AP Sports WriterStruggling Volunteers working to fix 3rd quarter breakdownsBy TERESA M. WALKERThe Tennessee Volunteers have been able to take leads into halftime. Unfortunately, when they come out of the locker room for the third quarter, that's when the...

AP Baseball WriterLuhnow files $22M breach of contract lawsuit against AstrosBy RONALD BLUMFormer Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the team, seeking more than $22 million in salary owed under his...

Stars sign forward Roope Hintz to $9.45 million, 3-year dealFRISCO, Texas (AP) The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent forward Roope Hintz to a $9.45 million, three-year contract.Hintz had 19 goals and 14 assists in 60 games...

AP Sports WriterWright back: Senior returns, eager to lead talented ColoradoBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) McKinley Wright IV watches all 96 of his turnovers from a season ago at least once a week.Just so he doesn't make the...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first timeBy DAVE SKRETTAJust about the only thing Gonzaga has left to accomplish under Mark Few is win a national championship.The 'Zags scratched another first off the...

AP Sports WriterStanford counting on defensive focus translating to offenseBy JANIE McCAULEYSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford made significant strides on defense last season and now coach Jerod Haase is looking for the same on the offensive end with an...

AP Sports WriterCal expects to make strides in coach Mark Fox's second yearBy JANIE McCAULEYBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Any progress Mark Fox had planned to make entering his second season coaching California never quite worked out as he had...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 UCLA looks to pick up where it left offBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) After a rocky start under new coach Mick Cronin, UCLA got on a roll that had the Bruins anticipating a berth...

NCAA approves transfer Gach to play right away for MinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota junior guard Both Gach was granted immediate eligibility Monday by the NCAA after he transferred from Utah.Gach and the Gophers had applied for a waiver to...

Revised settlement recommended over Bucks player's arrestMILWAUKEE (AP) The Milwaukee city attorney is recommending a revised offer to settle a lawsuit brought by Milwaukee Bucks' guard Sterling Brown, who was taken to the ground, shocked with a Taser...