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PHOENIX (AP) Villanova already has lofty expectations this season as the reigning national champion. The Wildcats also have to deal with opposing fans screaming louder and opposing teams playing them harder. Villanova has handled anything that's come its way to this point, but everything ratchets up another level now that...

AP College Football WriterCommission dances around name, image and likeness debateBy RALPH D. RUSSOINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Commission on College Basketball danced around whether college athletes should be able to cash in on their names, images and likenesses, but Condoleezza Rice's remarks to the NCAA suggested she thinks it...

AP Sports WriterWith hoops under federal probe, fans say business as usualBy DAVID GINSBURGArenas were packed, fans were cheering and schools were competing.In most places, it was a typical Saturday of college basketball. There was little visible hangover from the latest developments in the federal investigation of corruption in...

AP Basketball WriterKansas suspends De Sousa indefinitely for K-State brawlBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) No. 3 Kansas suspended forward Silvio De Sousa indefinitely Wednesday for his role in the Jayhawks' brawl with Kansas State near the end of their game.De Sousa was the main instigator on the Kansas...

AP Sports WriterNew coach Underwood, guards Evans, Forte lead Oklahoma StateBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) A year ago, accomplished Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte called then-incoming freshman Jawun Evans the best player on the team.It took a while, but Evans proved him right.Evans began the season deferring to...

NCAA Latest: Kansas-Nova a head-to-head of All-AmericansSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):4:30 p.m.Larry Brown has seen just about everything in basketball, and the veteran coach loves the lineup in this Final Four.Brown is traveling with Kansas during the...

AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed a two-year contract extension Tuesday that could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2020-21 season.It was the first major personnel decision made by new athletic director...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State redshirt freshman forward Kenny Goins is expected to miss six weeks due to a sports hernia injury.The school says Wednesday in a release that surgery to repair the hernia was successful.The 6-foot-6 Goins joined the Spartans as a walk-on before the 2014-15...

AP Sports WriterBaylor up to No. 1, beats Oklahoma 61-57 for 15th win in rowBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Freddie Gillespie and the Baylor Bears can now say they have been No. 1 during the season.“Outside of that, guys have bigger goals," Gillespie said. “That's nice, thank God...

AP Sports WriterInternational Jayhawks to reunite with family at Final FourBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Udoka Azubuike has waited several years for the thrill he'll get when he looks into the Alamodome stands at the Final Four and sees his mother.Sure, Azubuike appreciates the opportunity to play for...

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...

POLL ALERT: Gonzaga is clear-cut No. 1 in Top 25, then Baylor, Kansas; No. 6 Wisconsin leads 9 ranked teams from Big TenNEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Gonzaga is clear-cut No. 1 in Top 25, then Baylor, Kansas; No. 6 Wisconsin leads 9 ranked teams from Big Ten.