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Kansas F Bragg can't break law for 6 months, per diversionLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas forward Carlton Bragg's drug charge will be dismissed in six months if he doesn't commit any other crimes.Bragg was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia last week. He was also suspended from the No....

Duke: Williamson to play in ACC quarterfinal vs. SyracuseCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman star Zion Williamson will play in the Blue Devils' quarterfinal matchup with Syracuse in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.The fifth-ranked Blue Devils announced Williamson's status Thursday morning after he had missed nearly six full games...

AP Sports WriterVols need fifth-year senior Turner to emerge as team leaderBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's Lamonte' Turner embraces having the ball in his hands when his team must get a basket with time running down.Now the fifth-year senior finally gets his opportunity at being the Volunteers'...

AP Sports WriterLouisville becomes latest No. 1 to lose, falls to Texas TechBy DAN GELSTONNEW YORK (AP) Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off undefeated No. 1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.Louisville became the fourth top-ranked...

ASSOCIATED PRESSSpiders bite Badgers in Legends ClassicBy DENIS P. GORMANNEW YORK (AP) Blake Francis scored a game-high 19 points to lead Richmond to a 62-52 win over Wisconsin in the first game of the Roman Legends Classic Monday night at the Barclays Center.Grant Golden added 16 points and...

AP Basketball WriterArkansas looking to play fast in Musselman's first seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLEric Musselman's Nevada teams played an up-tempo style predicated on crisp passing and 3-point shooting. The Wolf Pack certainly had success with it, earning three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program...

Associated PressKansas ordered to turn over materials about Adidas, recruitBy JOHN HANNATOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A grand jury investigating alleged recruiting abuses in college basketball ordered the University of Kansas earlier this year to turn over communications involving its men's team coaches and at least one prospective recruit, newly...

AP Sports WriterUnexpected win has UConn fans downing hot sauce for charityBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from...

Tillie out indefinitely with torn ligament in footSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie will be out indefinitely after suffering a torn ligament in his right foot in Thursday's win over San Francisco.The team said prior to Saturday's game that Tillie's injury will not require surgery.Coach Mark Few...

AP Sports Writer7 people who threatened NCAA ref after Kentucky loss ID'dBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Seven people who threatened basketball referee John Higgins after an NCAA Tournament game in March have been identified. Information on them will be referred to authorities in their jurisdictions and to the...

W. Illinois hires Rob Jeter as head men's basketball coachMACOMB, Ill. (AP) Rob Jeter was hired on Monday as the head men's basketball coach at Western Illinois, after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Minnesota.Jeter has coached for 25 years, with seven NCAA Tournament appearances....

NYC jury begins deliberations at college hoops bribery trialNEW YORK (AP) A jury began deliberating on Monday at the trial of a business manager and another defendant accused of secretly bribing assistant college basketball coaches.The deliberations in federal court in Manhattan followed closing arguments by lawyers for Christian...