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AP Basketball WriterGonzaga-Baylor remain 1-2 in AP Top 25; Texas rises to No. 4By AARON BEARDGonzaga and Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, while fourth-ranked Texas has climbed to its highest perch in nearly a decade.Mark Few's Bulldogs earned 63 of 64 first-place votes in...

AP Basketball WriterMichigan beats Iowa State 83-76 in Battle 4 AtlantisBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Isaiah Livers had 17 points and Michigan shot 58% for the game to overcome a turnover-heavy performance and beat Iowa State 83-76 in Wednesday’s opening game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.The Wolverines...

NC State adds 7-foot Turkish center Omer YurtsevenRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has added center Omer Yurtseven to its basketball roster.Team spokesman Fred Demarest on Monday confirmed that the school had received his signed letter of intent.Yurtseven is a 7-foot center from Turkey who scored 91 points...

AP Sports WriterHall-of-Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephBy PAT EATON-ROBBWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jim Calhoun says he tried, but just couldn't get rid of the itch to coach basketball.Almost exactly five years after announcing his retirement from UConn, the 75-year-old Hall-of-Famer started work Thursday at the...

Associated PressIllinois rebuilding program, hopes new recruits can helpBy TERRY TOWERYCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois is counting on a youth movement built around two four-star recruits and the health of highly touted sophomore guard Da'Monte Williams to resurrect a program that last year managed just four Big Ten wins.The...

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 WriterSweet 16 fresh: Culver at home, Z-Smith a 360 for Texas TechBy STEPHEN HAWKINSDALLAS (AP) Jarrett Culver grew up close to the Texas Tech campus with basketball dreams to play somewhere else.''I had dreams about going other places, and bigger places, stuff like that,'' Culver said.Now...

AP Sports WriterXavier closes with 8-0 run to beat St. John's 77-74 at MSGBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Zach Freemantle made the go-ahead basket with 10.4 seconds left and added two late free throws as Xavier scored the final eight points to rally past St. John’s 77-74 on...

LaVar Ball says he's withdrawing suspended son from UCLALOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA guard LiAngelo Ball says he plans to withdraw his son from school because of concerns related to the freshman's indefinite suspension for his participation in a shoplifting incident during the Bruins' trip to...

Siena coach Jimmy Patsos denies allegations of verbal abuseALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Flanked by two former managers and a senior manager, Siena men's basketball coach Jimmy Patsos on Friday denied allegations he verbally abused a team student manager afflicted by an anxiety disorder and withheld per diem allowances from...

Stanford point guard Tyrell Terry declares for NBA draftSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford freshman point guard Tyrell Terry has declared for the NBA draft.Terry announced his decision Monday to enter the draft without forfeiting his collegiate eligibility. He could still withdraw from consideration before June 3 and return to...

AP Sports WriterBuzz Williams working to put mark on Aggies in 1st seasonBy KRISTIE RIEKENCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) As Buzz Williams tried to put his stamp on the team as he prepared for his first season in charge at Texas A&M, he acknowledged there were some growing pains...