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RANGER, Texas (AP) Former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie says he is retiring, citing health concerns as he steps aside as coach at a Texas junior college.The 57-year-old Gillispie said in a text message to The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday that he's been battling high blood pressure since...

LOS ANGELES (AP) A former Cal State Northridge director of basketball operations acted unethically when he committed academic misconduct for and provided impermissible academic benefits to 10 players on the men's team, according to a decision issued Wednesday by the NCAA. Lior Schwartzberg, whose first season on the job was...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Drake coach Ray Giacoletti abruptly resigned Tuesday after three-plus seasons, saying it was time for a ''new voice'' to lead the Bulldogs out of a skid that has them just 1-7 so far this season. Giacoletti, a former coach at Utah, went 32-69 at Drake and...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) When it comes to football and politics, Nebraska is as red a state as there is. When it comes to basketball, it's a deep shade of blue, as in Creighton blue. The 10th-ranked Bluejays (8-0) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-3) play their annual game Wednesday night at Pinnacle...

PHOENIX (AP) Villanova already has lofty expectations this season as the reigning national champion. The Wildcats also have to deal with opposing fans screaming louder and opposing teams playing them harder. Villanova has handled anything that's come its way to this point, but everything ratchets up another level now that...

Colorado State downs Arkansas-Fort Smith 93-69FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Che Bob scored a season-high 21 points in his first start, freshman Anthony Bonner added a season-high 17, and Colorado State pulled away early to beat Division II Arkansas-Fort Smith 93-69 on Tuesday night.Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy needs...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Isaiah Still converted a layup with 15 seconds left and Clive Allen hit four straight free throws as Robert Morris held off Duquesne, 64-60 in the Colonials at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday night. Mike Lewis II hit a 3-pointer with 3:32 left to tie the game at 55-55...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Kyle Davis and Charles Cooke scored 18 points apiece to lead Dayton over Division II Saint Joseph's (Ind.) 91-59 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win.Kendall Pollard added 14 points and Scoochie Smith chipped in 13 for the Flyers (6-2), who shot 55 percent from...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Bruce Brown finished with a triple double as Miami defeated South Carolina State 82-46 Tuesday night. Brown scored 11 points and finished with 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Hurricanes. The triple double was Miami's first since Anthony King scored 11 points, had 10 rebounds...

AMES, Iowa (AP) There are times when senior Deonte Burton can be the most spectacular and maddening player on the floor for No. 25 Iowa State - often in the same sequence. Harnessing Burton's strengths and minimizing his weaknesses will be a big challenge for both Burton and coach Steve...

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) VCU coach Will Wade got the response he wanted to a loss. Jonathan Williams scored a career-high 22 points and hit the go-ahead layup with 3:59 left to help the Rams hold off St. John's 75-69 on Thursday night in Battle 4 Atlantis consolation bracket. JeQuan Lewis...

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 14 points, including two critical 3-pointers in the final 4+ minutes, to help No. 10 Louisville beat Wichita State 62-52 on Thursday, earning a trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game. Quentin Snider also scored 14 for the Cardinals (5-0), who locked...