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AP Basketball WriterACC clash, battle in Pac-12 highlight week in college hoopsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe regular season is winding down, and while the bubble teams are fighting for spots in the NCAA Tournament, teams in the AP Top 25 are jockeying for position in the bracket.The penultimate week of the...

AP Sports WriterUtah's NCAA Tournament hopes in trouble after skidBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said he ''just about blew a gasket'' Sunday when he heard giggles on the bus ride after his Utes blew a nine-point lead in the final minutes of a...

AP Basketball WriterOnce under fire, Pitino, Gophers surging toward NCAA TourneyBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) This time a year ago, Richard Pitino was at the center of a storm in Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were a disaster on the court and a distraction off of it, on their way...

McCloud propels Texas Southern past MVSU 92-61HOUSTON (AP) Jalan McCloud sank six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, both career highs, to propel Texas Southern to a 92-61 win over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night.Demontrae Jefferson added 17 points for Texas Southern (16-11, 12-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference), Stephan...

WVU's Huggins falls in apparent health scare, stays on benchMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia coach Bob Huggins dropped to his knees on the court during an apparent health scare while the 12th-ranked Mountaineers faced Texas on Monday night.Huggins went down during a timeout just before halftime, and his...

Portland cruises to 96-58 win over NAIA Walla WallaPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Gabe Taylor and Jazz Johnson scored 13 points apiece and Portland cruised to a 96-58 win over NAIA Walla Walla on Monday night.D'Marques Tyson and Xavier Hallinan each scored 12 points and Philipp Hartwich added eight with...

AP Sports WriterTom Izzo challenged to help Michigan State keep NCAA streakBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Eron Harris will not score another point for Michigan State this season.The senior guard, though, did deliver an assist to the Spartans with a tear-jerking speech after finding out his college...

Maryland reserve Cekovsky to miss rest of season with injuryCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland center Michal Cekovsky will miss the remainder of the season with a fractured left ankle.The injury occurred Sunday in the latter stages of a 71-60 loss to Wisconsin.Cekovsky, a 7-foot-1 junior from Slovakia, played...

AP Sports WriterSEC features several teams sitting on NCAA Tournament bubbleBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Southeastern Conference enters the final two weeks of the regular season with much at stake as it seeks to expand its NCAA Tournament presence.With seven of the league's 14 members anywhere from...

AP Basketball WriterCollege hoops' must-watch games to close the regular seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) The college basketball season has been filled with great games the past four months, from the showdown between Kentucky and North Carolina in Las Vegas to Nevada's miracle comeback against New Mexico.But it's not...

AP Basketball WriterCollege hoops' must-watch games to close the regular seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) The college basketball season has been filled with great games the past four months, from the showdown between Kentucky and North Carolina in Las Vegas to Nevada's miracle comeback against New Mexico.But it's not...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga, Villanova, Kansas stay 1-2-3 in AP pollBy JIM O'CONNELLFor the third straight week, Gonzaga, Villanova and Kansas are the top three teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll.It is the fourth week at No. 1 for Gonzaga (28-0), the only unbeaten team in Division I....