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AP Basketball WriterNo. 13 Seton Hall beats Iowa State 84-76 at AtlantisBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Myles Powell scored 19 of his 24 points after halftime to help No. 13 Seton Hall beat Iowa State 84-76 in Friday night’s fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.Sandro Mamukelashvili...

Duke: No evidence of improper benefits to Zion WilliamsonDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says an investigation has found no evidence that former basketball star Zion Williamson received improper benefits.School spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said in a statement Saturday that a ''thorough and objective'' probe led by investigators outside the athletic...

Virginia, Texas Tech chase first NCAA championship in finalMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Texas Tech and Virginia are each going for their first national titles backed by hard-nosed defenses that were among the best in the nation.Virginia (34-3) the standard-bearer in lockdown basketball. The Cavaliers are going against the new kids...

Pile lifts Omaha past Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-82OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Matt Pile had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Nebraska Omaha topped Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-82 in the WAC/Summit Challenge on Sunday.KJ Robinson and JT Gibson added 17 points each for the Mavericks, who won their...

Michigan forward Livers applying for early entry to draftANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan forward Isaiah Livers is applying for early entry into the NBA draft.The school said Livers is not hiring an agent and would work with the Michigan coaching staff during the evaluation and pre-draft processes. Even...

AP Basketball WriterDuke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America teamBy JIM O'CONNELLJosh Hart is off to a stellar start as a member of the defending national champions.The 6-foot-5 swingman from Villanova will begin his senior season on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.Hart, the Big East's preseason player of the...

Abmas boosts Oral Roberts past NAIA-member HaskellTULSA, Okla. (AP) Max Abmas scored 17 points and Oral Roberts beat NAIA-member Haskell 95-55 on Sunday.Deondre Burns added 16 points, Elijah Lufile and Aidan Saunders had 15 apiece for the Golden Eagles. Lufile also had 11 rebounds.Tristan Keah-Tigh had 13 points...

Yale, ex-basketball player settle lawsuit over expulsionHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University has settled a lawsuit brought by a former Yale basketball team captain who sued the university after being expelled over sexual misconduct allegations he denied.A federal judge in Hartford on Tuesday dismissed Jack Montague's lawsuit. Details of...

Illinois downs Nebraska 71-59 behind DosunmuCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) After a signature road win against then-No. 9 Penn State nearly a week ago, Illinois coach Brad Underwood was concerned about the let-down game.All the pieces were there on Monday, playing a Nebraska team on an 11-game losing streak at...

The Fairfield Stags and the Niagara Purple Eagles will both be gunning for a victory on 2/26/2017 at 2:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Fairfield Stags vs Niagara Purple Eagles When: 2:00 PM  ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017 Where: Gallagher Center, Niagara Falls, New York ROT TEAM PS OU ML 853 Fairfield StagsD 1.5 (-110) 147 (-110) -120 100 854 Niagara Purple Eagles TV:...

Burns leads Southern over Mississippi Valley St. 95-62BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Damiree Burns scored 19 points with seven rebounds and Southern beat Mississippi Valley State 95-62 on Monday night for its sixth consecutive home victory..Micah Bradford scored 16 points with six assists and Darius Williams added 11 points...

Former Louisville basketball player faces drug, gun chargesLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Chane Behanan, a member of Louisville's 2013 men's basketball national championship team, has been arrested on charges of possessing marijuana and receiving a stolen gun.The 25-year-old Behanan was arrested Saturday night with three other men following a traffic...