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Arizona picks up commitment from top-rated AytonTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona has landed one of the top players of the 2017 recruiting class, receiving a verbal commitment from big man DeAndre Ayton.The 7-footer announced his decision on ESPN's SportsCenter on Tuesday.Ayton is rated by many recruiting services as the...

Penn State Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressPenn State Preview CapsuleBy The Associated Press=Penn StateLast season: 16-16, 7-11Nickname: Nittany LionsCoach: Patrick ChambersConference: Big TenWho's gone: F Brandon Taylor, F Donovon Jack, G Devin Foster, C Jordan DickersonWho's back: G Shep Garner. Junior led team in scoring in 11 games including...

CINCINNATI (AP) Senior guard Myles Davis was reinstated Saturday, bringing 16th-ranked Xavier back to full strength for the first time this season. Davis was a leader on the Xavier team that was ranked as high as No. 5 last season, averaging 10.8 points per game. He was suspended before the...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Last season was a big one for Northern Iowa, which won 31 games and the Missouri Valley tournament title in climbing into the Top 10.The Panthers still expect to be good this season, even without All-American Seth Tuttle and three other key seniors.The Panthers...

AP Sports WriterPearl's latest Auburn team has plenty of newcomers, mysteryBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Bruce Pearl understands if you aren't sure what to expect from Auburn's basketball team.Most of the roster is comprised of underclassmen and newcomers, including top recruit Mustapha Heron, redshirt freshman Danjel Purifoy and...

3 Lindenwood basketball players face charges in rape caseST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Three basketball players at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis are facing charges in connection with an alleged rape.Authorities say 22-year-old Ermias Tesfia Nega of Arlington, Virginia, and 19-year-old Tylan Jamon Birts of Homestead, Florida, were...

AP Sports WriterRout of Arizona gives No. 5 Oregon a boost looking aheadBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) After a loss at Colorado and a close call against Arizona State, Oregon bounced back big time with a rout of Arizona.The 85-58 victory on Saturday pushed the Ducks from...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State's Miles Bridges chooses to stay in schoolBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Miles Bridges has decided to stay at Michigan State for his sophomore season, putting his NBA dreams on hold.Bridges got a roar from a huge crowd gathered at the school's Sparty statue...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma looks to reload without Buddy HieldBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Last season, Oklahoma reached the Final Four. This season, the coaches have picked the Sooners to finish sixth in the Big 12.The reasons are many. The core of the team, Buddy Hield, Isaiah Cousins and...

AP Sports WriterMason of Kansas, Plum of Washington win Wooden AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Frank Mason III of Kansas and Kelsey Plum of Washington won the John R. Wooden Award as national players of the year Friday night.They received their trophies during the third annual College Basketball...

Georgia's Fox: Maten out indefinitely with sprained kneeATHENS, Ga. (AP) Yante Maten, Georgia's leading scorer, is out indefinitely with a sprained right knee.Bulldogs coach Mark Fox updated Maten's condition Sunday. Fox said he did not know when Maten could return, but it appeared surgery was not necessary and...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell was 8 of 11 from the floor and scored 20 points as Illinois State dominated the second half to claim a 72-56 victory over Houston Baptist in the second round of the Cancun Classic on Saturday night.Deontae Hawkins added 13 points for the...