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AP Sports WriterWashington star Fultz sits out with a sore right kneeBy ARNIE STAPLETONFreshman star Markelle Fultz, projected as a potential top pick in this year's NBA draft, is sitting out Washington's game at Colorado on Thursday night because of a sore right knee.It's not clear how or when...

AP Sports WriterIowa State gives Steve Prohm extension, $500K annual raiseBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has given coach Steve Prohm a contract extension and a raise.The Cyclones announced Friday that Prohm's deal will now run through 2022, with an annual salary increase from $1.5 million to...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's tumble in SEC not good for coach Mark Fox's futureBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia's NCAA Tournament hopes have crumbled under a wave of turnovers and close losses.That is not good for coach Mark Fox, who in his eighth season was expected to have enough...

NC State: Rowan leaving Wolfpack program after 2 yearsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State sophomore guard Maverick Rowan won't return to the Wolfpack.Athletic spokesman Fred Demarest said Thursday that Rowan had informed new coach Kevin Keatts that he had decided to leave the program.It wasn't immediately clear whether...

Powell sorry for Louisville fallout, says ordeal 'worth it'LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) Katina Powell said Saturday that she is ''so sorry'' about the fallout of the sex scandal that resulted in sanctions against Louisville's basketball program, but added that her experience was ''worth surviving.''In her 2015 book, ''Breaking Cardinal...

NC State adds transfers from UNCW, UtahRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has added a pair of transfers to its men's basketball team.New coach Kevin Keatts on Sunday announced the signings of UNC Wilmington transfer C.J. Bryce and Utah transfer Devon Daniels.Both will sit out the upcoming season....

AP Sports WriterLed by Kansas, Big 12 flavor dominates Midwest RegionBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) There is plenty of Big 12 flavor in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament.Start at the top with No. 1 seed Kansas, which was rewarded for its 13th straight regular-season conference...

WVU's Huggins falls in apparent health scare, stays on benchMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia coach Bob Huggins dropped to his knees on the court during an apparent health scare while the 12th-ranked Mountaineers faced Texas on Monday night.Huggins went down during a timeout just before halftime, and his...

AP Basketball WriterTar Heels ready for Final Four push after title-game lossBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina won't have a difficult time finding motivation this season.The memories of losing in the NCAA championship game on a last-second 3-pointer to Villanova still sting more than six months...

AP Sports WriterGonzaga's Karnowski wins Abdul-Jabbar center of year awardBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Przemek Karnowski of national runner-up Gonzaga has won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar center of the year trophy at the College Basketball Awards.The 7-foot, 320-pounder from Poland averaged 12.2 points on 59 percent shooting and 5.8...

AP Basketball WriterPittsburgh, graduate transfer at odds over move to UNCBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Former Pittsburgh guard Cameron Johnson wants to play immediately at North Carolina as a graduate transfer. The Panthers aren't going along with that plan.Pitt believes the 6-foot-8 Johnson should sit out a year...

The Latest: Villanova No. 1 overall, with Duke No. 2 in EastBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):---5:35 p.m.Defending national champion Villanova is the No. 1 overall seed, a top seed for the third time in school history. The Wildcats will...