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AP Sports WriterSyracuse again relying on 2 frosh and 2 fifth-year playersBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) It almost appears like a dash of deja vu for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.Last year, after sitting out a nine-game NCAA suspension, Boeheim managed to guide the Orange to a berth in...

Heavyweights Kansas, Kentucky meet in SEC/Big 12 ChallengeBy The Associated PressHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 2 Kansas at No. 4 Kentucky. The headline attraction of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge features two top-five teams attempting to bounce back...

NC State-Louisville, Duke-Notre Dame headline week in ACCBy The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: North Carolina State at No. 13 Louisville. Star freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. led the Wolfpack (14-7, 3-5) to the program's first...

Former UConn coach to receive lifetime achievement awardSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Former UConn basketball coach Dee Rowe has been selected by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to receive a lifetime achievement award.The school says Rowe will receive the John W. Bunn Award during the Hall of Fame's...

Arizona's Trier tested positive for PEDTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona sophomore Allonzo Trier, who has yet to play this season, admitted Wednesday that he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.The 6-foot-5 Trier, who came to Arizona as the marquee player in coach Sean Miller's recruiting class, had a...

Basketball player: Co-defendant killed man during robberyKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A Western Michigan University basketball player charged with murder in the shooting death of a student during a robbery says his co-defendant pulled the trigger.Joeviair (Joe-vee-AIR') Kennedy testified Wednesday during a hearing about whether Jordan Waire would stand trial...

No. 6 Baylor bounces back in Big 12, now to surprising TCUBy The Associated PressSome things to watch this week in the Big 12:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 6 Baylor (17-1, 5-1 Big 12) at surprising TCU (14-4, 3-3). The Bears have won both games since falling last week...

Associated PressGreat 3-point night doesn't mean a win for No. 15 Notre DameBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) When teams make 15 or more 3-pointers while shooting over 65 percent from beyond the arc, it is usually a sure sign of a win.Except in this case, it didn't happen...

No. 14 Arizona at No. 3 UCLA highlights week in the Pac-12By The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 14 Arizona at No. 3 UCLA, Saturday. Two of the conference's most talented teams meet at one of college...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton's goals intact even with Maurice Watson outBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton returned to practice Wednesday with the same aspirations it had before Maurice Watson Jr. went out with a season-ending knee injury.With Watson leading one of the nation's most prolific offenses, the...

AP Sports WriterSiena's Jimmy Patsos improvises after heated game with RiderBy JOHN KEKISALBANY, N.Y. (AP) When push came to shove in the closing moments of a heated Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game between Rider and Siena, Saints coach Jimmy Patsos improvised as the opposing side ditched the handshake...

AP Sports WriterSeven-foot Mahmoud making presence felt for No. 12 CardinalsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Anas Mahmoud and Louisville coach Rick Pitino accept the reality that reaching 230 pounds might be the 7-footer's biggest challenge as the coaching staff tries everything to bulk him up.''I try so...