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AP Sports WriterIowa State surges into NCAA TournamentBy LUKE MEREDITHA month ago, Iowa State looked like a team on the verge of falling out of NCAA Tournament contention.The Cyclones have played like one of the best teams in the country ever since.Surging Iowa State (23-10) has won nine of...

Associated PressFlorida State's Hamilton pleased with offseason progressBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Leonard Hamilton had an idea that one of his talented freshmen from last season might be headed to the NBA draft after only one season at Florida State. Hamilton considers himself fortunate though that it was...

AP Sports WriterMichigan hopes to show more grit after two-season lullBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The knock on Michigan's basketball team - that it relies too much on finesse and lacks toughness - only resonates when the Wolverines aren't contending for conference titles.From 2012-14, Michigan won two...

AP Sports WriterAP Sources: Steve Fisher retiring as SDSU basketball coachBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Steve Fisher is retiring from a basketball coaching career that includes a national championship at Michigan, directing the Fab Five and then turning San Diego State from a laughingstock into a West Coast...

Maryland will face challenge on the boards against PurdueBy The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in the Big Ten:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 23 Purdue at No. 17 Maryland on Saturday. Maryland (20-2, 8-1) is tied atop the league with No. 10 Wisconsin, and the...

Oral Roberts fires basketball coach Sutton after 18 yearsTULSA, Okla. (AP) Oral Roberts fired men's basketball coach Scott Sutton on Monday after 18 years.The school made the announcement in a release on the team's website.Sutton had a 328-247 record at Oral Roberts, and the Golden Eagles made the...

College basketball coach charged with indecent exposurePHILADELPHIA (AP) A former NBA player and current college coach has been arrested on charges he exposed himself on a public trail in Pennsylvania.Doug Overton, coach of Division II Lincoln University, was arrested April 30 on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly...

AP Sports WriterJayhawks once again favored to win Big 12 - and perhaps moreBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The expectations at Kansas begin with conference championships.They hardly end there.The Jayhawks have rattled off a dozen of those in a row, and Big 12 coaches unanimously predicted Thursday that...

Associated PressGonzaga looks likely to keep winning, takes aim at No. 1By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Five of the eight players in No. 3 Gonzaga's main rotation have never lost in a Bulldogs uniform, and indications are it could be a long while before they ever do.With...

Alabama A&M wins matchup of previously winless teamsITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) Marcus Merriweather made five 3-pointers, including one with 30 seconds to go for what proved to be the game-winner, and Alabama A&M got its first victory of the season, 79-76, over winless Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.Merriweather's...

AP Sports WriterUConn center to play for Armenia despite no ties to nationBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn center Steven Enoch has never been to Armenia, or anywhere overseas for that matter.But next month, the 6-foot-11 sophomore from Norwalk will travel to Greece to play for the U-20...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten basketball makes itself at home on East CoastBy DAVID GINSBURGWASHINGTON (AP) The Big Ten Conference displayed its broader footprint Thursday with a landmark visit to the nation's capital.All the league's men's basketball coaches and many of the best players gathered for the first Big...