998 national...

Riller, Brantley lift Charleston past Hofstra 86-85HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) Grant Riller scored 24 points, Jarrell Brantley poured in 23 more, including the winning layup, and Charleston edged Hofstra 86-85 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Colonial Athletic Association.Trailing by a point after...

Michigan State's Bridges headed to NBA draftEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State star Miles Bridges is skipping his final two seasons of eligibility and entering the NBA draft.The school announced Bridges' departure Wednesday. It came as no surprise after a fine season in which he was named a...

Albany handles Canisius behind Clark and Healy for 83-57 winALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Cameron Healy and Ahmad Clark scored 20 points apiece and Albany easily defeated Canisius 83-57 on Wednesday night.Kendall Lauderdale had 11 points for Albany (1-1). Malachi De Sousa added 10 points and 10 rebounds.Majesty Brandon had...

AP Sports WriterCoach says suspended Texas guard Kerwin Roach could returnBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Shaka Smart suggested Monday that suspended guard Kerwin Roach II could return this season, though it likely won't happen for this week's game against BaylorRoach remains suspended ''indefinitely'' for an unspecified...

Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star CleavesFLINT, Mich. (AP) An attorney for former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves says during his trial on sexual assault charges that consensual sex between two adults is not a crime.Defense attorney Frank Manley made the comment Thursday in...

Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert returning for senior seasonSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Corey Kispert will not pursue professional options and is returning to Gonzaga for his senior season.Kispert's decision, announced by the school Monday, comes two days after guard Joel Ayayi announced he will be back for his junior season...

Texas Tech at K-State highlights Big 12 actionBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: Texas Tech at Kansas State: The Red Raiders are making a serious push at perennial league champion Kansas, but Manhattan is never an easy place to...

Memphis freshman Precious Achiuwa plans to enter NBA draftMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis freshman Precious Achiuwa says he will enter the NBA draft.Achiuwa announced his decision in a Twitter post on Friday. The draft is set for June 25, and the 6-foot-9, 225-pound Nigerian-born star is projected as a...

AP Sports WriterSophomore Tyus Battle trying to keep Syracuse in the huntBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tyus Battle has trained his focus on one thing since summer - a postseason experience different from the first he had last year as a freshman at Syracuse. In other words, playing...

Wake freshman Ingraham out for season with torn AchillesWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says freshman forward Tariq Ingraham is out for the season after tearing his Achilles tendon.Coach Danny Manning said Monday that Ingraham had surgery last week to repair the tendon in his left foot. He was...