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Michigan State's Kithier to play Kentucky with broken noseEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State forward Thomas Kithier has a broken nose that is not expected to keep him out of the season-opening game.Kithier was injured by an inadvertent elbow at practice. He has been cleared to practice and...

Associated PressNo. 1 Baylor beats Kansas State 73-65 for 19th straight winBy AVERY OSENMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Jared Butler scored 20 points and No. 1 Baylor extended its school-record winning streak to 19 games, beating Kansas State 73-65 on Monday night.MaCio Teague added 15 points and Davion Mitchell scored...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Ryan Kemrite made six 3-pointers on his way to scoring 22 points - both career highs - and Liberty rode a hot shooting night to a 90-49 win over Summit on Saturday.Liberty (2-0) made 18 of its 27 first-half field goal attempts en route to...

Memphis' Wiseman has temporary restraining order to playMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The feel-good season for No. 14 Memphis plunged into uncertainty Friday after the school said second-year coach and former NBA star Penny Hardaway gave more than $11,000 to the family of top prospect James Wiseman, who got a...

Cardinals center leaves Rick Pitino to play for son RichardLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville reserve center Matz Stockman will transfer after three seasons under coach Rick Pitino to play for Pitino's son, Richard, at Minnesota.The 7-foot junior from Norway must sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules before...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA calls alleged Kansas basketball violations "egregious"By DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The NCAA struck back at the University of Kansas and its men's basketball program Thursday, calling five Level I violations that are alleged to have occurred “egregious” and arguing that they undermine and threaten" college...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Auburn showing penchant for improbable winsBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers were down eight points against LSU with 86 seconds left when J'Von McCormick started sinking 3-pointers.One. Two. Three. In a frenzied 20-second span, the 11th-ranked Tigers' point guard brought them back...

Ex-St. John's player dies at 49, reportedly of coronavirusNEW YORK (AP) Lee Green, a defensive standout who played on two NCAA Tournament teams for St. John's, has died. He was 49.The Big East Conference school announced the death on Tuesday without identifying a cause. The New York Post...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 KU, No. 18 Villanova set to renew rivalry in PhillyBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Kansas vs. Villanova rivalry has become glorious to view for college hoops fans. The two championship programs are intertwined, as much as nonconference teams can be, since the start of...

Lawsuit accuses 3 ex-Michigan St. basketball players of rapeEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A woman who attends Michigan State University filed a federal lawsuit against the school Monday alleging three former men's basketball players sexually assaulted her at an off-campus apartment in 2015 and she was discouraged from reporting...

AP Sports WriterBalanced Iowa State cruises past Southern Miss 73-45By LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Solomon Young scored 14 points, Prentiss Nixon added 13 and Iowa State eased past Southern Miss 73-45 on Tuesday for its second straight win.Tyrese Haliburton had 12 points with nine assists and three steals...

The Latest: Schofield understands Tennessee's low rankingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media days (all times Eastern):2:25 p.m.Tennessee forward Admiral Schofield isn't complaining about the Volunteers being picked to finish 13th out of 14 Southeastern Conference teams.The Vols have outperformed their preseason prediction each...