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AP Sports WriterStewart leads way in Washington's 72-40 blowout of USCBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Isaiah Stewart scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Quade Green added 14 points and Washington rebounded from a loss to open conference play with a 72-40 win over Southern California on Sunday night.Stewart...

AP Basketball WriterDuke is No. 1 in AP preseason poll for second straight yearBy JOHN MARSHALLDuke was in good position to be ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll before landing Marvin Bagley III. Once the nation's top recruit decided to reclassify for this season, the Blue Devils...

University at Buffalo basketball player charged in stabbingNORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) A University at Buffalo basketball player was charged Friday with assault and weapons possession after stabbing a rival player during an off-campus pickup scrimmage, officials said.Malik Zachery, a junior, is accused of stabbing a Canisius College player...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Kansas receives notice of allegations from NCAABy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A person familiar with the situation says the University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men's basketball program.The person spoke...

Gilbeck, Webster lead W. Illinois past D-III St. Mary'sMACOMB, Ill. (AP) Brandon Gilbeck scored a career-high 31 points and freshman Kobe Webster added 19 points, eight assists and four steals to help Western Illinois beat Division III St. Mary's 109-68 on Saturday night.Gilbeck shot 12 of 15 from...

UConn fires coach Kevin Ollie with school under NCAA inquirySTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn fired basketball coach Kevin Ollie on Saturday, with the team under NCAA investigation and the Huskies having completed their second straight losing season.The university said in a statement it has ''initiated disciplinary procedures'' to dismiss...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Sindarius Thornwell has been red hot for South Carolina in the NCAA tournament. Not so much in the first half against Gonzaga. The SEC player of the year was scoreless through the first 12...

Associated PressAdidas exec, 4 coaches charged in college bribery schemeBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men - including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches - were charged Tuesday...

Horizon League sues Valparaiso, MVC for $500K exit feesEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) The Horizon League has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Valparaiso and the Missouri Valley Conference claiming that the school breached a one-year notification agreement before leaving the league for the MVC.Valparaiso, a member of the Horizon League...

Riller, Brantley combine for 46 points, Charlotte tops JMUCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Grant Riller scored 24 points and Jarrell Brantley added 22 as Charlotte turned a one-point game into a runaway, defeating James Madison 70-53 Thursday night, avenging a loss to the Dukes earlier in January.The teams battled through...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Virginia's Diakite ready to assume leadership roleBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Mamadi Diakite smiles, like he knows something others don't.The The 6-foot-9 Virginia redshirt senior from Conakry, Guinea, Africa, sporting a bit of blonde hair, embraces that the defending national champions are picked...

Redshirt sophomore Samir Doughty transferring from VCURICHMOND, Va. (AP) VCU says rising redshirt sophomore guard Samir Doughty has decided to transfer.New coach Mike Rhoades says the decision came by mutual agreement and he wished Doughty well.The 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia was the Rams' fourth-leading scorer last season. He...