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AP Sports WriterUS college teams near Barcelona van attackBy ANNE M. PETERSONMen's basketball teams from Oregon State, Clemson and Arizona were staying at a hotel in Barcelona, Spain, near where a van drove into pedestrians on Thursday, but team officials said everyone was safe.Spanish police have confirmed they are...

AP Sports WriterClemson adds experience with transfers Skara, DonnalBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Brad Brownell believed his team needed some bulk and experience inside for this upcoming season. He thinks he's got it in transfers David Skara and Mark Donnal.Skara is a 6-foot-8 transfer from Valparaiso...

AP Sports WriterCollege basketball coaches salute essential COVID-19 workersBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Many of college basketball’s top coaches and biggest rivals teamed up with Madison Square Garden for aWednesday night saluting essential workers leading the fight against the coronavirus.Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and...

No. 1 Gonzaga pauses basketball competition through Dec. 14SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Top-ranked Gonzaga paused basketball competition Sunday through Dec. 14 because of COVID-19.On Saturday in Indianapolis, less than 90 minutes before the scheduled tip-off against No. 2 Baylor, the game was called off because of two positive COVID-19...

Lee lifts St. Peter's past Monmouth 78-76WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Matthew Lee had 15 points to lead five St Peter's players in double figures as the Peacocks edged past Monmouth 78-76 on Saturday.Doug Edert, Daryl Banks III and KC Ndefo added 13 points apiece for the Peacocks...

AP Sports WriterShayok hurt, Iowa St scuffling as No. 8 Texas Tech arrivesBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State star Marial Shayok considers himself a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup against No. 8 Texas Tech because of a sprained pinkie toe.Shayok, who is averaging a team-high 18.7 points...

Virginia's Guy entering NBA draft, could return to schoolCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia scoring leader Kyle Guy says he is entering the NBA draft.The junior guard announced his plans on Instagram Tuesday, adding he is leaving open the option of returning to school.Guy was named the most outstanding player...

Ole Miss players kneel in response to Confederacy rallyOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Eight University of Mississippi men's basketball players kneeled during the national anthem Saturday in response to a Confederacy rally near the arena.Minutes before the game against Georgia, both teams formed lines for the anthem. As soon as...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's NCAA tourney hopes take a hit after 4-game skidBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama's once-flourishing NCAA Tournament hopes lately have taken quite a beating.A four-game losing streak has left coach Avery Johnson and the Crimson Tide (17-13, 8-9 Southeastern Conference) urgently trying to find a...

Duke's Williamson, UVa's Bennett earn individual ACC awardsGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Duke freshman Zion Williamson has been selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference's player and rookie of the year, and Virginia coach Tony Bennett was picked as coach of the year.The ACC on Monday announced its award-winners following a...

Oregon State has record win over Northwest, 114-42CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Ethan Thompson scored 17 points and Oregon State cruised to a 114-42 win over NAIA-member Northwest University on Friday, the largest margin of victory in Beavers' history.All 13 Oregon State players scored, six in double figures. The Beavers...

AP Basketball writerViolation of sports agent laws tough for states to prosecuteBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The complex schemes to get first dibs on teenage athletes with pro potential can resemble the drug trade.There are sophisticated mazes of runners acting as go-betweens separating athletes from unscrupulous sports agents...