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Ex-Oklahoma State basketball coach gets 3 months in prisonNEW YORK (AP) A former assistant basketball coach at Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina has been sentenced to three months in prison for accepting bribes to link top players with bribe-paying managers and financial advisers.Lamont Evans emerged...

The Latest: LSU coach says last year was not total lossNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest from SEC men's basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):11:55 a.m.LSU coach Johnny Jones says it is fair to criticize him for the Tigers' inability to earn an NCAA Tournament bid last...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest guard Codi Miller-McIntyre will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken foot.Coach Danny Manning said Monday that Miller-McIntyre had surgery on his foot during the weekend, but did not specify which foot.Miller-McIntyre averaged a team-best 14.5 points last season while starting all 32 games....

Patton leads Sac State past Simpson University 76-27SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Joshua Patton posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Sacramento State opened its season with a 76-27 victory over NAIA member Simpson University on Friday night.Patton knocked down 9 of 11 shots from the floor...

Associated PressFormer Auburn assistant basketball coach avoids prisonBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person has avoided prison in a bribery scandal that has touched some of the biggest schools in college basketball.Person was sentenced on Wednesday to 200 hours of community service...

Hobbs' leads streaking Boise St. past Wyoming 67-62LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Alex Hobbs scored a career-high 24 points off the bench To help Boise State rally late for a 67-62 win over Wyoming on Tuesday night.Boise State (16-8, 8-4 Mountain West Conference) trailed 53-51 after Jake Hendricks made 1...

AP Sports WriterNiagara elevates Greg Paulus to lead men's basketball teamBy JOHN WAWROWLEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) Niagara has removed the interim tag and named Greg Paulus the head coach of the men's basketball team.The promotion was announced Thursday, two weeks after Paulus was elevated from assistant to interim coach...

Gregory leads Appalachian St. over SC State 81-61ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) Donovan Gregory registered 14 points as Appalachian State easily defeated South Carolina State 81-61 on Wednesday.Adrian Delph had 13 points for Appalachian State (1-0). RJ Duhart added 12 points. Kendall Lewis had 11 points.Floyd Rideau Jr. had 12 points...

AP Basketball WriterLast unbeaten teams face a difficult week aheadBy JOHN MARSHALLAuburn and San Diego State made it through the 2019 portion of the season unscathed, emerging as the only undefeated teams left in Division I.Both top-10 teams will face what could be difficult tests to keep it that...

Associated PressSan Francisco rallies to upset No. 15 Saint Mary's 70-63By MICHAEL WAGAMANSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett is convinced of one thing with three games left before the postseason begins: The 15th-ranked Gaels better find a way to score when Jock Landale is on the...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan coach John Beilein got the better of his son Patrick on Friday night when the 25th-ranked Wolverines beat Le Moyne 74-52 in an exhibition game.Patrick Beilein is in his first season as Le Moyne's coach, and he brought his team to Ann Arbor...

UConn guard charged with evading police is granted probationVERNON, Conn. (AP) UConn guard James Bouknight was accepted Monday into a probation program designed to leave him without a criminal record in connection with a September traffic accident.The freshman, who was charged with evading responsibility, interfering with police, driving...