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Garza, No. 18 Iowa rally to beat Wisconsin 68-62IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa’s offense was sputtering, so the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes vowed to beat Wisconsin with defense.“We knew we weren’t going to lose this game,” center Luka Garza said. “We had to string together some stops, and we would...

AP Sports WriterWade, Pearl trying to build on success amid NCAA questionsBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and LSU's Will Wade are both hoping to build on big seasons while dealing with a major potential challenge for their respective programs off the court.Both programs were...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) A Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament game Friday afternoon at Johns Hopkins University is believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus.The university...

Cheese posts double-double to send Akron past W. MichiganKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Tyler Cheese scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Loren Christian Jackson scored 17 and Akron held off Western Michigan for a 71-67 win Tuesday night.Akron (20-6, 10-3 Mid-American Conference) has won four straight to remain atop...

AP Sports WriterWichita State favored as Missouri Valley Tournament beginsBy DAVE SKRETTAWICHITA, Kan. (AP) The favorite to win the Missouri Valley Tournament isn't even the No. 1 seed.That's fine with Wichita State.The Shockers are seeded second for the conference tournament this week in St. Louis behind Illinois State,...

NCAA Latest: Zion, Duke lead UCF at halftime in 2nd roundBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):6:20 p.m.Top-seeded Duke ended the first half on a 12-2 run to lead UFC 44-36 at the half.Zion Williamson put on the kind of...

Illinois Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressIllinois Preview CapsuleEds: With BC-BKC--Illinois PreviewBy The Associated Press=IllinoisLast season: 15-19, first losing season since 2008.Nickname: Fighting Illini.Coach: John Groce.Conference: Big Ten.Who's gone: G Kendrick Nunn (transfer to Oakland), G Khalid Lewis.Who's back: F Malcolm Hill. The senior led Illinois through a chaotic season...

New Mexico basketball teams temporarily relocating to TexasALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's men's and women's basketball teams are temporarily relocating to Texas due to coronavirus restrictions in their home state.Athletic director Eddie Nunez said this week that the men's program will set up at South Plains College in...

AP Basketball WriterMichigan State's Bridges tops AP preseason All-America teamBy AARON BEARDMichigan State's Miles Bridges has everyone's attention.The 6-foot-7 sophomore headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team as the leading vote-getter by a wide margin for the five-player squad. Bridges received 61 votes from the 65-member national media panel...

Kentucky's Vanderbilt 'day to day' with unspecified injuryLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky says freshman forward Jarred Vanderbilt is being evaluated on a daily basis after sustaining an unspecified injury in practice.Basketball spokesman Eric Lindsey said via text that the 6-foot-9, 214-pound Vanderbilt is not expected to practice Wednesday after...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse again relying on 2 frosh and 2 fifth-year playersBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) It almost appears like a dash of deja vu for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.Last year, after sitting out a nine-game NCAA suspension, Boeheim managed to guide the Orange to a berth in...

AP Basketball WriterHigh-scoring White ready for shot at UNC point guard roleBy AARON BEARDWILSON, N.C. (AP) No one questions whether Coby White is good enough to help North Carolina immediately as a freshman.Rather, the pressing question as White heads to campus this week is this: can the instate...