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Associated PressQuinndary Weatherspoon hits late 3, Mississippi State winsBy PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Quinndary Weatherspoon made a 3 pointer with 0.3 seconds left to lift Mississippi State to a 59-56 win over Jacksonville State on Sunday.Mississippi State won its fifth straight to start a season for the first...

Holiday gift: Boston College walk-on Herren gets scholarshipBOSTON (AP) Boston College walk-on Chris Herren Jr. thought he was forgotten when coach Jim Christian handed out holiday presents after practice.Then the coach motioned to an assistant for an envelope on Thursday.It took Herren a few seconds to figure out...

Wake Forest's Doral Moore to skip senior season, turn proWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest center Doral Moore says he will skip his senior season and turn pro.Moore announced his decision Tuesday through the school, thanking coach Danny Manning and the staff for ''preparing me to take this step.''The...

Griesel leads North Dakota St. over North Dakota 53-52SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Sam Griesel posted 14 points as North Dakota State narrowly beat North Dakota 53-52 on Saturday.Tyree Eady had 13 points for North Dakota State (2-5).Filip Rebraca had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Fighting Hawks...

Top teams try to recover from rude awakening in SEC playBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Southeastern Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 17 Kentucky at No. 23 Tennessee: Kentucky has lost at Tennessee each of the last two seasons and now returns to Knoxville...

AP Sports WriterLouisville trustees fire athletic director Tom JurichBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville trustees have fired athletic director Tom Jurich in the wake of its involvement in a national federal investigation of college basketball.The Board of Trustees voted 10-3 on Wednesday to fire Jurich after 20...

AP Sports WriterBUBBLE WATCH: TCU, St. John's earn big Wednesday winsBy DAVID BRANDTDesmond Bane's clutch 3-pointer was a great thing for TCU's NCAA Tournament aspirations.Several mid-major programs trying to squeeze into the Big Dance probably aren't as thrilled.Bane's corner 3-pointer in the closing seconds pushed TCU over Oklahoma State...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma senior Khadeem Lattin gets last shot at NCAA gloryBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma big man Khadeem Lattin wanted to cap his college career the right way, but his team's regular-season fade put its fate in the NCAA Tournament selection committee's hands.The Sooners lost eight...

AP Basketball WriterTip Ins: Blackshear Jr leads latest crop of impact transfersBy DAVE SKRETTAThe days of roster building from the high school ranks are long over, and any college basketball coach with aspirations of playing deep into March knows the transfer market is just as vital.With some players, even...

AP Basketball WriterWiseman tops Memphis prep class and nation's freshmenBy DAVE SKRETTAIt's hard to blame James Wiseman for signing with Memphis.The nation's No. 1 recruit had his pick of scholarship offers, but the star for East High School had the opportunity to stay home and he played both prep...

The Wichita State Shockers and the Ohio State Buckeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Staples Center. Wichita St. vs Ohio St. When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 30, 2013 Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, CBS. PREDICTION: Wichita State 69, Ohio...

AP College Sports WriterA-10 men's tournament to DC in '22, Brooklyn in 2023, '24By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) The Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament will return to Washington in 2022, and be back in Brooklyn in 2023 and '24, extending a relationship with Barclays Center that...