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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

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.

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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…

Middle Tenn. faces N. Texas in CUSA tourney

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Middle Tennessee (5-17, 3-13) vs. No. 3 seed North Texas (13-9, 9-5) Conference USA Conference Tourney Second Round, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee is set to face off against North Texas in the second round of the CUSA tournament. North Texas lost 65-61 to UAB on Saturday, while Middle Tennessee…

Fresno State meets NM in MWC tourney

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No. 11 seed New Mexico (6-15, 2-15) vs. No. 6 seed Fresno State (11-11, 9-11) Mountain West Conference Tournament First Round, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico is set to face off against Fresno State in the opening round of the MWC tournament. In the regular season, Fresno State won both of…

Vandy meets A&M in SEC tourney

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No. 13 seed Texas A&M (8-9, 2-8) vs. No. 12 seed Vanderbilt (8-15, 3-13) Southeastern Conference Tourney First Round, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M is set to match up against Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC tournament. Vanderbilt lost 56-46 to Mississippi in its most recent game, while Texas A&M fell…

Butler faces Xavier in Big East tourney

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No. 10 seed Butler (9-14, 8-12) vs. No. 7 seed Xavier (13-7, 6-7) Big East Conference Tourney First Round, Madison Square Garden, New York; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler and Xavier are set to do battle in the first round of the Big East tournament. Xavier swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last played each other…