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AP College Sports WriterNCAA panel wants men's basketball at halves, not quartersBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA basketball rules committee will keep the men's game at two halves and not recommend that it be broken into four quarters. It is also encouraging conferences to experiment with widening the lane and...

POLL ALERT: Gonzaga becomes 6th team this season to reach No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's college basketball pollNEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Gonzaga becomes 6th team this season to reach No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll.

N. Dakota takes control in 2nd half in win over Montana St.FARGO, N.D. (AP) Vinnie Shahid scored 24 points and Tyson Ward scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and North Dakota State beat Montana State 79-65 on Monday night.Ward's 13 boards tied a career high and marked...

Associated PressPhiladelphia cheers NCAA champs Villanova with paradeBy KRISTEN DE GROOTPHILADELPHIA (AP) Thousands of fans lined up in downtown Philadelphia to celebrate another sports championship with a parade, this time for Villanova University's Wildcats.The winners of the men's basketball tournament rode double-decker buses along Market Street, the heart...

AP Sports WriterSophomore Tyus Battle trying to keep Syracuse in the huntBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tyus Battle has trained his focus on one thing since summer - a postseason experience different from the first he had last year as a freshman at Syracuse. In other words, playing...

AP Sports WriterNo. 15 Kentucky bounces back to beat Mississippi State 80-72By GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Challenged by coach John Calipari to be tougher, Kentucky made its presence felt against Mississippi State.Especially Nick Richards, who took the criticism and asserted himself on both ends of the floor.Richards...

UConn to find out NCAA decision on men's hoops violationsHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The University of Connecticut will find out what penalties it faces for violations of NCAA rules in its basketball program under former coach Kevin Ollie.The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions plans to release its report...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Pitino will return for 8th season with MinnesotaBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino will return for his eighth season with the program, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed on Friday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity,...

Associated PressFixer says he made cash payment in college hoops schemeBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) A government witness at a college basketball corruption trial testified Thursday that he made a secret $40,000 payment to the inner circle of a North Carolina State recruit through an assistant coach at...

Virginia, Texas Tech chase first NCAA championship in finalMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Texas Tech and Virginia are each going for their first national titles backed by hard-nosed defenses that were among the best in the nation.Virginia (34-3) the standard-bearer in lockdown basketball. The Cavaliers are going against the new kids...

Hoya to B12: Ex-Georgetown G McClung signs with Texas TechLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Former Georgetown guard Mac McClung will play at Texas Tech after Davide Moretti's departure from the Red Raiders to play professionally at home in Italy.Coach Chris Beard said Thursday that McClung had officially signed with the...

AP Sports WriterIowa PG Jordan Bohannon out indefinitely with hip injuryBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa point guard Jordan Bohannon is out indefinitely with a hip injury that could put his senior season in jeopardy.Bohannon, who suffered the previously undisclosed injury early in 2018-19, will undergo surgery...