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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...

Wake Forest adds grad transfer Ikenna Smart from BuffaloWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added forward Ikenna Smart as a graduate transfer from Buffalo to its men's basketball program.Coach Danny Manning announced the addition of Smart on Wednesday.Smart expects to graduate from Buffalo this spring after starting 25...

AP Sports WriterIowa's Jordan Bohannon out indefinitely with hip injuryBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa point guard Jordan Bohannon is out indefinitely with a hip injury that could put his senior season in jeopardy.The Hawkeyes say Bohannon, who suffered the previously undisclosed injury early in 2018-19, will...

Lonergan out as George Washington coach after investigationWASHINGTON (AP) George Washington says it has parted ways with men's basketball coach Mike Lonergan.University provost Forrest Maltzman announced the move in a statement Saturday, saying Lonergan was no longer coach and that the school ''will not tolerate conduct that runs...

The DUKE and the KENTUCKY will both be gunning for a victory on 11/6/2018 at 9:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. DUKE vs KENTUCKY When: 9:30 PM  ET, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 753 DUKE -1 (-110) 155 (-110) -105 -115 754 KENTUCKY TV: 9:30 PM LINE: -1 PREDICTION: KENTUCKY , DUKE Oddsmakers currently have the KENTUCKY listed as...

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tests positive for virusSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and the Orange have paused all team activities.The 75-year-old Boeheim said in a statement posted on the university website Sunday that he was informed after the...

Freshman A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for 2016-17COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) The NCAA has ruled Texas A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for this season.Aggies coach Billy Kennedy announced the decision in a statement Texas A&M issued Friday. No reason was given for Caldwell's ineligibility, but Kennedy said he...

AP Sports WriterIzzo's tasked with leading 4 freshmen in 1st NCAA TournamentBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Tom Izzo, as usual, is taking Michigan State to the NCAA Tournament.The Hall of Fame coach extended his streak to 20 years of leading the Spartans to college basketball's showcase event,...

Associated PressFormer Georgia coach Mark Fox faces uphill climb at CalBy MICHAEL WAGAMANBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) New California coach Mark Fox's phone began to buzz nonstop not long after word spread of his hiring. By Fox's estimate, he received 1,200 text messages from friends, family and alumni.''It took me...

Maryland pulls away from Mount St. Mary's 79-61COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Donta Scott and Jarius Hamilton combined to score 21 of their 30 points in the second half on Sunday when Maryland pulled away for a 79-61 win over Mount St. Mary's.The Mount led for much of the...

New Mexico's Williams out with left foot injuryALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico forward Tim Williams is out indefinitely with a left foot injury.Lobos coach Craig Neal said on Tuesday that Williams has a stress reaction in his foot and is not sure how long he will be out.The...

AP Sports WriterACC teams taking flight from the wings this hoops seasonBy PETE IACOBELLICHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ACC teams are taking flight from the wing this season, where many of the league's best players can be found.From top contenders like Duke and North Carolina and throughout the entire league,...