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Kentucky, Texas Tech top Cardinals' non-conference scheduleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville will visit rival Kentucky, host Michigan and face NCAA Tournament finalist Texas Tech in the nonconference portion of its basketball schedule.The Cardinals will also meet Western Kentucky on Nov. 29 in Nashville before hosting the Wolverines on Dec....

AP Sports WriterFilipino hoops sensation Kobe Paras seeks fresh start in LABy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Paras is back in Los Angeles looking for a fresh start.The guard who is a celebrity in his native Philippines is hoping he finds it at Cal State Northridge after a...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 6 Louisville hosts Clemson to headline ACC's week aheadBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDClemson at No. 6 Louisville. The Cardinals (16-3, 7-1) claimed the only regular-season meeting with Duke last weekend after...

AP Sports WriterBowden's late free throws clinch Vols' 65-61 win over VandyBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jordan Bowden’s steadiness at the foul line made sure Tennessee avoided a stunning collapse.Bowden calmly sank two free throws with five seconds left to clinch a 65-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Tuesday...

Pile lifts Omaha past Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-82OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Matt Pile had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Nebraska Omaha topped Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-82 in the WAC/Summit Challenge on Sunday.KJ Robinson and JT Gibson added 17 points each for the Mavericks, who won their...

AP Sports WriterGuy, Huff lead No. 3 Virginia past Deacons, 68-45By HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Kyle Guy and Jay Huff scored 12 points each, and No. 3 Virginia opened with a 25-3 run in a 68-45 victory against Wake Forest on Tuesday night.De'Andre Hunter and Mamadi Diakite...

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 Sports WriterBridges scores 23, No. 4 Villanova holds off Seton HallBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) Mikal Bridges scored 23 points, Jalen Brunson made big plays down the stretch and No. 4 Villanova avoided consecutive losses for the first time since the 2012-13 season with a hard-fought 69-68...

Texas A&M-CC ends McNeese tourney hopes with 82-70 winCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) Joseph Kilgore scored 23 points, Kareem South added 18 with three 3-pointers, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat McNeese 82-70 on Wednesday night to knock the Cowboys from Southland Conference Tournament contention.Sean Rhea scored 17 points, Myles...

Minnesota's Carr says he'll enter NBA draft, not hire agentMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota's Marcus Carr will declare his early entry for the NBA draft, the sophomore point guard said on Monday night in a.Carr said he intends to keep his name in the draft, but he said he will...

AP Sports Writer'Full warning': Older basketball coaches at work in pandemicBy CLIFF BRUNTRick Barnes thought he was in the clear early in his bout with COVID-19.The Tennessee coach should have known better, given his texts with Tom Izzo, his Michigan State counterpart who also went through it. About a...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State's Ward gets tech for apparent trip of rivalBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan State's Nick Ward insisted he didn't trip Michigan's Moe Wagner intentionally.''I really don't think I did on purpose,'' Ward said after the Wolverines routed the Spartans 86-57 on Tuesday night....