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AP Sports WriterBears out of woods to No. 1 with 5 coming together at BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) MaCio Teague prefers all the time spent in the gym bonding with his Baylor teammates more than that weekend camping trip.''Actually my least favorite thing that I've done since...

Texas junior forward Sims out with back injuryAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas junior forward Jericho Sims has been struggling with a back injury that is still being evaluated as the Longhorns get ready to play at Iowa State, coach Shaka Smart said Thursday.Smart did not detail what the injury...

Morgan, Carter help Long Beach St. hold off Hawaii, 50-49HONOLULU (AP) Joshua Morgan scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and became Long Beach State's single-season blocks leader, Michael Carter III hit a free throw with three seconds left, and the 49ers beat Hawaii 50-49 on Wednesday night.Morgan had...

No. 16 Colorado at No. 17 Oregon tops the Pac-12 this weekBy The Associated PressA look at things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 16 Colorado at No. 17 Oregon, Thursday. The Pac-12 could get a clear front-runner or the conference race could...

Hart's career-high 30 leads Fresno State past San Jose StateSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Freshman guard Niven Hart scored a career-high 30 points, including 11 in overtime, as Fresno State defeated San Jose State 84-78 on Wednesday night.Hart, whose previous career high was 29 points against Colorado State last...

Harris scores 29, Nevada holds off rival UNLV 82-79 in OTLAS VEGAS (AP) Jalen Harris scored 29 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished five assists and Nevada defeated rival UNLV for the sixth straight time, pulling out an 82-79 win in overtime on Wednesday night.Harris made the first...

AP Sports WriterMichigan rolls past Northwestern in Howard's 'homecoming'By ANDREW SELIGMANEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Juwan Howard noticed the sea of maize and blue as he scanned the crowd during the national anthem. He had friends and relatives behind the bench, and former teammate Dikembe Mutombo was on hand, too.It...

AP Sports WriterGrimes scores 22, No. 20 Houston holds off USF 62-58By FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Quentin Grimes to the rescue.Grimes scored nine of his 22 points in the final 3:28 on Wednesday night, helping No. 20 Houston hold off South Florida 62-58 and remain alone atop the...

AP Sports WriterIceland's 'basketball family' chasing dreams at US collegesBy ERIC OLSONThorir Thorbjarnarson is one of the key pieces in Fred Hoiberg's building project at Nebraska.Jon Axel Gudmundsson of Davidson was the Atlantic 10 player of the year last season and has filled up box scores in his career...

AP Sports WriterMitchell, No. 4 SDSU beat New Mexico 82-59, win MWC titleBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego State Aztecs won the Mountain West Conference championship, were showered with confetti, cut down a net at Viejas Arena, doused coach Brian Dutcher with Gatorade and then reset...

Associated PressDosunmu hurt after Spartans' late dunk; No. 22 Illini fallBy TERRY TOWERYCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois suffered two brutal losses by the final horn Tuesday night.Star guard Ayo Dosunmu crumbled to the floor clutching his left knee moments after Michigan State's Xavier Tillman threw down a huge dunk...

Days rallies No. 25 LSU past Missouri to end 2-game slideBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU ended a two-game losing streak in typically close fashion.Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78 on...