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Associated PressRakocevic takes charge as USC tops Florida Gulf CoastBy DOUG PADILLALOS ANGELES (AP) While it was the exuberance of “Dunk City” that ultimately led Andy Enfield to Southern California as head coach, it was his team’s steady senior leadership Sunday that earned a victory over his former...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) Justin Pierce scored 17 points in his collegiate debut and led five William & Mary scorers in double figures as the Tribe beat Division III Bridgewater 96-44 for the 13th straight time in the season opener Saturday. David Cohn converted a layup three minutes in to give...

Florida lands ex-Cleveland State point guard Tyree ApplebyGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has landed a third transfer in the last three months by signing former Cleveland State point guard Tyree Appleby.Appleby averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists as a sophomore in the Horizon League last season. He has to...

AP Sports WriterTennessee's Barnes gets 3-year contract extension, a raiseBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes has received a three-year contract extension and raise that will earn him $21 million over the next six years.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday in a university release that...

Associated PressNo. 21 Texas starts season short with injury, suspensionsBy MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Shaka Smart will start his second season as Texas coach a bit short-handed.Mareik Isom, a senior forward expected to be an important reserve, will miss a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a...

Associated PressWitness details secret payments in college hoops recruitingBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) A New Jersey financial adviser-turned-bag man in a college basketball corruption scandal testified Wednesday about a clandestine mission last year to deliver an envelope with $19,400 in cash to the father of a highly sought-after...

Xavier suspends Myles Davis after chargesCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier men's basketball coach Chris Mack announced Thursday that senior guard Myles Davis has been suspended from the team indefinitely, the result of misdemeanor criminal damaging charges filed over incidents with his former girlfriend.Davis averaged 10.8 points last season for the...

UConn's Hurley has surgery to relieve neck, back painSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley had surgery Friday to relieve pain in his neck and upper back.School officials say doctors successfully performed the surgery at the Center for Comprehensive Spine Care in New York.Hurley is expected to...

AP Basketball WriterDuke is No. 1 in AP preseason poll for second straight yearBy JOHN MARSHALLDuke was in good position to be ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press poll before landing Marvin Bagley III. Once the nation's top recruit decided to reclassify for this season, the Blue Devils...

Associated PressSt. Bonaventure outlasts Syracuse in overtime 60-57By MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse University markets itself as ''New York's College Team.''After St. Bonaventure's historic win Friday it may be time to re-think that marketing slogan.In what felt like a home game for the small Franciscan school from Olean,...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 10 Villanova faces 2 matchups with ranked Big East foesBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Villanova coach Jay Wright knows his 10th-ranked Wildcats have youth and inexperience that can lead to inconsistent play in some of the biggest games.A recent loss offered a reminder that his...

AP Sports WriterMissouri expects quick turnaround with Porter Jr., freshmenBy KURT VOIGTCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Cuonzo Martin took over a Missouri basketball team that had finished in last place in the Southeastern Conference for three straight seasons when he was hired in March.Very little looks the same with the...