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Associated PressTop-ranked Gonzaga fields mature team this seasonBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) If there is a single word that sums up No. 1 Gonzaga this season, it is maturity.Coach Mark Few and his players talk often about the poise of this year's Zags, who have blown out...

AP Sports WriterIsolation play: College teams fend off holiday lonelinessBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Eric Curry texted his mom last week. He needed a headshot of her and his sister.The photo request was not for a social media post or a scrapbook project, but rather an effort by the...

AP Basketball WriterACC waits to see who steps into star spotlightBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Notre Dame coach Mike Brey can't help but feel a bit of excitement simply by what he doesn't see around the Atlantic Coast Conference from last year.No Zion Williamson putting on a nightly...

Syracuse guard Tyus Battle withdraws name from NBA draftSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse guard Tyus Battle has decided to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to school for his junior year.Battle says in a statement on the university website that he feels it's in his best interest ''to...

AP Sports WriterBob Huggins, John Calipari to renew friendship, rivalryBy JOHN RABYBefore trying to get the best of each other in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, close friends Bob Huggins of West Virginia and John Calipari of Kentucky are renewing their bond at Huggins' charity event.Calipari will be the special...

NC State freshman Kapita on list of early NBA draft entrantsRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State freshman Ted Kapita has made himself eligible for the NBA draft but isn't hiring an agent.The NBA released its official list of early draft entrants on Tuesday. The 6-foot-8 Kapita appeared on...

AP College Sports WriterHow will NCAA recoup millions from lost tournament?By RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA made more than $1 billion last year, almost $867 million from the men's Division I basketball tournament, and most of that from a massive television rights deal with CBS and Turner that runs through...

Seton Hall names Tony Skinn assistant basketball coachSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) Seton Hall has hired Tony Skinn as an assistant basketball coach.Coach Kevin Willard announced the hiring Thursday. Skinn replaces Shaheen Holloway, who left to become the head coach at nearby St. Peter's University.Skinn spent the past three...

AP Sports WriterBarnes says buyout likely kept him from taking UCLA jobBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Rick Barnes believes he would be settling in as UCLA's coach right about now if buyout negotiations hadn't broken down.Barnes' contract requires Tennessee to receive approximately $5 million if he...

Basketball coach accused of exposing self enters pleaNORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) A former NBA player and current college coach accused of exposing himself on a public walking trail near Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.Forty-seven-year-old Doug Overton, coach of Division II Lincoln University, entered the plea Wednesday in...

Texas State coach, accused of racist comments, resignsSAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) Texas State coach Danny Kaspar has resigned three months after a former player accused him of making racist remarks.Athletic director Larry Teis announced Tuesday that he's accepted Kaspar's resignation and that assistant coach Terrence Johnson will take...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25; Missouri, Clemson inBy AARON BEARDGonzaga and Baylor sit atop an unchanged top tier of The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, while West Virginia and Tennessee have cracked the top 10.The top five teams remained in place in Monday's latest...