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UCLA to celebrate day honoring Kareem Abdul-JabbarLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA will celebrate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Day before and during the third-ranked Bruins' basketball game against No. 14 Arizona on Saturday.The school is honoring him after he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in November.Abdul-Jabbar...

Alston scores 32 to lift Boise State past Portland 85-69HONOLULU (AP) Derrick Alston Jr. had a season-high 32 points as Boise State topped Portland 85-69 in the Diamond Head Classic on Monday.Alston was 10 of 18 from the floor, including four made 3-pointers, for his fourth career 30-plus...

AP Sports WriterInternational Jayhawks to reunite with family at Final FourBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Udoka Azubuike has waited several years for the thrill he'll get when he looks into the Alamodome stands at the Final Four and sees his mother.Sure, Azubuike appreciates the opportunity to play for...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten's Delany: 'Storm clouds' hang over college sportsBy ANDREW SELIGMANROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said Thursday significant ''storm clouds'' are hanging over college athletics because of a basketball recruiting scandal displaying what many see as the sleazy side of the sport.Delany cited...

Louisiana Tech's Boykins, UAB's Baxter suspended for fightIRVING, Texas (AP) Conference USA says Louisiana Tech's Jacobi Boykins and UAB's Hakeem Baxter are suspended one game for fighting in the benches-clearing mayhem that led to multiple ejections from Thursday's game.Boykins will miss Louisiana Tech's game at Middle Tennessee. Baxter...

Portland cruises to 96-58 win over NAIA Walla WallaPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Gabe Taylor and Jazz Johnson scored 13 points apiece and Portland cruised to a 96-58 win over NAIA Walla Walla on Monday night.D'Marques Tyson and Xavier Hallinan each scored 12 points and Philipp Hartwich added eight with...

AP Sports WriterNo. 21 Liberty visits NC State seeking 3rd win vs. ACC teamsBy AARON BEARDLiberty's wins against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents have been a highlight of its unbeaten start. Now the 21st-ranked Flames have a chance to claim another with Saturday night's visit to North Carolina State.The Flames...

AP Basketball WriterKansas-Missouri hoops series to resume next season in KCBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Border War is returning to college basketball.The acrimonious rivalry between Kansas and Missouri, once the longest continually played rivalry west of the Mississippi River, will resume next season in Kansas City. The...

AP Sports WriterNo. 14 Villanova rallies behind Samuels to beat UConn 61-55By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The ''UConn! UConn! UConn!'' shouts grew louder as Villanova fans were hushed with their team trailing, the thousands of Huskies die-hards that traveled to Philadelphia injecting the back-and-forth game with that ol' heated...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 forms task force to seek answers for issues in sportsBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Pac-12 Conference is launching its own task force to develop reform proposals in the wake of a federal bribery investigation that includes two assistant coaches in the conference.Commissioner Larry Scott...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma's Young, family to weigh if he should go proBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Trae Young tends to go places in a hurry. Whether he bolts to the NBA is now the question on everyone's mind at Oklahoma.Young led the nation in scoring and assists during...

Associated PressPastner looks beyond this year to make Georgia Tech relevantBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) Josh Pastner calls his third season at Georgia Tech ''the bridge year'' for his program.Knowing there's little chance the Yellow Jackets will finish at .500 or better in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Pastner has...