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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Jaylen Johnson had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Louisville cruised past Bellarmine 71-55 on Sunday in its exhibition opener.The Cardinals led just 32-26 at halftime behind 33 percent shooting but began the second 7 of 16 from the field. They shoot 13 of 27...

AP Sports WriterKingsley withdraws name from NBA draft, returns to ArkansasBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' Moses Kingsley says he has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season with the Razorbacks.Kingsley, a 6-foot-10 center from Nigeria, was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference...

Guard Jevon Thomas leaves Seton Hall basketball programSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) Seton Hall junior guard Jevon Thomas has left the basketball program.Pirates coach Kevin Willard announced the player's decision on Wednesday, hours before Seton Hall was to meet Providence at the Prudential Center. The team did not say...

Calipari hosts charity softball for Louisiana flood reliefLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach John Calipari will donate proceeds from a charity softball game featuring Karl-Anthony Towns to Louisiana flood relief.The coach says his foundation is working with the American Red Cross to help flood victims through a text campaign....

North Carolina, which returns four starters and nine of its 10 top scorers from the team that reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, is No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason Top 25 for a record ninth time.The Tar Heels received 35 first-place votes from the...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Casey Kasperbauer scored a career-high 31 points on 11-for-20 shooting to lead South Dakota past Florida Gulf Coast 89-81 in overtime Monday night.Tied at 71 at the end of regulation, Eric Robertson started overtime with a 3-point play to give South Dakota (7-6) the...

The Latest: Alabama's Johnson says he learns from SabanNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest from SEC men's basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):4:15 p.m.Alabama coach Avery Johnson says he has benefited from working at the same school as Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban.''Coach Saban laughs all...

AP Sports WriterAnderson: NBA draft a 'possibility' for Macon, BarfordBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas coach Mike Anderson sounded less certain about the return of the Razorbacks top underclassmen on Monday night, saying there's a ''possibility'' junior guards Daryl Macon and Jaylen Barford could enter their names in...

AP Basketball WriterA guide to the 2016-17 college basketball seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLThe 2015-16 college basketball season ended in the most dramatic way possible, with Villanova's Kris Jenkins confidently pulling up for a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Wildcats their second national championship.Now it's time for the encore.And, based on...

AP Sports WriterSurprising Vols could play their way into NCAA considerationBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Rick Barnes understands what's at stake as the Volunteers head into the final month of the regular season.He wants to make sure his young team is ready to do something about...

The Latest: Pearl says coaches should embrace SEC footballNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest from SEC men's basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):2:30 p.m.Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says it's understandable why SEC's football can stifle early season enthusiasm for basketball on league campuses.Pearly says, ''The SEC West...

NC State signs Johnson as late addition to recruiting classRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has made another late addition to its 2016-17 recruiting class.Athletics spokesman Fred Demarest said Monday that the school has signed four-star guard Markell Johnson from Cleveland.In a statement, coach Mark Gottfried says Johnson...