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Skip Prosser's son named head coach at Western CarolinaCULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Mark Prosser, the son of the late former Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser, has been hired as Western Carolina's men's basketball coach.An assistant at Winthrop the last six seasons, Mark Prosser was introduced at a news conference...

Alabama: NCAA hasn't reinstated top signee Collin SextonTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama says freshman point guard Collin Sexton hasn't been cleared to play by the NCAA.Athletic director Greg Byrne says Sexton hasn't had his eligibility reinstated and will miss Monday night's exhibition game with Alabama-Huntsville.Byrne says the decision was...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Hayden Graham scored 16 points and Air Force beat NAIA-member McPherson College 88-71 on Friday night. Air Force went on a 19-2 run in the first half to take control and led 45-31 at the break. Frank Toohey and Zach Kocur added 14 points apiece for Air...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State pulls away to beat Utah 83-64By JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley turned several shades of red during the course of a game the Sun Devils had to have. He raised his arms to rev up the crowd, was hit with...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma St subpoenaed for detailed comms with playersBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Federal prosecutors seeking more information about the involvement of Oklahoma State basketball in a wider corruption scandal have asked the school to detail its communications with three key players in the investigation, as well...

NEW YORK (AP) A five-game marathon featuring all of the Big East's teams again highlights the conference's schedule for 2015-16.Conference play for the 3-year-old, basketball-centric league begins Dec. 30 with Seton Hall at Marquette and Georgetown at DePaul. The league will again play an 18-game, double round-robin schedule....

UL Monroe rolls over UT Arlington 84-71MONROE, La. (AP) Michael Ertel and Sam McDaniel combined for 39 points as Louisiana-Monroe rolled over UT Arlington 84-71 to get its third straight Sun Belt Conference victory on Thursday night.Ertel finished with 20 points and McDaniel had 19, hitting 4 of...

NCAA Latest: Powerhouse Sweet 16 includes most of top seedsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Oregon is the closest thing to a long shot left in the NCAA Tournament. And the 12th-seeded Ducks have made the Sweet 16 three...

Florida State center Ike Obiagu says he will transferTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State center Ike Obiagu says he is leaving the team and plans to transfer.The 7-foot freshman from Nigeria made the announcement Sunday on his Twitter account . Obiagu started 14 games last season and led the...

Kimbrough free throws send La Salle past St. Joseph's 78-77PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jared Kimbrough sank a pair of free throws late in the game that put his team on top for good as La Salle narrowly beat Saint Joseph's 78-77 in a regular season finale on Saturday.The Explorers (15-15,...

AP Basketball WriterApple Cup rivalry tops this week in the Pac-12By JOHN MARSHALLA look at things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEK: Washington (19-5, 10-1) at Washington State (10-14, 2-8), Saturday. The Huskies will be big favorites in this rivalry game, but don't count...

TCU incoming class up to 9 with grad transfer, another guardFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Graduate transfer guard Jaire Grayer has signed with TCU after spending the past four seasons at George Mason.TCU announced Wednesday the signings of Grayer and guard Taryn Todd from Findlay Prep in Nevada. The...