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Texas guard Andrew Jones remains out with illnessAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas guard Andrew Jones remains sidelined with an undisclosed illness and will not play Wednesday night against No. 16 TCU.Coach Shaka Smart declined Tuesday to detail what is ailing Jones out of ''respect for the family'' but hopes...

Iowa star recruit Connor McCaffery will play this seasonIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa freshman point guard Connor McCaffery has decided to play this season instead of redshirt.The star recruit and son of Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery had planned to sit out as a freshman and play baseball for...

Singleton leads New Mexico past Dixie StateST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) Saquan Singleton scored 17 points to lead New Mexico to a 72-63 win over Dixie State on Wednesday night.Isaiah Martin added 13 points and Makuach Maluach 12 for the Lobos (4-6). Rod Brown had 12 rebounds.Andre Mulibea had...

Rice holds off St. Thomas 70-59 behind LaprayHOUSTON (AP) A.J. Lapray scored 16 points with a career-high 10 rebounds, Miles Lester made a go-ahead free throw, and Rice closed on a 23-6 run to hold off crosstown foe NAIA St. Thomas (Texas) 70-59 on Saturday night.Austin Meyer scored...

Grimes' big 1st half helps Houston get past Georgia TechBy KALANI TAKASEHONOLULU (AP) Quentin Grimes scored 23 of his game-high 26 points before halftime and Houston fended off Georgia Tech 70-59 in a Diamond Head Classic semifinal Monday.The Cougars (9-3) never trailed and led by as many as...

Associated PressLawyer: Evidence shows coaches knew of NCAA family payoutsBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A lawyer for a longtime Adidas employee urged jurors Thursday to use common sense and evidence to conclude college basketball coaches like Bill Self at Kansas and Rick Pitino at Louisville knew shoe companies...

Purdue adds High Point guard Proctor as grad transferWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue has added graduate transfer Jahaad Proctor to their men's basketball roster.Proctor will be eligible to play next season after earning all-Big South honors each of the past two seasons. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard averaged 19.5...

Creighton's backup Denzel Mahoney declaring for NBA draftOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Denzel Mahoney has joined Creighton teammate Ty-Shon Alexander in declaring for the NBA draft.Mahoney played 21 games for the Bluejays after transferring from Southeast Missouri and averaged 12 points and 3.1 rebounds as a reserve wing.He announced his...

AP Sports WriterJohnson scores 20, Pitt drills reeling North Carolina 66-52By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Xavier Johnson scored 20 points, Ryan Murphy added 13 and Pittsburgh completed a season sweep of North Carolina with a 66-52 victory over the reeling Tar Heels on Saturday.Pitt (12-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference)...

AP Basketball WriterFreshman Bradley hopes to provide inside spark for Tar HeelsBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Tony Bradley Jr. knows the opportunity awaiting him this fall at North Carolina.The freshman big man will suit up for a fast-paced offense that looks to get the ball inside. And...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse basketball struggles early with 5-4 start to seasonBy JOHN KEKISUNDATED (AP) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim isn't used to this - nine games into the season his Orange are barely above .500.With no seniors and five freshmen on the roster and apparent weaknesses on the floor,...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes junior guard Rashad Muhammad has been suspended for the first three games of the season for a violation of team rules. Muhammad will miss games against Western Carolina, North Florida and Penn, the school said Tuesday. He sat out the 2015-16 season after transferring from...