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Bulldogs' fast start leaves Long Beach St. in wake, 106-70LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Jaron Hopkins scored 26 points and Deshon Taylor added 23 points and Fresno State was never threatened in its 106-70 win over Long Beach State Saturday night.Hopkins finished 10-of-13 shooting and was 6 of 7...

SC State player in fair condition after collapse on courtRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A South Carolina State player collapsed on the court and was taken to a hospital during the first half of the Bulldogs' 103-71 loss at North Carolina State on Saturday.A spokeswoman for Rex Hospital said Solomon...

Stephen F. Austin beats Louisiana Monroe 68-65NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) TJ Holyfield scored 24 points with seven rebounds and four 3-pointers, Aaron Augustin hit the game-winner at the buzzer, and Stephen F. Austin beat Louisiana Monroe 68-65 on Saturday.Shannon Bogues made a go-ahead dunk amid a 12-0 run in...

Morsell's 3 gives Towson 56-55 win in Northern IrelandBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) Mike Morsell hit a baseline jumper with 1.5 seconds left to give Towson a 56-55 victory over Manhattan on Saturday for the championship of the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic.Towson missed two shots in...

Robinson carries Mount St. Mary's past Loyola (MD) 80-75, OTNEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Junior Robinson scored a career-high 39 points, missed only one of 16 free-throw attempts and sank all nine of his free throws in overtime to lead Mount St. Mary's past Loyola (Md.) on Saturday.Robinson made a...

AP Sports WriterYale alumni contribute to star athlete's sex-expulsion caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University alumni are helping pay the legal costs of a former basketball star who is fighting his expulsion for sexual misconduct.Jack Montague told attorneys in a court deposition that $25,000 to $30,000 had...

AP Sports WriterYale alumni contribute to star athlete's sex-expulsion caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University alumni are helping pay the legal costs of a former basketball star who is fighting his expulsion for sexual misconduct.Jack Montague told attorneys in a court deposition that $25,000 to $30,000 had...

SC State player 'stable and conscious' after collapseRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A South Carolina State player collapsed on the court and was taken to a hospital during the first half of the Bulldogs' game Saturday at North Carolina State.Team spokesman Kendrick Lewis says Tyvoris Solomon was ''stable and conscious.''...

Johnson gives La Salle 58-54 win over Holy Cross in BelfastBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) B.J. Johnson scored 15 points, including two free throws with 1.7 seconds left, and La Salle held off Holy Cross 58-54 on Saturday in the consolation game of the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame...

Associated PressTrailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace diesBy BRUCE SCHREINERPerry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier in the Deep South by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died after a battle with cancer.Wallace, who died Friday at age 69 at a hospice center...

AP Sports WriterYale alumni contribute to star athlete's sex-expulsion caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University alumni are helping pay the legal costs of a former basketball star who is fighting his expulsion for sexual misconduct.Jack Montague told attorneys in a court deposition that $25,000 to $30,000 had...

Trailblazing basketball player Perry Wallace diesBy The Associated PressPerry Wallace, who broke down a racial barrier by becoming the first black varsity basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, has died. He was 69.Wallace's death was announced Friday by Vanderbilt University, where Wallace became an all-SEC player and remains among...