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Associated PressDoolittle's 19 points lead Oklahoma past No. 22 Texas TechBy JUSTIN TINDEROKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma provided a much-needed boost to its NCAA Tournament resume with a 65-51 win over No. 22 Texas Tech on Tuesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.Kristian Doolittle scored 19 points and Brady Manek...

Sam Houston St. holds off Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Zach Nutall scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Sam Houston State held on to beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 69-66 on Monday night.Demarkus Lampley added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Bearkats, securing...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell will miss the Tigers' opener against Georgia on Friday night after a suffering a knee injury at practice. The school announced Tuesday that 6-foot-3 Mitchell had a non-contact knee injury at practice Tuesday. He is expected to undergo a procedure on the knee....

LAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV interim coach Todd Simon wanted to make sure the Runnin' Rebels got right back to work.''It's hard to get back to normalcy as soon as you can,'' said Simon, less than 24 hours after taking over for Dave Rice. ''The best thing we can...

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...

AP Basketball WriterAzubuike leading No. 1 Kansas back on top of college hoopsBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had just finished watching Udoka Azubuike bully his way to 19 points and 16 rebounds against his over-matched Cowboys when he pulled the 7-footer aside and...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga stays No. 1 as Baylor makes up ground in Top 25 pollBy DAVE SKRETTAGood luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen...

Duke sophomore point guard Tre Jones declares for NBA draftDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke sophomore Tre Jones says he will enter the NBA draft.The point guard was named to the third team of The Associated Press All-America team on Friday after being named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the...

Shabazz carries San Francisco over Fresno State 71-69FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Khalil Shabazz scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, including a game-winner with 0.5 seconds left, as San Francisco edged past Fresno State 71-69 on Monday night.Mustafa Lawrence gave Fresno State a 69-64 lead with...

AP Sports WriterPurdue's Haas hopeful he can still play in NCAA TournamentBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Purdue coach Matt Painter has all but ruled out Isaac Haas for the Sweet 16 after the star center fractured his right elbow in the Boilermaker's first-round NCAA Tournament win.But the Boilermakers' 7-foot-2...

Associated PressPerry, Stewart power Mississippi State past Tennessee 86-73By PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Reggie Perry had 24 points with 12 rebounds and D.J. Stewart had a career-high 20 points to lead Mississippi State to an 86-73 victory over Tennessee on Saturday.Perry's output marked the seventh time in the...

AP Sports WriterTop Georgetown players Akinjo, LeBlanc off basketball teamBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Two of Georgetown’s top players - James Akinjo and Josh LeBlanc - will not play for the basketball team for the rest of the season.Coach Patrick Ewing announced Monday the sophomores are off the roster...