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Bubble teams UCLA and Utah highlight the Pac-12 weekBy The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: UCLA at Utah, Thursday. Big bubble game for both teams. The Bruins (19-8, 10-5 Pac-12) are in decent shape for an NCAA Tournament...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has signed 6-foot-6 guard D.J. Harvey from Bowie, Maryland, to play for the Fighting Irish next season. Harvey averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds and four assists last season as a junior at DeMatha High School, the same school Brey attended and...

Maryland pulls away from Mount St. Mary's 79-61COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Donta Scott and Jarius Hamilton combined to score 21 of their 30 points in the second half on Sunday when Maryland pulled away for a 79-61 win over Mount St. Mary's.The Mount led for much of the...

AP Basketball WriterBrooks, No. 6 UNC beat Alabama 76-67 in Battle 4 AtlantisBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Time and again, the ball went up on the backboard or bounced off the rim only to end up in the hands of North Carolina players who bulled their way...

NC State: NCAA approves waiver for Missouri transfer HarrisRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says the NCAA is allowing Missouri transfer Blake Harris to play for the Wolfpack this season.Coach Kevin Keatts said Tuesday that the NCAA approved Harris' request to be immediately eligible. The point guard from...

E. Kentucky uses foul line to outlast SIU-EdwardsvilleRICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Jomaru Brown scored 20 points and Lachlan Anderson added 14 - both off the bench to lead Eastern Kentucky past SIU-Edwardsville 78-72 on Saturday.Michael Moreno added 14 and Tre King 12.Zeke Moore's 3-point play with 23 seconds brought...

Arizona State at No. 24 Arizona tops this week in the Pac-12By The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: Arizona State at No. 24 Arizona, Saturday. A rivalry game game right out of the gate is a great way...

Top Texas recruit's brother says he took improper giftsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The older brother of Texas basketball recruit Mo Bamba says Bamba took improper gifts and money from a Detroit financial adviser that would make him ineligible to play in college.Ibrahim Johnson posted a rambling, profanity-laced, 20-minute Facebook...

Bey, Garza, Powell, Pritchard, Toppin win hoops awardsBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Saddiq Bey of Villanova, Luka Garza of Iowa, Myles Powell of Seton Hall, Peyton Pritchard of Oregon and Obi Toppin of Dayton have earned positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame.The winners were announced Tuesday on ESPN's...

Pepperdine postpones game vs Northridge because of wildfiresMALIBU, Calif. (AP) The men's basketball game between Cal State Northridge and Pepperdine has been postponed because of wildfires affecting the Malibu campus.A makeup date has not been set for the game that was to be played Saturday night.The fires have...

Amateur basketball coach gets 3 months prison in NCAA caseNEW YORK (AP) An amateur coach has been sentenced to three months in prison for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme that focused on NBA-bound athletes.Merl Code was sentenced Friday at a federal court in New York.Code...

AP Basketball WriterGottfried hopes offseason changes get Wolfpack back to NCAAsBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried is eager to see what offseason changes do for his program after a stumble.After last year's injury-plagued Wolfpack missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in...