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Sharpe's 33 points propels N. Kentucky past IUPUIINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tyler Sharpe tied his career high with 33 points and Northern Kentucky beat IUPUI 96-71 on Sunday.Trevon Faulkner had 15 points and six rebounds for Northern Kentucky (12-6, 4-2 Horizon League). Bryson Langdon added 12 points and seven assists...

Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu to return for junior seasonCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois basketball star Ayo Dosunmu plans to return for his junior season rather than turn pro.The first-team, all-Big Ten guard said in a video posted Friday on Twitter playing in the NBA is his dream. ''But first,...

AP Sports WriterACC basketball title contenders face rough road this weekendBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Here are some things to watch for in ACC play this weekend:GAMES OF THE WEEKENDACC title contenders No. 8 Florida State and No. 11 Louisville may have more on their minds than just...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Texas has mix of experience and elite young talentBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Shaka Smart should have everything he needs this season with a Texas roster full of experience and brawny, young talent.Can he finally deliver the results the Longhorns have been expecting after...

AP Sports WriterEmery, Haws looking to lead BYU back to NCAA TournamentBy KAREEM COPELANDPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU guard Nick Emery seemed to have a different tone on the eve of the 2017-18 basketball season. The young, brash and sometimes defiant personality looks to have mellowed some as he...

Jury deliberates fate of 3 men in college basketball scandalNEW YORK (AP) A jury quietly deliberated for five hours Monday on its first day considering the merits of claims by the government that three men conspired to cheat major college basketball programs by paying young athletes to sign...

Openings to start in college basketball recruitment trialNEW YORK (AP) Opening statements in a criminal trial stemming from a scandal over college basketball recruiting is set to begin Tuesday.The trial results from charges brought last year against three men. Prosecutors say the men arranged to shower key basketball...

Fitzgerald to transfer from Minnesota for final seasonMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota power forward Davonte Fitzgerald will transfer to another program for his final season of college eligibility.The university announced Monday that the 6-foot-8 Fitzgerald will leave the Gophers after only one year of action on the court.Fitzgerald averaged 3.7...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA case against Kansas hoops taken for independent reviewBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The NCAA's infractions case against the University of Kansas men's basketball program has been accepted into a newly created independent investigation process that was created to handle especially complex cases.The Infractions Referral Committee...

St. Peter's basketball coach Holloway suspended 4 gamesJERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) St. Peter's basketball coach Shaheen Holloway has been suspended for four games for an NCAA violation while working at Seton Hall.St. Peter's athletic department issued a statement Thursday, saying Holloway would sit out an exhibition Thursday night....

Former NC State basketball player Grundy dies after stabbingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Former North Carolina State basketball player Anthony Grundy died Thursday from stab wounds suffered as the result of a domestic dispute in Kentucky, authorities said.Louisville officers found Anthony Grundy, 40, injured while they were responding to a...

Associated PressThe Latest: Puryear scores 17, Missouri wins at Paradise JamBy BILL KISERST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) The Latest on the Paradise Jam (all times local):6:30 p.m.Kevin Puryear scored 17 points, and Missouri pulled ahead in the final two minutes to beat Kennesaw State 55-52 on Friday...