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DALLAS (AP) SMU junior guard Keith Frazier is still away from the undefeated No. 15 Mustangs working through personal issues, with the support of coach Larry Brown and the program.Frazier is still on the roster, but will miss his second game Thursday when the Mustangs host Cincinnati.''He's had...

After years of playing in one of the Southeastern Conference's most outdated facilities, Mississippi hosts the first game in its $96.5 million new basketball arena on Thursday night.Now coach Andy Kennedy hopes he has a team that's worthy of the new home.Ole Miss (10-3, 0-1 SEC) faces Alabama (9-3,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The American Athletic Conference has suspended Memphis senior forward Shaq Goodwin one game for violating the league's sportsmanship code for apparently tripping an opponent while sitting on the bench during a loss to South Carolina.Memphis said in a statement that Goodwin will miss Tuesday night's...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) In non-conference play, Iowa looked like a talented team still searching for a breakout performance.The Hawkeyes appear to have figured things out.Iowa (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) is rolling after one of its best weeks in years. The Hawkeyes rolled past then-No. 1 Michigan State...

Kansas is the fourth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season joining North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan State.This is the 58th week at No. 1 all-time for the Jayhawks and their first trip to the top since February 2011.Kansas is fifth on the all-time list following UCLA...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Marc Loving scored 27 points, including two late free throws, to lead Ohio State to a 75-73 win over Illinois on Sunday.The Buckeyes (10-5, 2-0 Big Ten) have won six straight.Loving scored six straight points to carry Ohio State from a 61-59 deficit to a...

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) Tre Coggins scored five of his 19 points to help Cal State Fullerton to an 8-0 start and the Titans went wire-to-wire to beat Division II Cal State East Bay 75-52 on Saturday night.Coggins hit a 3-pointer a minute into the game and added a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A frustrated Rick Pitino said the NCAA has not interviewed him about an escort's book allegations of sex parties at Louisville players' dormitory and doesn't believe the scandal will be resolved until summer.At the end of Friday's news conference previewing Louisville's Atlantic Coast Conference opener...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski will miss the rest of the season after undergoing back surgery.Bulldogs coach Mark Few said Karnowski had surgery on Thursday.The 7-foot-1 center has been out since Nov. 27 due to a bulging disc and has missed six games. He averaged 8.8...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) D.J. Balentine and Egidijus Mockevicius scored 22 points each to lead Evansville to a 70-62 victory over Indiana State in a Missouri Valley Conference opener Wednesday night.Balentine scored 17 points in the second half to rally the Purple Aces (12-2) from an eight-point halftime deficit.Mockevicius,...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina started the year ranked No. 1 and as the Atlantic Coast Conference favorite, while Virginia enjoyed its own top-10 ranking as the Cavaliers look to claim the league's regular-season crown for the third straight year.Both enter ACC play this week still looking...

WASHINGTON (AP) After a conscious effort to test a Georgetown roster that relies heavily on freshmen and sophomores, coach John Thompson III takes his team into Big East play with five non-conference losses for just the second time in program history.It was a disappointing enough start to the...