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Garza repeats as Big Ten player of year; Howard top coach

By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer

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Iowa’s Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten for the second year in a row and Michigan’s Juwan Howard is coach of the year. Garza won a split vote with Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu after being a unanimous pick in 2020. Garza and Dosunmu were unanimous choices for for spots on the AP’s All-Big Ten team in voting of 15 media members. Joining Garza and Dosunmu on the first team are Minnesota’s Marcus Carr, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis and Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell. Michigan’s Hunter Dickson is newcomer of the year.

Duarte voted Pac-12 player of year, Mobley is the newcomer

By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer

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Oregon’s Chris Duarte is The Associated Press player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference and Southern California’s Evan Mobley is the newcomer of the year. Southern California’s Andy Enfield was named coach of the year on a team chosen by a panel of writers who cover the conference. Duarte is a senior guard from the Dominican Republic who was the Pac-12′s third-leading scorer at 17.3 points per game. He helped lead the Ducks to their second straight Pac-12 regular-season title. Mobley was a dominant force during his freshman year, averaging 16.1 points per game while leading the conference with 8.4 rebounds per game.

Miss. St., Kentucky meet in SEC 2nd round

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No. 9 seed Mississippi State (14-13, 8-10) vs. No. 8 seed Kentucky (9-15, 8-9) Southeastern Conference Tourney Second Round, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 12 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State is set to match up against Kentucky in the second round of the SEC tourney. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Jan. 2, when the…

Ball State faces Toledo in MAC quarters

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No. 8 seed Ball State (10-12, 8-9) vs. No. 1 seed Toledo (20-7, 15-4) Mid-American Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ball State is set to match up against Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last met on…

Oklahoma St. meets WVU in Big 12 quarters

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No. 5 seed Oklahoma State (18-7, 11-7) vs. No. 4 seed West Virginia (18-8, 11-6) Big 12 Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 11:30 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the Big 12 semifinals is up for grabs as Oklahoma State and West Virginia prepare to do battle. The teams split the regular season series at…

Maryland faces Michigan State in Big Ten tourney

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No. 9 seed Michigan State (15-11, 9-11) vs. No. 8 seed Maryland (15-12, 9-11) Big Ten Tourney Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Thursday, 11:30 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Michigan State is set to take on Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 28, when the…

Butler did it: Baylor guard named AP Big 12 player of year

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - AP Sports Writer

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Baylor guard Jared Butler is The Associated Press Big 12 men’s basketball player of the year after helping the Bears win their first conference title. He is averaging 17.1 points a game while leading the league in 3-point shooting and steals. The others named AP Big 12 first-team are Oklahoma State freshman Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma senior Austin Reaves, West Virginia junior forward Derek Culver and Texas Tech junior Mac McClung . Baylor’s Scott Drew is the top coach for the second season in a row. Cunningham is the league’s top newcomer.

Update on the latest sports

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Gonzaga can go into tournament undefeated with win tonight LAS VEGAS (AP) — With one more win, Gonzaga will enter the NCAA Tournament undefeated. That win could come tonight when Gonzaga faces BYU in the championship game of the West Coast Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. The Zags are 25-and-0 after Monday night’s win over Saint Mary’s. Gonzaga…

BYU faces Gonzaga in WCC finals

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Brigham Young (20-5, 11-3) vs. No. 1 seed Gonzaga (25-0, 16-0) West Coast Conference Tourney Championship, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brigham Young and Gonzaga are prepared to match up in the Championship of the WCC tournament. In the regular season, Gonzaga won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last played each other on…

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL-MILES-KANSAS Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU UNDATED (AP) — Les Miles is out as Kansas’ head football coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU. Last week, LSU released a 148-page review by a law firm about the university’s handling of sexual…