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UT San Antonio holds off UTEP 63-59EL PASO, Texas (AP) Deon Lyle came off the bench to hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and score 18 and Giovanni De Nicolao added 10 points, including two free throws with five seconds left, to help UT San Antonio hold...

AP Sports WriterCal expects to make strides in coach Mark Fox's second yearBy JANIE McCAULEYBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Any progress Mark Fox had planned to make entering his second season coaching California never quite worked out as he had hoped.The Golden Bears missed more than a week of crucial...

Syracuse guard Howard Washington reveals he had a strokeSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse guard Howard Washington, who's taken a medical redshirt for this season, has revealed he suffered a stroke in late September.The 20-year-old sophomore, a native of Buffalo, New York, told The Post-Standard of Syracuse in a first-person...

Spight scores record 41 points in 86-63 N Colorado winGREELEY, Colo. (AP) Andre Spight set career highs with 41 points and eight 3-pointers to set Northern Colorado's single-game scoring mark as the Bears beat Montana State 86-63 on Saturday.Jalen Sanders scored 12 points with a career-high 17 rebounds,...

Knight scores 15 as San Jose St. beats NAIA Simpson U. 85-60SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Seneca Knight had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, Zach Chappell added 14 points, and San Jose State beat NAIA Simpson University 85-60 on Sunday.Craig LeCesne scored 13 points and Ralph Agee 10 for...

AP Basketball WriterAdvice for overseas basketball tours: Be aware, respectfulBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Washington coach Mike Hopkins has taken multiple teams overseas with USA Basketball, coaching in Olympics, world championships and various events.Each time a team goes on an international trip, the message is the same: Enjoy...

AP Sports WriterAlabama men's hoops off to best SEC start in nearly 25 yearsBy JOHN ZENORAlabama stepped up its game just in time for Southeastern Conference play.The Crimson Tide has reeled off four straight wins and started 3-0 in SEC games for the first time in 24 years entering...

McDaniel's 3s lifts UL Monroe past Coastal Carolina 82-72MONROE, La. (AP) Sam McDaniel scored a career-high 28 points and made all six of his 3-pointers and free throws and Louisiana Monroe defeated Coastal Carolina 82-72 on Thursday night.Louisiana Monroe (7-7, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference) built a 20-4 lead...

AP Sports WriterXavier guard Edmond Sumner has torn ACL, out for seasonBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier point guard Edmond Sumner has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.The sophomore guard had 17 points and seven assists during the Musketeers' 82-77...

Robert Morris hangs on to beat TerriersMOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) Isaiah Still scored 23 points and Robert Morris held on to defeat St. Francis Brooklyn 62-58 on Saturday.Still was 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed six rebounds, as did four other Colonials (6-11, 2-2 Northeast), who snapped a two-game losing...

Suspended Missouri St players persons of interest in theftSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Missouri State basketball players Tanveer Bhullar and Darian Scott were suspended for a violation of team rules on the same day that a police report listed them as persons of interest in a $1,500 theft investigation.The suspension...

Prosecutor: No charges against Gopher basketball playerMINNEAPOLIS (AP) A prosecutor has decided not to charge a Minnesota basketball player arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct in May.The Hennepin County Attorney's office said Monday that no charges will be filed against center Reggie Lynch.Spokesman Chuck Laszewski tells the...