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Duke-Clemson matchup could help decide 2nd place in ACCBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 12 Duke at No. 11 Clemson. The weekend's only matchup of ranked ACC teams could help decide the race for the No. 2...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Gonzaga gets boost from international contingentBy TIM BOOTHSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Assistant coach Tommy Lloyd has been to so many countries looking for the best international talent during his 19 seasons on the Gonzaga staff. So many passport books filled. So many stamps.“I had a...

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...

Green clutch as N Iowa knocks off South Carolina 78-72CANCUN, Mexico (AP) AJ Green scored 26 points, including Northern Iowa’s last 10 points, leading the Panthers to a 78-72 win over South Carolina in the third-place game at the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday night.Trae Berhow had five 3-pointers...

Associated PressNo. 21 Texas starts season short with injury, suspensionsBy MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Shaka Smart will start his second season as Texas coach a bit short-handed.Mareik Isom, a senior forward expected to be an important reserve, will miss a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a...

AP Sports WriterOhio players get in one last run after MAC tourney canceledBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) After getting up some pregame shots, Ohio's players excitedly huddled at mid-court just like they have all season.Game time was an hour away, and as they stood on top of the Mid-American...

NCAA Latest: F4 views down on cable versus CBS in '17SAN ANTONIO (AP) The Latest on the championship of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):5 p.m.Turner Sports and CBS Sports officials say the two Final Four games drew an average of 13.4 million viewers across the cable networks...

Associated PressUtah counting on experience as springboard this seasonBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Experience is turning into an area of strength for Utah.The Utes had one of the youngest rosters in Division I last season and suffered some major growing pains along the way.It's a different story...

No. 5 Indiana will have freshman forward Jeremy Hollowell back Monday night at Iowa. Athletic director Fred Glass issued a statement Sunday saying the NCAA has cleared Hollowell of any potential infractions. On Friday, Glass said Hollowell and his family notified the school of a potential "compliance issue." Glass says...

The Latest: Stackhouse headlines 4 new SEC head coachesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):4:40 p.m.Former NBA standout Jerry Stackhouse is back in school - now as a coach.Stackhouse, who played for 18 years in the NBA, is a first-time...

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...

Duke probe finds no evidence Nike paid Zion WilliamsonDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says an investigation has found no evidence that former basketball star Zion Williamson received improper benefits.School spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said in a statement Saturday that a ''thorough and objective'' probe led by investigators outside the athletic...