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Green clutch as N Iowa knocks off South Carolina 78-72CANCUN, Mexico (AP) AJ Green scored 26 points, including Northern Iowa’s last 10 points, leading the Panthers to a 78-72 win over South Carolina in the third-place game at the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday night.Trae Berhow had five 3-pointers...

AP Basketball WriterKansas unanimous No. 1 in Top 25; Baylor down 2 spots to 4thBy JOHN MARSHALLA string of losses to unranked opponents led to upheaval in the AP Top 25 this week.Kansas kept winning, strengthening its grip on No. 1.The Jayhawks were the unanimous choice for the top...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Iowa looks to get payback vs. No. 6 Michigan StateBy LUKE MEREDITHNo matchup engendered skepticism of Iowa quite like its 90-68 loss at Michigan State in early December.The Hawkeyes collapsed late in the first half, allowing the Spartans to reel off a staggering 40-11 run...

AP Sports WriterBeilein staying at Michigan after interviewing with PistonsBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) John Beilein is staying at Michigan after exploring the possibility of coaching the Detroit Pistons.''I love the University of Michigan and I am excited about coaching our Men's Basketball Team next season and...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 13 Seton Hall beats Iowa State 84-76 at AtlantisBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Myles Powell scored 19 of his 24 points after halftime to help No. 13 Seton Hall beat Iowa State 84-76 in Friday night’s fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.Sandro Mamukelashvili...

Associated PressWitness grilled over texts to Kansas college hoops coachBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Lawyers for a former Adidas executive who's a defendant at a college basketball corruption trial zeroed in on Monday on communications between a recruiting fixer and the head coach at Kansas.On cross-examination in federal...

NJ financier adviser praised at NCAA scandal sentencingNEW YORK (AP) A New Jersey financial adviser was praised for his cooperation and a judge spared him from prison after he admitted his role in a college basketball scandal.Munish Sood was fined $25,000 Thursday but was not sentenced to prison...

The Latest: Louisville puts coach Pitino, AD on leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on a federal fraud and bribery scandal in college basketball (all times local):1:15 p.m.Louisville has placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.Jurich is on paid...

AP Basketball WriterBaylor remains No. 1 in AP Top 25 with few changes at topBy AARON BEARDBaylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season.The...

Canisius rolls past Saint Peter's 73-58JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Isaiah Reese scored 15 points and Jermaine Crumpton and Jonathan Sanks had 14 each to lead Canisius to a 73-58 victory over Saint Peter's on Sunday.Canisius (15-9, 9-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) built a 42-30 halftime lead behind 4-of-4...

AP Sports WriterChalkiest region gives no confidence to No. 1 seed VillanovaBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) ?? Sporting the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's chalkiest region doesn't give Villanova coach Jay Wright any special confidence heading into Friday night's game against West Virginia.The Wildcats were together in a...

LSU's coach: Oregon's Bigby-Williams transferring to TigersBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU basketball coach Will Wade says 6-foot-11 Oregon forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is transferring to LSU this fall.The former national junior college player of the year will redshirt one year before becoming eligible to compete with the Tigers in...