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Turner's double-double carries No. 15 Ohio State past No. 12 Cal
Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in four games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 12 California ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Evan Turner
California Golden Bears
Fisher's 18 help No. 6 Villanova hold off No. 21 Dayton
Corey Fisher scored 18 points to lead No. 6 Villanova past No. 21 Dayton 71-65 on Friday in the second round of the Puerto Rico ...
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Corey Fisher
No. 19 Georgia Tech fights off late charge to top George Mason
Gani Lawal had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 21 Georgia Tech to a 70-62 victory over George Mason on Friday in the consolation ...
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Gani Lawal
Recruiting rankings: Memphis, UNC and Ohio State out front
Memphis coach Josh Pastner could have asked for a pass with the class of 2010. The first-year boss of the Tigers stepped into ...
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Memphis Tigers
Josh Pastner
Ohio State Buckeyes
Power failure suspends Pacific-Northern Arizona game
An outage that left 1,300 homes in west Flagstaff without power caused the suspension of the Pacific-Northern Arizona game Thursday ...
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Arizona Wildcats
No. 4 North Carolina hangs on to knock off No. 15 Ohio State
Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Deon Thompson
Ohio State Buckeyes
Jardine, No. 24 Syracuse dispatch No. 12 California
Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 24 Syracuse raced past No. 12 ...
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Scoop Jardine
California Golden Bears
Syracuse Orange
Late three-pointer propels No. 6 Villanova past George Mason
The first basket of Isaiah Armwood's college basketball career was a big one. The freshman hit a go-ahead three-pointer with ...
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Williams helps No. 21 Dayton trip up No. 19 Georgia Tech
Paul Williams' summer of work paid off for No. 21 Dayton. The sophomore guard hit the go-ahead three-pointer and went 4 for 4 ...
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Despite family ties, no special treatment for Marcus Jordan
Heir Jordan finds his way at the University of Central Florida.
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UCF Golden Knights
No. 10 Butler never trails in victory over Northwestern
Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 10 Butler showed off its depth with a 67-54 ...
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Shelvin Mack
Gordon Hayward
Northwestern Wildcats
Memphis won't release NCAA's response to school's appeal
The University of Memphis is refusing to release the NCAA's response to its appeal of a ruling that vacated the 2007-08 men's ...
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Memphis Tigers
Federal stats show college athletes outperforming others in classroom
College athletes are continuing to graduate at a record rate. For the second consecutive year, the NCAA said Wednesday, the graduation ...
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Sypher faces new federal charges in Pitino extortion case
A federal grand jury in the Louisville has issued a superseding indictment against Karen Sypher, charging her with extortion; ...
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Louisville Cardinals
Karen Sypher
No. 1 Kansas survives Memphis in 2008 title-game rematch
Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, helping top-ranked Kansas overcome a sloppy night to hold off ...
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Kansas Jayhawks
Cole Aldrich
Memphis Tigers
Adopted as infant, family ties tug at Villanova's Reynolds
Scottie Reynolds made the most dramatic play of last season's NCAA men's basketball tournament. With a chance for Villanova to ...
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Scottie Reynolds
No. 2 Michigan State overcomes feisty Gonzaga
Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 ...
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Durrell Summers
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Michigan State Spartans
No. 13 Connecticut holds off upset-minded Hofstra
Jerome Dyson scored 23 points and No. 13 Connecticut rallied for a 76-67 victory over Hofstra on Tuesday night in the second ...
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Jerome Dyson
Connecticut Huskies
Monroe, No. 20 Georgetown eek out slim win over Temple
Greg Monroe scored on a driving layup with 6.5 seconds to play, rescuing No. 20 Georgetown from a lackluster Tuesday afternoon ...
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Greg Monroe
Purdue guard Lewis Jackson out indefinitely for foot surgery
Purdue point guard Lewis Jackson will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery Tuesday to repair a foot injury he suffered ...
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Purdue Boilermakers
Lewis Jackson
No. 23 Clemson wastes little time in dismantling Liberty
David Potter felt good from the start, early wakeup call included, and his career-best performance helped No. 22 Clemson roll ...
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David Potter
Clemson Tigers
Cal State Fullerton shocks UCLA in 2OT in Bruins' season opener
Aaron Thompson scored a career-high 22 points and Cal State Fullerton upset UCLA 68-65 in double overtime Monday night, snapping ...
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UCLA Bruins
ESPN goes around the clock with college hoops coverage
To fans who say they could watch college basketball 24 hours a day, ESPN is once again giving you that chance.
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ESPN
Wall's buzzer-beater vs. Miami (Ohio) bails out No. 5 Kentucky
Kentucky freshman John Wall scored 19 points including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining to lift the fifth-ranked ...
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Kentucky Wildcats
John Wall
Miami Hurricanes
No. 6 Villanova routs Philly Big Five rival Penn
Maalik Wayns scored 16 points, Corey Stokes, Scottie Reynolds and Taylor King each added 14 and No. 5 Villanova had no trouble ...
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Corey Stokes
Scottie Reynolds
Taylor King
Top 25: Kansas still tops; Miss. State falls out as Illinois joins in
The USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 men's basketball coaches' poll, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for ...
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ESPN
Kansas Jayhawks
Illinois Fighting Illini
Harvard upends William & Mary with buzzer-beater in triple OT
Jeremy Lin hit a three-pointer at the buzzer in triple overtime, sealing Harvard's wild 87-85 win over William & Mary in a matchup ...
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No. 9 West Virginia outlasts Loyola, Md., 83-60
Da'Sean Butler was ready when No. 9 West Virginia needed someone to stabilize a diluted lineup and soften the absence of scoring ...
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West Virginia Mountaineers
Da'Sean Butler
No. 4 Tar Heels beat Valparaiso 88-77 after close first half
Deon Thompson scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime to help No. 6 North Carolina hold off Valparaiso 88-77 on Sunday.
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Deon Thompson
James, Pittman lead the way as No. 3 Texas routs UC-Irvine
Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 3 Texas to a season-opening 89-42 victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday. Dexter ...
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Damion James
Texas Longhorns
James Brown
No. 22 Dayton overcomes visiting Creighton
Chris Johnson had a double-double on Saturday, and Chris Wright led a second-half surge that swept No. 22 Dayton to a 90-80 victory ...
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Chris Wright
No. 10 Butler struggles, manages to put away Davidson
No. 10 Butler used a 15-4 closing run to pull away from Davidson 73-62 on Saturday. The Bulldogs committed seven of their 10 ...
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McKendree coach Statham earns 1,000th career victory
Harry Statham got a congratulatory telephone call from Dean Smith in 2004, the day after he passed the North Carolina legend ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Rider uses hot three-point shooting to stun No. 19 Mississippi State
Mike Ringgold and Novar Gadson scored 21 points each, and Rider pulled off the first big upset of the season, beating No. 19 ...
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Mississippi State Bulldogs
Henry, No. 1 Kansas dominate Hofstra
One of the most anticipated seasons in Kansas' storied history got off to a high-flying start. Xavier Henry hit five three-pointers ...
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Kansas Jayhawks
Kentucky opens up Calipari era with win over Morehead State
Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fifth-ranked Wildcats opened ...
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Kentucky Wildcats
John Wall
John Calipari
Morehead State Eagles
NCAA study shows fewer athletes participate in sports gambling
The NCAA says it's heartened by findings from a new gambling study that, among other things, shows fewer college athletes betting ...
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Barnes announces he'll play hoops at North Carolina
Harrison Barnes, the most hotly recruited high school basketball talent in Iowa history, announced Friday that he will play at ...
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Iowa Hawkeyes
North Carolina Tar Heels
SUNO basketball player arrested on suspicion of rape
A basketball player for Southern University at New Orleans has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman at his apartment.
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Southern Jaguars
Rautins' seven three-pointers lead Syracuse to easy victory
Andy Rautins made seven three-pointers and scored 22 points, leading Np. 25 Syracuse past Robert Morris 100-60 on Wednesday night ...
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Andy Rautins
Syracuse Orange
For colleges waiting on Barnes, it's now 'pins and needles time'
The waiting is the hardest part. "I know it's pins and needles time right now for the people at Iowa State, and Kansas, and Oklahoma, ...
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Iowa State Cyclones
Kansas Jayhawks
Another big game for Turner as Ohio State tops James Madison
Evan Turner followed up his triple-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds and No. 17 Ohio State recovered from a listless spell ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Evan Turner
James Brown
Duke's Mason Plumlee out indefinitely with broken wrist
One of No. 8 Duke's projected starters is out indefinitely with a broken wrist. Team officials said Thursday that freshman Mason ...
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Tough offseason has Kentucky's Patterson ready to expand his game
There were days over the summer, as Patrick Patterson toiled under the tutelage of a man called "Hell's Trainer," that the University ...
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Patrick Patterson
Kentucky Wildcats
Duke's Mason Plumlee out indefinitely with broken wrist
One of No. 9 Duke's projected starters is out indefinitely with a broken wrist. Team officials said Thursday that freshman Mason ...
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For colleges waiting on Barnes, it's now 'pins and needles time'
The waiting is the hardest part. "I know it's pins and needles time right now for the people at Iowa State, and Kansas, and Oklahoma, ...
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Iowa State Cyclones
Kansas Jayhawks
Pastner steps up, brings in top class in first year at Memphis
Memphis coach Josh Pastner has been recruiting and coaching basketball since he was 16. Back then, his father, Hal, let Pastner ...
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Memphis Tigers
Josh Pastner
Grant, Fox ready to revive SEC programs amid league's hype
Somewhat lost amid the hubbub of John Calipari leaving Memphis for Kentucky this season was the arrival in the Southeastern Conference ...
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John Calipari
Memphis Tigers
Kentucky Wildcats
Hoops heavyweights spar to get Harrison Barnes on campus
Harrison Barnes stands in the middle of a tug-of-war between two of college basketball's bluebloods. Duke and North Carolina, ...
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NCAA Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels
Pastner steps up, brings in top class in first year at Memphis
Memphis coach Josh Pastner has been recruiting and coaching basketball since he was 16. Back then, his father, Hal, let Pastner ...
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