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Kansas' Jackson diversion requires apology, anger classesLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Former Kansas basketball player Josh Jackson must undergo anger management classes and apologize as part of a diversion agreement arising from a confrontation with a Kansas women's basketball player.Jackson was charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal property damage...

Associated PressLiAngelo Ball center of attention at UCLA media dayBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZLOS ANGELES (AP) There's a new Ball on the court at UCLA.Cameras and cellphones captured the moment Wednesday as LiAngelo Ball walked toward the center of the court at Pauley Pavilion.The younger brother of Lakers guard...

AP Sports WriterMarquette G Markus Howard looks to stay on target from 3By GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Marquette guard Markus Howard usually doesn't leave the gym in the offseason until he has hit at least 300 3-point shots.No reason to change his routine now after leading the country...

Kimbrough free throws send La Salle past St. Joseph's 78-77PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jared Kimbrough sank a pair of free throws late in the game that put his team on top for good as La Salle narrowly beat Saint Joseph's 78-77 in a regular season finale on Saturday.The Explorers (15-15,...

Benjamin leads UAB past NAIA Thomas University 82-49BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jalen Benjamin registered 14 points as UAB beat Thomas University of the NAIA 82-49 on Saturday.Jordan Brinson had 12 points for UAB (9-4), which won its fifth consecutive game. Will Butler added 10 points and Tamell Pearson led...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kentucky expects Ashton Hagans back for SEC TournamentBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans apparently needed some time away. Coach John Calipari obliged.But Calipari expects his floor leader to return in time for next week's Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee....

TCU, Nevada added to hoops tripleheader at Staples CenterLOS ANGELES (AP) TCU and Nevada have been added to the second annual Basketball Hall of Fame Classic this fall, joining Arizona State, Oklahoma, Southern California and St. John's in the tripleheader.The event on Dec. 8 at Staples Center will...

AP Sports WriterTyler Herro: Kentucky fans love him, opponents not so muchBy ERIC OLSONKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tyler Herro is always confident, some might even say cocky, so it seemed a bit out of character when he turned sheepish when asked Saturday if he had anything to say...

McCloud propels Texas Southern past MVSU 92-61HOUSTON (AP) Jalan McCloud sank six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, both career highs, to propel Texas Southern to a 92-61 win over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night.Demontrae Jefferson added 17 points for Texas Southern (16-11, 12-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference), Stephan...

Associated PressIllinois rebuilding program, hopes new recruits can helpBy TERRY TOWERYCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois is counting on a youth movement built around two four-star recruits and the health of highly touted sophomore guard Da'Monte Williams to resurrect a program that last year managed just four Big Ten wins.The...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; UConn in at No. 25By JOHN MARSHALLGonzaga and Baylor were the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason men's college basketball poll. After eight weeks of twists and turns, that hasn't changed.The Zags received 63 of 64 first-place votes...

Michigan's Livers forgoing NBA, returning to WolverinesANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan's Isaiah Livers is returning for his senior season.Livers announced Friday he was removing his name from NBA draft consideration and said he was excited to come back to Ann Arbor.''While it was a limited process due to...