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Correction: T25-Duke Preview storyDURHAM, N.C. (AP) In a story Oct. 23 about the 2019-20 Duke basketball team, The Associated Press erroneously identified a Duke freshman. His name is Cassius Stanley, not Winston.A corrected version of the story is below:Duke expects balanced talent in 1st year after ZionMike Krzyzewski...

AP Sports WriterSC coach Frank Martin eager to build on Final Four runBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Frank Martin is excited to watch his Gamecocks try to build on their surprise run to the Final Four, even without many of the headliners who led them...

AP Sports WriterCollege basketball coaches salute essential COVID-19 workersBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Many of college basketball’s top coaches and biggest rivals teamed up with Madison Square Garden for aWednesday night saluting essential workers leading the fight against the coronavirus.Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and...

K-State loses top backup Cartier Diarra to hand surgeryMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State guard Cartier Diarra sustained an injury to his hand that will require surgery, robbing the No. 18 Wildcats of their top backup as they cling to the Big 12 lead.Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed a two-year contract extension Tuesday that could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2020-21 season.It was the first major personnel decision made by new athletic director...

Wallace with 20 points as UT San Antonio edges UTEP 65-61SAN ANTONIO (AP) Keaton Wallace scored 20 points off the bench to lead UT San Antonio as it snapped a three-game skid, edging UTEP 65-61 on Saturday night.Giovanni De Nicolao added 15 points and four rebounds for the...

NCAA Latest: 11-seed Syracuse bounces Mich. St. for Sweet 16By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:20 p.m.Michigan State's season is over after the Spartans were eliminated by 11th-seeded Syracuse in their own backyard.Despite a partisan crowd cheering them on in...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State pulls away to beat Utah 83-64By JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley turned several shades of red during the course of a game the Sun Devils had to have. He raised his arms to rev up the crowd, was hit with...

Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died at the age of 85.TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died at the age of 85.

Iowa's Big 4 classic extended through 2019DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The annual doubleheader featuring Iowa's four Division I teams has been extended through 2019.The event, known as the Hy-Vee Classic, features the Hawkeyes and Cyclones playing Northern Iowa and Drake on a rotating basis in the state's capital...

No. 12 North Carolina at No. 8 Virginia ACC's top matchupBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 12 North Carolina at No. 8 Virginia. One of two matchups of ranked teams this weekend has the defending national champion...

AP Sports WriterAfter months of drama, has No. 18 Duke turned the corner?By JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) The drama looming around No. 18 Duke seems to have finally stopped. Maybe the struggles have, too.For the team picked No. 1 in the preseason, the past three months included plenty...