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Sloan carries East Tennessee State over Gardner-Webb 65-60JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) David Sloan had 18 points and seven assists as East Tennessee State narrowly defeated Gardner-Webb 65-60 on Tuesday night.Ledarrius Brewer added 14 points for the Buccaneers (2-3), and Vonnie Patterson chipped in 10 points.D'Maurian Williams had 17...

AP Sports WriterExpansion hang over: ACC annually meets under dark cloudBy PETE IACOBELLICHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Another Atlantic Coast Conference basketball media day. Another scandal casting a shadow over the gathering.It has been that way since the league's most recent expansions.While there's no question in the three years since...

AP Basketball WriterSome new college hoop coaches turn to experienced transfersBy AARON BEARDMark Byington has spent more than three months as the men’s basketball coach at James Madison without being able to take a recruiting trip or meet personally with the eight players joining his program during the coronavirus...

Duquesne blasts Columbia for eighth straight winPITTSBURGH (AP) Tavian Dunn-Martin scored 25 points and Duquesne extended its season-opening win streak to eight games, romping past Columbia 90-54 on Monday night.The win marks the program's best season start since the 1971-72 season. It also marked the longest win streak...

Associated PressMove Over Nike, Call Under ArmourBy KEN POWTAKBOSTON (AP) Move over, Nike. Call Under Armour, now.Boston College graduate transfer guard Derryck Thornton made a quick cut near the foul line driving toward to the lane and split the bottom of his left Under Armour sneaker during the...

NCAA Latest: Michigan State takes halftime lead with wild 3By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):3:51 p.m.The first half was Syracuse's kind of game. The Orange and Michigan State slogged along on the offensive end, missing a bunch of shots...

Oregon Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressOREGONLast season: Oregon went 31-7 and finished first in the Pac-12.Nickname: Ducks.Coach: Dana Altman.Conference: Pac-12.Who's gone: F Elgin Cook, F Dwayne Benjamin.Who's back: The Ducks return four starters from last season's team that went to the Elite Eight, F Dillon Brooks, G Tyler Dorsey,...

Prairie View wins 2nd straight in SWAC, tops Southern 64-54PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) Darius Williams converted 9 of 10 from the line and scored 14 points as Prairie View A&M won its second straight game to open Southwestern Conference play, topping Southern 64-54 on Monday night.The Panthers, who...

Arkansas-Little Rock fires coach; 7-25 mark set loss recordLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has fired its basketball coach after his team lost a school-record 25 games.Wes Flanigan's team ended the season with a 29-point loss to Appalachian State in the Sun Belt...

URI, basketball coach agree to contract extensionSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) The University of Rhode Island and its men's basketball coach have agreed to extend his contract.The Kingston school said Tuesday that Dan Hurley will continue to lead the Rams through the 2023-24 season.URI says Rhode Island beat Virginia...

NCAA alleges University of Oregon infractions in 4 programsEUGENE, Ore. (AP) The University of Oregon committed infractions in four athletic programs, including the men's and women's basketball teams, the NCAA has alleged.Men's coach Dana Altman and women's coach Kelly Graves are accused of exceeding the NCAA limit of...

Arizona's Trier tested positive for PEDTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona sophomore Allonzo Trier, who has yet to play this season, admitted Wednesday that he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.The 6-foot-5 Trier, who came to Arizona as the marquee player in coach Sean Miller's recruiting class, had a...