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AP Sports WriterDeep SEC set to get most NCAA tourney bids in league historyBy JOHN ZENORMississippi State's Ben Howland was hardly shocked when South Carolina upset No. 12 Auburn, and doesn't believe his Southeastern Conference coaching peers were either.''Auburn goes into South Carolina the other day and South Carolina...

No. 1 Villanova faces No. 16 Radford in the East RegionPITTSBURGH (AP) No. 1 seed Villanova (30-4) vs. No. 16 seed Radford (23-12)First round, East Region, Pittsburgh, 6:50 p.m. EDT on ThursdayBOTTOM LINE: Villanova is looking to keep No. 1 seeds unbeaten in the NCAA Tournament when it...

AP Sports WriterCyclones reload at guard with Penn St transfer Rasir BoltonBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season.The Cyclones hope they have filled that...

Minnesota big man Curry out 4-6 weeks after knee surgeryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota forward Eric Curry will miss four to six weeks after knee surgery.Coach Richard Pitino announced Monday that Curry's surgery went as planned. The 6-foot-9 sophomore from Memphis, Tennessee, redshirted the 2017-18 season after tearing the ACL,...

Associated PressYoung, Mulcahy lead Rutgers in 94-49 romp over CaldwellBy MATT SUGAMPISCATAWAY, NJ (AP) Steve Pikiell bristled at the idea that playing a Division II school didn’t matter. While beating such an opponent won’t help a postseason resume, won't count toward Rutgers’ RPI, or even register as a...

Associated PressNo. 4 San Diego St still unbeaten after rout of New MexicoBy GLEN ROSALESALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) It didn't take San Diego State long to put away New Mexico and remain undefeated.KJ Feagin scored 18 points and the No. 4 Aztecs scored the first 17 points of the...

AP Sports WriterUConn gets 2 years of probation for NCAA hoops violationsBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn's men's basketball program has been placed on probation for two years and Kevin Ollie has been sanctioned individually for violations of NCAA rules during his tenure as coach.The NCAA Committee on...

Florida gives hoops coach Mike White raise, 2-year extensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has given basketball coach Mike White a raise and a two-year contract extension that places him under contract through the 2024-25 season.White will earn $3.212 million annually for the final three years of the deal, which...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 15 Arizona still hoping to get Allonzo Trier backBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona sophomore guard Allonzo Trier could play this season. Then again, he may not.No one's sure what's going to happen, not even his coach.''I hope that Allonzo has an opportunity to play sometime this year. I'll...

AP Basketball WriterTeams led by experienced players have edge amid pandemicBy AARON BEARDJoshua Langford is part of a Michigan State team leaning on upperclassmen in at the top of its rotation, including multiple players from a Final Four squad two seasons ago.It's the kind of veteran experience that has...

A&M's Caldwell suspended for 5 games after arrestCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M's J.J. Caldwell has been suspended for the first five games of the season for violating school policy.The school did not elaborate on the reason for his suspension, but Brazos County court records indicate that he...

AP Sports WriterUp-and-down season now at 'all-time high' for Kansas' NewmanBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Malik Newman certainly didn't envision the magnificent postseason he's been enjoying back in December and January when he was struggling with his shot, never mind adjusting to playing for a demanding coach like...