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AP Sports WriterMan runs near Miami huddle during game vs. No. 4 LouisvilleBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A spectator was tackled and arrested after running on the court and hovering near Miami's huddle during the first half of Saturday's game against No. 4 Louisville.The Hurricanes were leading...

Rutledge hits record 11 3s, Nicholls beats McNeese 96-79LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) Lafayette Rutledge broke a school record with 11 3-pointers and scored a career-high 34 points and Nicholls downed McNeese 96-79 on Wednesday.Rutledge shot exclusively behind the 3-point arc and made 11 of 19. Roddy Peters scored...

Bailey scores 24, leads Bethune-Cookman past Howard, 87-68DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Isaiah Bailey scored 24 points as Bethune-Cookman topped Howard 87-68 on Monday night.Bailey hit 8 of 10 from the free throw line. Leon Redd added 23 points and had five steals. Malik Maitland had 14 points for...

Duke's Wendell Carter leaving school for NBA after 1 seasonDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke forward Wendell Carter Jr. is leaving for the NBA Draft after one season in college.Carter announced his decision Monday through the school, and team spokesman Mike DeGeorge says Carter plans to hire an agent.Carter averaged...

AP Sports WriterMike Young says coaching Virginia Tech 'dream come true'By HANK KURZ Jr.BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Mike Young looked around Virginia Tech's Cassell Coliseum and said he's ''so thrilled to be home.''''My love for ball originated in this building many years ago,'' Young said Monday at a news...

All-America center Garza passes on NBA to return to IowaIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Big Ten player of the year Luka Garza announced Sunday he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return to Iowa for his senior season.''My heart is in Iowa City,'' Garza said. ''I love...

Howard's 32-point effort carries Marquette past St. John'sMILWAUKEE (AP) Markus Howard scored 32 points with six rebounds and four assists and Marquette beat St. John's 82-68 on Tuesday.Howard, who made 12 of 13 from the foul line, moved into sixth place on the Big East's all-time scoring list...

Good scores 12 to lift ETSU past Wofford 49-48JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Patrick Good scored 12 points as East Tennessee State edged past Wofford 49-48 on Wednesday for its fifth straight victory.Jeromy Rodriguez had eight rebounds, Isaiah Tisdale added seven assists, and Lucas N'Guessan blocked three shots for...

AP Sports WriterCommodores adjusting to Bryce Drew as Vanderbilt's new coachBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Vanderbilt Commodores have their first new coach since the turn of this century, and Bryce Drew already is making quite an impression.He was hired away from his alma mater Valparaiso in...

Gray’s 14 lead Towson to 76-64 win over Saint Joseph’sCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Juwan Gray had 14 points and Allen Betrand 13 as Towson blew nearly all of double-digit lead before rallying back to put away Saint Joseph’s 76-64 to win seventh place at the Charleston Classic on Sunday.The...

AP Sports WriterVols' Barnes to earn $26 million over next 5 seasonsBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes will make $26 million over the next five seasons as part of a hefty raise he will receive after speaking with UCLA about its coaching vacancy earlier...

POLL ALERT: No. 1 Gonzaga picks up 1st-place votes in Top 25; No. 3 Kansas up 2 spots, follows Baylor; Texas into top 10NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: No. 1 Gonzaga picks up 1st-place votes in Top 25; No. 3 Kansas up 2 spots, follows Baylor; Texas into...