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AP Sports WriterG Brad Davison shoulders load at Wisconsin through injuryBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin freshman Brad Davison carries a heavy load at a school that doesn't typically give first-year players so much responsibility.Imagine how good he could be if he wasn't playing through a left...

Tennessee, Florida State part of 2020 Charleston fieldCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Tennessee and Florida State highlight the field for the 2020 Charleston Classic.Tournament organizers announced next year's eight-team field on Thursday.The Vols of the Southeastern Conference and the Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference are among four teams from...

Auburn's Bryce Brown submits name to NBA draftAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Guard Bryce Brown has joined a list of Auburn players considering entering the NBA draft.The first-team All-Southeastern Conference performer announced his decision to go through the evaluation process Wednesday, but says he's not planning to hire an agent....

Kentucky AD next to lead NCAA D1 men's hoops committeeINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart has been selected to lead the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee.It was announced Friday that Barnhart would work with committee chairman Kevin White, Duke's athletic director, during the upcoming season before...

AP Basketball WriterDuke-Carolina rivalry takes center stage this weekBy JOHN MARSHALLCollege basketball has some great rivalries. Kentucky and Louisville have a heated one. So do Xavier and Cincinnati.Arizona-Arizona State and Kansas-Kansas State don't like each other much, either.This week features not only what many consider to be the greatest...

Cheese posts double-double to send Akron past W. MichiganKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Tyler Cheese scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and Loren Christian Jackson scored 17 and Akron held off Western Michigan for a 71-67 win Tuesday night.Akron (20-6, 10-3 Mid-American Conference) has won four straight to remain atop...

Bias leads 6 players, 2 coaches into college hoops HallKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Maryland basketball star Len Bias, who was chosen No. 2 by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft before dying days later of a drug overdose, was chosen for induction into the National Collegiate...

Minnesota's Eric Curry loses another season to knee injuryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota forward Eric Curry has suffered another season-ending knee injury.Gophers coach Richard Pitino announced Wednesday that Curry was hurt in practice last week and will have surgery next week.''We are obviously disappointed in Eric's recent setback,'' Pitino said....

Gudmundsson scores 21 to lift Davidson over Fordham 74-62Jon Axel Gudmundsson had 21 points with four 3-pointers and nine assists as Davidson topped Fordham 74-62 on Sunday.Mike Jones had 15 points for Davidson (8-9, 2-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Carter Collins added 11 points and seven rebounds. Nelson Boachie-Yiadom had...

AP Basketball WriterCollege basketball coaches discuss racism, diversityBy DAVE SKRETTAFrank Martin remembers the day 22 years ago when he was stopped by a police officer in the middle of nowhere, when he was driving across the country from his home in Miami to help coach a youth basketball camp.''An...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim ready for 42nd yearBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim admitted that the beginning of his 42nd year as head coach at his alma mater feels a little different, and it has nothing to do with his age.Longtime assistant Mike...

AP Sports WriterDunphy set to turn over Temple to assistant McKieBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Aaron McKie had player development duties in his first season as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, which gave him a second-row spot on the bench based on the organizational seating chart. Just...