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UCLA to celebrate day honoring Kareem Abdul-JabbarLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA will celebrate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Day before and during the third-ranked Bruins' basketball game against No. 14 Arizona on Saturday.The school is honoring him after he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in November.Abdul-Jabbar...

Kentucky's Calipari: Willis won't miss games despite arrestLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach John Calipari says senior forward Derek Willis won't miss any game time despite his June arrest for public intoxication.A Boone County deputy arrested Willis in Union on June 11 after finding him asleep and lying outside...

FSU's trip to Notre Dame headlines weekend ahead in ACC playBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 14 Florida State at Notre Dame. The Seminoles (21-4, 9-3) went 5-1 through a stretch of six straight games against ranked...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA selection committee facing tough choicesBy JOHN MARSHALLThe NCAA Tournament selection committee is meeting in Indianapolis this week to determine the top 16 seeds that will be announced on Saturday.They will have their work cut out for them, trying to sort through a season of parity that's...

Associated PressAaron scores 18 and USC cruises past Oregon State 92-66By TIM LIOTTALOS ANGELES (AP) Shaqquan Aaron scored a career-high 21 points and Bennie Boatwright added 16 as Southern California cruised to a 92-66 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night.Elijah Stewart chipped in 14 points and Chimezie...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The game between Florida State and Florida Atlantic has been delayed twice because of problems with the basket at one end of the court.The delays occurred during the first game of the one-day Orange Bowl Classic on Saturday.Tipoff was 40 minutes late because the basket...

AP Sports WriterMichigan hopes to show more grit after two-season lullBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The knock on Michigan's basketball team - that it relies too much on finesse and lacks toughness - only resonates when the Wolverines aren't contending for conference titles.From 2012-14, Michigan won two...

Associated PressNCAA berth gives North Dakota chance to promote new brandBy DAVE KOLPACKGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) The University of North Dakota basketball team is providing a morale boost to a campus still smarting from a nickname controversy and reeling from budget cuts that put some athletic programs on...

Notre Dame-UNC game headlines this week in ACCBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 20 Notre Dame at No. 12 North Carolina. The Tar Heels (20-4, 8-2) sit in first place in the league just ahead of No....

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton basketball player Maurice Watson, who is out for the season because of a major knee injury, has been suspended from all athletic-related activities for misconduct. The university announced Wednesday that the suspension started Feb. 13 and is ''for alleged actions that are contrary to university policies...

Pinson to miss 2nd game for No. 12 UNC with ankle injuryCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) No. 12 North Carolina won't have swingman Theo Pinson for a second straight game because of an ankle injury.Coach Roy Williams said Monday that Pinson will miss Tuesday night's game against Pittsburgh but...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 20 Baylor holds off VCU 71-63 in Battle 4 AtlantisBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Baylor couldn't get Johnathan Motley going early, Manu Lecomte was fighting his shot and the 20th-ranked Bears found themselves trailing for one of the few times this season.Their response? Cut...