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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...

Holtmann contract offers bonuses for winning, good gradesCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) New Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann's $3 million annual contract includes incentives for making the NCAA Tournament and ensuring his players get good grades.Ohio State signed the former Butler coach to an eight-year deal to replace Thad...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Rock music rang out in between commercials on the giant video screen at University of Phoenix Stadium as tens of thousands of fans, paying $40 a pop just to park, filtered in for...

Tennessee dismisses guard Detrick Mostella from its teamKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has dismissed guard Detrick Mostella from its program, leaving the Volunteers without their second-leading scorer.Vols coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday night in a statement that ''I've always been very clear about the standards that members of this...

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...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) Jared Johnson scored 16 points and Thomas Walkup added 14 and grabbed 10 rebounds as Stephen F. Austin dominated Division II Arkansas Tech 86-48 on Saturday night.Clide Geffrard added 12 points and 14 boards for Stephen F. Austin (6-3) which has won six of its...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State looks to maintain momentum at MichiganBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan State is in the midst of its longest winning streak against rival Michigan since the glory days of the Tom Izzo era.The Spartans have won five straight, a run so long that...

AP Sports WriterKingsley withdraws name from NBA draft, returns to ArkansasBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas got a boost on Monday when Moses Kingsley announced he had decided to withdraw his name from the NBA draft and return for his senior season with the Razorbacks.Kingsley, a 6-foot-10 center...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Ryan Kemrite made six 3-pointers on his way to scoring 22 points - both career highs - and Liberty rode a hot shooting night to a 90-49 win over Summit on Saturday.Liberty (2-0) made 18 of its 27 first-half field goal attempts en route to...