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AP Sports WriterIowa's Garza heads list of notable seniors in 2020-21 seasonBy STEVE MEGARGEEIowa forward Luka Garza could have heard his name called in Wednesday night's NBA draft. Instead, he opted for the uncertainty of playing a final college basketball season amid a pandemic.After boosting his stock with an...

Shepherd scores 27 PTs to lead Charlotte past ValparaisoCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jordan Shepherd scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting and Charlotte beat Valparaiso 67-57 on Monday night.Shepherd made all eight of his free throw attempts, Jahmir Young scored 14 and Amidou Bamba scored 10 for the...

3 Lindenwood basketball players face charges in rape caseST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Three basketball players at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis are facing charges in connection with an alleged rape.Authorities say 22-year-old Ermias Tesfia Nega of Arlington, Virginia, and 19-year-old Tylan Jamon Birts of Homestead, Florida, were...

Alabama signs JUCO All-American forward James RojasTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Junior college forward James Rojas has signed to play with Alabama.Rojas, whose signing was announced on Tuesday, is the Crimson Tide's sixth signee and second transfer who will be eligible for coach Nate Oats' first season.The 6-foot-8, 215-pound Rojas...

AP Basketball WriterDuke climbs to No. 1 in AP Top 25 following Kentucky’s lossBy JOHN MARSHALLDuke is back at No. 1, moving up a spot following a pair of victories last week.The Blue Devils can thank Evansville for the jump.Duke moved to No. 1 for the first time this...

Cleanthony Early kept stealing glances down at the hat in his hands while he waited for his turn to climb the stepladder, scissors in hand. The Wichita State forward seemed stunned at the words embroidered on his brand new ballcap: "Final Four Atlanta." "It's crazy. I still can't believe we're...

Mass-Lowell downs NAIA Fisher 97-73LOWELL, Mass. (AP) Rinardo Perry scored a career-high 16 points, Tyler Livingston added 13, and UMass-Lowell made 15 of 30 from behind the arc to beat NAIA-member Fisher College 97-73 on Saturday to snap a four-game skid.Ryan Jones, Jahad Thomas and Cameron Wolter scored...

Lehigh rallies late to defeat Loyola-Maryland 78-71BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Freshman Reed Fenton scored a career-high 19 points, James Karnik added 18 points and seven rebounds and Lehigh rallied late to beat Loyola-Maryland 78-71 on Sunday.Brent Holcombe's three-point play with 7:24 remaining in the game gave Loyola-Maryland a 64-55...

NCAA Latest: Duke gets Va Tech again, this time with ZionBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Duke is facing a familiar foe in the Sweet 16 - one of the only four teams to win against the Blue Devils...

AP Sports WriterOregon Ducks move on after Payton Pritchard's departureBy ANNE M. PETERSONLike the rest of the Pac-12, the Oregon Ducks face the upcoming season with uncertainty - about nearly everything.Some three weeks are left to go before the start of the season, and Oregon hasn't scrimmaged. The team...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton routs St. John's 97-79 without ZegarowskiBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Denzel Mahoney scored a season-high 24 points to lead six players in double figures with star Marcus Zegarowski out of the lineup, and seventh-ranked Creighton pulled away early in a 97-79 victory over...

Florida's leading scorer Hudson returning for senior seasonGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida guard Jalen Hudson, the team's leading scorer last season, will return to school for his senior year.Coach Mike White says the 22-year-old Hudson delivered the news Tuesday after talking with his family.Hudson declared for the NBA draft...