CBB

AP Sports WriterSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim ready for 42nd yearBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim admitted that the beginning of his 42nd year as head coach at his alma mater feels a little different, and it has nothing to do with his age.Longtime assistant Mike...

AP College Sports WriterA-10 men's tournament to DC in '22, Brooklyn in 2023, '24By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) The Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament will return to Washington in 2022, and then be back in Brooklyn in 2023 and '24, extending a relationship with Barclays Center...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia atop AP men's hoops poll for first time since 1982By AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ?? A loss didn't prevent Virginia from climbing to No. 1 in AP men's basketball poll for the first time in more than 35 years after all.The Cavaliers rose a slot to...

NCAA Latest: Michigan State takes halftime lead with wild 3By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):3:51 p.m.The first half was Syracuse's kind of game. The Orange and Michigan State slogged along on the offensive end, missing a bunch of shots...

Wake Forest adds grad transfer Ikenna Smart from BuffaloWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added forward Ikenna Smart as a graduate transfer from Buffalo to its men's basketball program.Coach Danny Manning announced the addition of Smart on Wednesday.Smart expects to graduate from Buffalo this spring after starting 25...

The Latest: Berry injures left ankle on drive for UNCBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:35 p.m.Bad news for North Carolina: Joel Berry II has another ankle injury.Berry rolled his left ankle when he planted on a drive to the...

Florida A&M needs 2 OTs to get past Delaware State, 97-95DOVER, Del. (AP) Nasir Core had a career-high 29 points off the bench and Florida A&M needed two overtime periods to get past Delaware State 97-95 on Saturday.Core scored 19 of his points in the second half and...

AP Sports WriterAttorneys for plaintiff criticize Michigan State's statementBy NOAH TRISTERAttorneys for the woman suing Michigan State University over the school's response to an alleged sexual assault involving three former basketball players in 2015 sharply criticized the school on Thursday.''Our client did not report what happened in the first...

S. Illinois holds off N. Iowa for a 68-66 winCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66 on Wednesday.Jones' basket gave Southern Illinois a 63-57 lead with 2:21 remaining. AJ Green's 3-pointer brought...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina's Martin confident in Gamecocks' futureBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Frank Martin is confident South Carolina will take a step forward next season, no matter who is on court for the Gamecocks.The seventh-year coach understands he's got a couple of high profile dominoes left to...

Authorities release details of Derek Willis' arrestBURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) The Boone County Sheriff's Department says Kentucky senior forward Derek Willis was found lying in the street and stated that he had ''a lot'' to drink when he was arrested for public intoxication.The arrest citation obtained Monday by The...

Days rallies No. 25 LSU past Missouri to end 2-game slideBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU ended a two-game losing streak in typically close fashion.Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78 on...