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AP Sports WriterVillanova raises 2016 national championship bannerBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Ryan Arcidiacono strode into the Pavilion with a national championship trophy raised high over his head and a bold decree for the Villanova fans stuffing the gym.''We're going to go back-to-back,'' Arch told the roaring students....

Final Four time with S Carolina-Gonzaga, Oregon-UNC in semisGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The NCAA Tournament is ready to carve out its finalists from among the Final Four.South Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon and North Carolina are the last teams standing in a March Madness field that started with 68 teams.There are...

AP Basketball WriterHerb Magee, Marianne Stanley, John Bach win Lapchick AwardBy JIM O'CONNELLNEW YORK (AP) Three basketball legends with ties to the Philadelphia area will receive the Lapchick Character Award.Herb Magee, who has won more than 1,000 games at Philadelphia University, Marianne Stanley, who played on the famed...

AP Sports WriterAttorney: Coach's 10-year show cause penalty upheldBy DAVID BRANDTThe NCAA has upheld a 10-year show cause penalty against Donnie Tyndall for orchestrating academic fraud while he worked at the school, the attorney for the former Southern Mississippi basketball coach said on Wednesday.Don Jackson wrote in a text...

Purdue junior forward Basil Smotherman suspendedWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue junior forward Basil Smotherman has been suspended for the opener against McNeese State, an exhibition game against Southern Indiana and a closed scrimmage with West Virginia.''We have suspended Basil for our first three competitions for a violation of...

AP Basketball WriterThe fabulous freshmen: Talented and preparedBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) From Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz out West to Dennis Smith Jr. and Kentucky's future NBAers back East, the players who will likely be one and done have dominated the college basketball spotlight.So how do freshmen who...

Austin Peay's Loos has malignant tumor removed from colonCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Austin Peay coach Dave Loos will require chemotherapy after having surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon.The school announced Loos' condition Monday in a release. School officials said Loos is expected to make a full...

Tinkle, N'diaye given extra year of eligibilityCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State center Cheikh N'diaye and forward Tres Tinkle have been granted medical hardships by the Pac-12 Conference.N'diaye played the first nine games before a left shoulder injury sidelined him the rest of the season. He averaged 3.6 points...

Associated PressFreshman Jonathan Isaac on a roll for No. 10 Florida StateBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Jonathan Isaac's renewed confidence could be coming at the right time for No. 10 Florida State.The Seminoles will host No. 15 Notre Dame on Wednesday and the 6-foot-9 freshman forward is...

AP Sports WriterUtah's NCAA Tournament hopes in trouble after skidBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said he ''just about blew a gasket'' Sunday when he heard giggles on the bus ride after his Utes blew a nine-point lead in the final minutes of a...

Arizona's Trier tested positive for PEDTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona sophomore Allonzo Trier, who has yet to play this season, admitted Wednesday that he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.The 6-foot-5 Trier, who came to Arizona as the marquee player in coach Sean Miller's recruiting class, had a...

Associated PressLSU snaps 15-game skid, beats Tennessee 92-82By BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Brandon Sampson scored 24 points and Jalyn Patterson added 22 as LSU ended its school-record 15-game losing streak with a 92-82 victory against Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday.Sampson matched his career high when...