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Top recruit Nimari Burnett leaving Texas Tech after 12 gamesLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech freshman Nimari Burnett, the program's first McDonald's All-American, is leaving the program just 12 games into his career.Coach Chris Beard made the announcement Thursday, two days after Burnett played a season-low six minutes in...

AP Sports WriterIowa-Minnesota rematch looms; Dickinson shining for MichiganBy NOAH TRISTERHere's a look at the upcoming week around the Big Ten Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 16 Minnesota (10-3, 3-3) at No. 5 Iowa (9-2, 3-1). Sunday's game is a rematch after the Golden Gophers won the first meeting between...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 4 Texas heads to No. 18 West Virginia in Big 12 battleBy DAVE SKRETTAA look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDFourth-ranked Texas aced its first road test of the season when it went into Allen Fieldhouse last weekend and bludgeoned...

Alston Jr. carries Boise St. past Air Force 78-59BOISE, Idaho (AP) Derrick Alston Jr. had 16 points and seven rebounds as Boise State extended its win streak to nine games, defeating Air Force 78-59 on Wednesday night.Marcus Shaver Jr. had 15 points for Boise State (9-1, 5-0 Mountain...

Former Notre Dame assistant charged with voyeurism, assaultSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) A former Notre Dame men's basketball assistant coach has been charged with three counts of voyeurism and one count of domestic battery.The charges filed Tuesday stem from Ryan Ayers' relationships with two women over a four-year span...

UCLA at Arizona highlights week in Pac-12 hoopsBy The Associated PressThings to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: UCLA at Arizona, Saturday. The Bruins were the preseason favorite to win the conference and, after some shaky early moments, are playing like it. UCLA is tied...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kansas gets 11th Big 12 road win in row, 93-64 at TCUBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) David McCormack scored a season-high 20 points to lead five Kansas players in double figures as the No. 6 Jayhawks matched the Big 12 record by winning...

George Washington basketball game postponed due to DC curfewWASHINGTON (AP) A men's college basketball game scheduled to be played in Washington on Wednesday night was postponed after a city curfew was imposed because angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.The Atlantic 10 Conference game...

AP Sports WriterLong pause over: Siena plays its first games, wins bothBy JOHN KEKISLOUDONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) The reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball champions are back on the court at long last - after a 298-day hiatus.After three pauses in team activities since November due to several...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 15 Rutgers, No. 16 Minnesota set for AP Top 25 testsBy AARON BEARDRutgers coach Steve Pikiell and his 15th-ranked Scarlet Knights didn't have long to regroup from a loss to highly ranked Iowa in Big Ten play. That's because of what is always looming on the...

Agee, Dalcourt lead San Jose St. past Benedictine 80-64SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Ralph Agee and Jalen Dalcourt scored 18 points apiece and San Jose State defeated NAIA member Benedictine (Arizona) 80-64 on Monday.Agee and Dalcourt combined to shoot 15 of 21 with Dalcourt hitting 4 of 5 3pointers...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse returning after weeks-long, virus-related hiatusBy JOHN KEKISBarring another last-minute change, Syracuse will return to the basketball court on Wednesday night after a COVID-19 pause that lasted nearly three weeks. Coach Jim Boeheim is ready to roll.''It's no fun not playing,'' Boeheim said on a Zoom call...