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AP Sports WriterXavier suspects Florida State wants revenge in NCAA rematchBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Dwayne Bacon, Jonathan Isaac and Xavier Rathan-Mayes all are gone, the first two drafted into the NBA. Florida State has only one starter back from a year ago when the Seminoles' expected...

Perry makes go-ahead 3 with 2.6 seconds left, Lafayette winsEASTON, Pa. (AP) Tyrone Perry scored a career-high 19 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left, and Lafayette beat Colgate 71-67 on Wednesday.Trailing 67-66, Lafayette passed it around the 3-point arc until Lukas Jarrett drove the lane...

AP Sports WriterUp-and-down Alabama hoping to keep winning streak goingBy JOHN ZENORAvery Johnson heeded his wife's advice instead of breaking out the old psychology books.The Alabama coach, who has a degree in psychology, has been trying to build consistency in a team that has followed up big wins with...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State rallies to knock off No. 22 Arizona 66-65By JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State dug a deep early hole against its biggest rival. When the Sun Devils tried to shoot their way back into it, things only got worse.Facing a second straight desert decimation...

NC State adds grad transfer guard Sam Hunt to hoop rosterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has added graduate transfer Sam Hunt to its basketball roster.Coach Kevin Keatts on Monday said Hunt has signed his paperwork and will join the team this summer.Hunt graduated from North Carolina A&T...

AP Basketball WriterBagley chooses Duke, could make Blue Devils preseason No. 1By JOHN MARSHALLTop high school prospect Marvin Bagley III has committed to Duke and is eligible to play in the 2017-18 season, immediately making the Blue Devils a top national-title contender.Bagley made his announcement on ESPN's ''SportsCenter'' on...

Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans will enter NBA draftLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans will enter the NBA draft and forego his final two seasons of eligibility.to pursue his dream of playing professionally.The 6-foot-3 Hagans was named Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a...

A ball that rattled around the rim and bounced out separated Michigan from its first No. 1 ranking in more than 20 years. Point guard Trey Burke's stepback jumper with 17 seconds went down, then came out, leaving No. 2 Michigan on the wrong side of a 56-53 loss...

AP Sports WriterFormer Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90By LARRY LAGEJud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90.The school announced Heathcote died Monday in Spokane, Washington.Spartans coach Tom Izzo was hired by Heathcote as a part-time...

AP Sports WriterQuiet RJ Barrett shines in Zion's shadow for No. 1 DukeBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) RJ Barrett leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring. He just recorded Duke's first triple-double in 13 years.And - as long as his roommate Zion Williamson is still around - he...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina coach suspends G Raykm Felder indefinitelyBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard Rakym Felder has been suspended indefinitely and won't attend classes this fall, another blow to a thinning Gamecock backcourt that reached the Final Four this past April.Felder's status was announced by...

Associated PressEwing coaches Georgetown past Jacksonville 73-57 in debutBy PATRICK STEVENSWASHINGTON (AP) Just like long ago, Patrick Ewing was receiving roars from Georgetown's fans and leading the basketball team to a victory, only this time he was coaching the Hoyas as they beat Jacksonville 73-57 on Sunday in...