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AP Sports WriterDuke walk-on Besser to bike across the US for charityBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) One Duke men's basketball walk-on will spend his summer biking across the country.Brennan Besser plans to bike, walk and run from Seattle to New York to raise awareness and funds for his...

Jerry Stackhouse adds Adam Mazarei to staff at VanderbiltNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse has hired Adam Mazarei to his coaching staff, adding an assistant who spent the past six seasons with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.Stackhouse announced the move Friday.Mazarei spent three seasons as a Grizzlies' assistant...

Hurricanes' Huell to declare for draft, won't retain agentCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes sophomore forward Dewan Huell has decided to declare for the NBA draft but won't retain an agent, leaving him the option of continuing his college career.The school announced Huell's decision Monday. Teammate Bruce Brown...

AP Sports WriterK-State signs Weber extends Weber through 2022-23 seasonBy DAVE SKRETTAKansas State coach Bruce Weber signed a two-year contract extension Friday that provides a bump in his salary and could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2022-23 season.The extension, which came less than a year after Weber...

Portland State transfer Woods headed to Arizona StateTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Portland State transfer Holland Woods is headed home.The junior guard from Glendale announced Saturday on Twitter that he's returning to the Valley of the Sun to play for Arizona State.A 6-foot-1 guard, Woods averaged 17.7 points, 5.2 assists...

Woman who alleged rape by ex-MSU players speaks publiclyEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A Michigan State University student is speaking publicly a year after suing the school, alleging that three former men's basketball players raped her in 2015 and that she was discouraged by counseling center staff from reporting...

AP Basketball WriterCollege hoops coaches move to eliminate standardized testingBy DAVE SKRETTADES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Men's and women's college basketball coaches are proposing the NCAA eliminate standardized testing requirements from initial-eligibility standards, calling exams such as the SAT and ACT “longstanding forces of institutional racism.”The proposal Thursday came...

AP Sports WriterWake Forest looks to keep climbing after strong 2016-17By JOEDY McCREARYWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has come a long way in a relatively short time with Danny Manning.The Demon Deacons reached their first NCAA Tournament since 2010. They helped develop a solid player into a first-round...

AP Sports WriterJohn Thompson spoke truth to power 'when it was hard to do'By JIM LITKEJohn Thompson opened the palm of one of his catcher's mitt-sized hands and pointed to it with the index finger of the other. The lesson of hard work was never far from his mind.''See...

AP Sports WriterMeeting and beating: No. 17 Florida streaking after powwowBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) After consecutive losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt last month, Florida coach Mike White decided to do something a little different.Following a lengthy film session, White gathered his players for an even longer...

AP Basketball WriterChaminade in 1982: Witnessing one of sports' greatest upsetsBy JOHN MARSHALLLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Chaminade's 77-72 victory over Ralph Sampson and top-ranked Virginia in 1982 is widely considered the biggest upset in college basketball history, among the greatest in any sport.Unlike today's world of 24-hour sports networks,...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 10 Tar Heels leaning heavily on 3s with small lineupBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) The 3-pointers are going up in bunches for No. 10 North Carolina, even if it's not the look-inside-first style preferred by Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams.The Tar Heels are...