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North Dakota State stampedes past Valley City State, 101-58FARGO, N.D. (AP) Deng Geu and Rocky Kreuser combined to score 35 points as North Dakota State drubbed NAIA Valley City State, 101-58 on Tuesday night.The Bison stampeded to a 22-point lead by intermission, closing the period on an 8-0...

AP Sports WriterPurdue coach doesn't believe Haas will play even with braceBy MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue center Isaac Haas appears to be done for the season even if Purdue's medical team or its crack engineering department can create an elbow brace that allows him to play...

AP Sports WriterMichigan hopes to show more grit after two-season lullBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The knock on Michigan's basketball team - that it relies too much on finesse and lacks toughness - only resonates when the Wolverines aren't contending for conference titles.From 2012-14, Michigan won two...

Associated PressOturu scores 26 as Minnesota beats Penn State 75-69By BRIAN HALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Daniel Oturu had his 12th double-double of the season with 26 points and 14 rebounds, Marcus Carr added 27 points and Minnesota came from behind to beat Penn State 75-69 on Wednesday night.Carr added nine...

Oral Roberts has 3 players with double-doubles in winTULSA, Okla. (AP) Albert Owens was one of three Oral Roberts players to notch a double-double with 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and the Golden Eagles beat Division III East Texas Baptist 93-66 on Tuesday night.Emmanuel Nzekwesi added...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The unprecedented move...

Russell carries Rhode Island past St. Joseph's 85-77 in OTKINGSTON, R.I. (AP) Fatts Russell forced overtime with three free throws with 4.7 seconds to play and scored six of his 20 points in the extra session as Rhode Island defeated Saint Joseph's 85-77 on Sunday.Russell made all 10...

Duke's Zion Williamson day to day with mild knee sprainDURHAM, N.C. (AP) No. 1 Duke says freshman star Zion Williamson is day to day with a mild right knee sprain.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge said Thursday night that Williamson is progressing as expected after he injured his knee when...

Associated PressIsaiah Washington, Gophers begin with big expectationsBy BRIAN HALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Luring prized recruit and social media sensation Isaiah Washington from New York to Minnesota was bound to elevate the profile of the Gophers' basketball team.With five returning starters from last season's surprise NCAA Tournament team, expectations were...

Former Duke star Greg Paulus hired as assistant coach at GWWASHINGTON (AP) Former Duke guard Greg Paulus has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at George Washington.Paulus' addition to head coach Maurice Joseph's staff was announced by GW on Wednesday.Paulus worked at Louisville last season and has...

Stanley, Magee, Bach win Lapchick Character AwardNEW YORK (AP) Marianne Stanley knew college success as a player and a coach and then earned coaching honors in the WNBA.Stanley joined Herb Magee, who has won more than 1,000 games at Philadelphia University, and the late Fordham coach John Bach...

Sex assault count dropped against ex-Creighton player WatsonOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Prosecutors have dropped a first-degree sexual assault charge against former Creighton point guard Maurice Watson after questions arose about the accuser's story.Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine announced Friday that his office had dropped the felony charge, filed earlier...