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AP Basketball WriterGonzaga stays No. 1 in men's AP Top 25; Oregon into top 5By JOHN MARSHALLA light holiday schedule led to a rare quiet week atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for a second straight week, receiving 63 first-place votes from a...

Shaq's son, Shareef O'Neal, to play basketball at UCLALOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA has landed forward Shareef O'Neal.The son of retired NBA great Shaquille O'Neal signed a grant-in-aid to attend UCLA this fall. He will enroll in summer school this month.The 6-foot-10, 220-pounder from Los Angeles played the last...

Associated PressMartin leads Arizona State past St. John’s in HOF Tip-OffBy WILLIAM S. PAXTONUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) UNCASVILLE, Conn. - In a tale of two halves, Remy Martin picked the right time to come alive for Arizona State.The junior point guard scored 13 of his 19 points in the...

Florida freshman Bassett to miss season with stress fractureGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida freshman Dontay Bassett will miss the season because of a stress fracture in his right foot.Bassett will have surgery, and with a recovery that is expected to take between four and six months, the Gators decided...

2nd man charged in death of ex-Texas Tech star Andre EmmettDALLAS (AP) Dallas police have arrested a second suspect in the investigation of last month's fatal shooting of ex-NBA and Texas Tech star Andre Emmett.Dallas County jail records show 29-year-old Michael Lucky was being held Tuesday on a...

AP Was There: Villanova's Jenkins beats Heels at '16 buzzerBy The Associated PressA panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because...

St. John’s adds forward Arnaldo Toro, grad transfer from GWNEW YORK (AP) St. John’s signed forward Arnaldo Toro on Thursday as a graduate transfer from George Washington.The 6-foot-8 Toro averaged 6.1 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per game for the Colonials last season. After...

AP Sports WriterHurricanes guard Brown decides to hire agent and turn proBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Hurricanes sophomore guard Bruce Brown Jr. has decided to hire an agent and turn pro.Coach Jim Larranaga said Brown informed him of the decision Monday. Brown announced earlier he would declare for...

AP Sports WriterBluebloods Kansas, Duke square off with Final Four at stakeBy LUKE MEREDITHOMAHA, Neb. (AP) No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Duke will square off in the Midwest final on Sunday for the last spot in the Final Four - and the stakes are huge even by...

AP Sports WriterNo. 17 Kentucky outlasts Missouri 71-59 in SEC openerBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Nick Richards carried the load for No. 17 Kentucky before Immanuel Quickley finished the job for the Wildcats.Quickley scored a career-high 23 points, Nick Richards had 21 and Kentucky beat Missouri 71-59...

Villanova students gear up to welcome home NCAA champsVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Students at Villanova University are gearing up to welcome home their men's basketball team, which is returning with its second NCAA championship in three years.The team is set to arrive at Philadelphia's airport around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday,...

Associated PressWatford, Manning help LSU grab 79-77 thriller over ArkansasBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Trendon Watford made a three-point play and Charles Manning blocked two field goal attempts in the final seconds as LSU defeated Arkansas 79-77 in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday night.The lead changed hands...