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AP Sports WriterAP source: Florida lands Virginia Tech standout BlackshearBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) A person familiar with the decision says former Virginia Tech forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. has chosen to transfer to Florida and will be eligible to play immediately.Blackshear's paperwork is expected to be completed later...

Western Kentucky suspends freshman center Mitchell RobinsonBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has suspended freshman center Mitchell Robinson indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Mitchell, a 7-footer from Chalmette (Louisiana) High School, is a consensus All-American and five-star prospect by several recruiting services. He's...

No. 24 Texas Tech returns to Top 25 with 88-42 win over TCULUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Davide Moretti and Jahmi’us Ramsey each had 17 points and No. 24 Texas Tech made a season-high 13 3-pointers while leading throughout in an 88-42 win over turnover-plagued TCU on Monday night.Moretti made...

NC State's Anya doesn't travel for game at No. 14 FSURALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State senior big man BeeJay Anya didn't travel for Wednesday night's game at No. 14 Florida State.The school announced Anya wouldn't play in a brief statement released a few hours before tipoff. The...

The Latest: UNC's Williams says Pinson has foot surgeryCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest from Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):---4:10 p.m.North Carolina coach Roy Williams says junior swingman Theo Pinson had foot surgery Wednesday.The school announced last week that Pinson was out...

Garza has 25 points, No. 18 Iowa beats No. 19 Illinois 72-65IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Luka Garza is 6-foot-11 and can hit 3-pointers.That foiled Illinois' defensive plan against the Iowa junior center.Garza, the Big Ten's leading scorer, bounced back from a slow start to score 25 points and...

AP Sports WriterKansas, W Virginia out 8 key players for Saturday showdownBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Take the eight players combined that West Virginia and Kansas currently have sitting on the bench - or at home - and you'd have a team capable of winning the Big 12...

Xavier suspends Miles DavisCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier men's basketball coach Chris Mack announced Thursday that senior guard Myles Davis has been suspended from the team indefinitely.Myles averaged 10.8 points last season for the Musketeers, who finished ninth in The Associated Press' final poll. He averaged 4.1 assists and was...

Jury selection begins in second trial over NCAA recruitmentNEW YORK (AP) Jury selection has begun in the trial of an aspiring agent and a former amateur coach charged with bribing big-school coaches to boost their business relationship with amateur basketball players.The trial of business manager Christian Dawkins and...

Pairings announced for semifinals of 2K ClassicNEW YORK (AP) Providence will meet Washington and Virginia Tech will play Saint Louis in the semifinals of the 23rd annual 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.The games will be played Nov. 16-17 at Madison Square Garden for the 20th time, it...

Detroit hires ex-Indiana and Texas Southern coach Mike DavisDETROIT (AP) Detroit Mercy has hired basketball coach Mike Davis away from Texas Southern.The Horizon League school in the Motor City announced the move Thursday, adding a coach with a 352-241 career record in college.Davis led Texas Southern for the...

AP Sports Writer80 years later, Florence the fan keeps cheering on HuskersBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Florence Dalby loves Nebraska as much today as she did when she first started going to games all the way back in 1939.The Cornhuskers honored Dalby during their Coaches Vs. Cancer game...