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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Despite the Miami Hurricanes' many accomplishments during the Jim Larranaga era, they haven't beaten a Top 25 opponent in March since he became coach. That could change even before tournament time. This week the No. 25 Hurricanes are ranked for the first time all season, and they...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Jay Wright had kept notes on scripture as much as scouting reports from the first scrimmage of Villanova's championship season through the national title game, writing down homilies delivered by team chaplain Rob Hagan inside the cover of his game folders. ''I had never done it before,...

Some things to watch this weekend in the Big 12: GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 24 Iowa State (20-9, 12-5 Big 12) at No. 10 West Virginia (23-7, 11-6) on Friday night to determine the No. 2 seed in next week's Big 12 tournament. The Cyclones have a six-game winning...

A look at things to watch this week in the Big Ten: GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 16 Purdue at Northwestern on Sunday. Northwestern's pursuit of its first NCAA Tournament bid is probably the league's biggest story as the regular season winds down. The Wildcats (21-9, 10-7) beat Michigan at...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) For some of college basketball's top leagues, there's little doubt who should be the player of the year in the conference. In others, there are multiple worthy candidates that can walk away with the honor. The five power conferences - the Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big...

Associated PressLSU snaps 15-game skid, beats Tennessee 92-82By BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Brandon Sampson scored 24 points and Jalyn Patterson added 22 as LSU ended its school-record 15-game losing streak with a 92-82 victory against Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday.Sampson matched his career high when...

Final Four to be broadcast in Spanish for 1st timeNEW YORK (AP) Next month's Final Four will be broadcast in Spanish for the first time.Westwood One announced Wednesday that it will produce Spanish-language broadcasts of the national semifinal games on April 1 and the title game on April...

AP Sports WriterWichita State favored as Missouri Valley Tournament beginsBy DAVE SKRETTAWICHITA, Kan. (AP) The favorite to win the Missouri Valley Tournament isn't even the No. 1 seed.That's fine with Wichita State.The Shockers are seeded second for the conference tournament this week in St. Louis behind Illinois State,...

Kansas and Arizona State agree to home-and-home seriesTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Top-ranked Kansas and Arizona State will play a home-and-home series starting next season in Lawrence.The Sun Devils will play at Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 10 then the Jayhawks will visit Tempe on Dec. 22, 2018.Kansas and Arizona State...

No. 3 UCLA's TJ Leaf sprains left ankle against WashingtonLOS ANGELES (AP) TJ Leaf has sprained his left ankle 5 minutes into No. 3 UCLA's game against Washington on Wednesday night.The freshman forward stepped on the foot of a Huskies player as they came down from rebounding. Leaf...

Washington star Markelle Fultz questionable with sore kneeSEATTLE (AP) Washington freshman Markelle Fultz, the leading scorer in the Pac-12 Conference, has not been cleared by team doctors to play due to a sore knee and may miss the final two regular-season games.Coach Lorenzo Romar said Tuesday that Fultz...

AP Sports WriterKansas coach Bill Self bidding farewell to his senior sonBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Bill Self tried his best to treat all his seniors the same.One by one, the trio walked onto the floor of Allen Fieldhouse, arms linked with their mothers to the adoration of...