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AP Sports WriterChampagnie pops for 30, Pitt slips by Georgia Tech 73-64By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) It wasn't the three three-pointers Justin Champagnie drained - all without a miss - that grabbed Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel's attention. It wasn't the 15-footers the freshman knocked down while finding the soft...

O'Bannon Jr. transferring to TCU after 2 1/2 seasons at USCFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Charles O'Bannon Jr. is transferring to TCU after 2 1/2 seasons at Southern California, where the 6-foot-6 former McDonald's All-American guard was hampered by injuries.O'Bannon played only the season opener in 2018-19 before a...

Villanova beat No. 14 Florida State for AdvoCare titleLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Villanova is making a case to get back into the Top-25.Collin Gillespie had a game-high 17 points, including two key late free throws, and the Wildcats won the AdvoCare Invitational by beating No. 14 Florida...

Associated PressRutgers overcomes 18-point deficit, beats Northwestern in OTBy MATT SUGAMPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) The typically media-friendly and regular interview request Geo Baker skipped out on Rutgers’ post-game press conference. He had no reason to be salty following his best game of the season that has seen him struggle...

SDSU extends coach Brian Dutcher's contract through 2022-23SAN DIEGO (AP) San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2022-23 season.The extension announced Wednesday comes five months after Dutcher, in his first season in charge, led...

AP Sports WriterJudge dismisses discrimination suit that named Jim CalhounBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A federal judge has dismissed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the University of Saint Joseph that accused Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun of harassment.Jaclyn Piscitelli sued the Catholic school last October,...

No. 4 Baylor wins 11th in a row 57-52 over No. 22 Texas TechLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Davion Mitchell scored 14 points, Mark Vital grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 4 Baylor stretched its winning streak to 11 games with a 57-52 win over No. 22 Texas Tech on Tuesday...

Turner scores 22 to lead Bowling Green over Hartford 81-68BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) Justin Turner had 22 points as Bowling Green defeated Hartford 81-68 on Tuesday by closing on a 14-5 run.Trey Diggs had 12 points for Bowling Green (9-4). Dylan Frye added 12 points, and Daeqwon Plowden...

Associated PressFixer says he made cash payment in college hoops schemeBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) A government witness at a college basketball corruption trial testified Thursday that he made a secret $40,000 payment to the inner circle of a North Carolina State recruit through an assistant coach at...

AP Sports WriterPenny Hardaway, Jerry Stackhouse bring NBA edge to TennesseeBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Jerry Stackhouse have taken on new challenges with both trying to revive a pair of struggling college basketball programs about 200 miles apart along Interstate 40...

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) Joe Mihalich didn't show up on Hofstra's campus three years ago riding a white horse. He did arrive and turn around a basketball program saddled with off-the-court issues that left the roster depleted and the image in tatters.The Pride finished 7-25 in 2012-13 and four...

AP National WriterMore than wins, losses at stake as basketball season arrivesBy EDDIE PELLSAs more than 300 teams prepare to start a season that will look nothing like any before it, the conversation isn't so much about who will be cutting down the nets at the end of March...