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Zach Edey scored 18 points and No. 1 Purdue avoided a letdown, breezing past Jacksonville 100-57 on Thursday night. Lance Jones had 16 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 and Myles Colvin had 11 for the Boilermakers (11-1), who won their fourth straight — including last Saturday’s win over then-No. 1 Arizona that allowed them to regain the top ranking. “I’m proud of our guys to bounce back from emotional state and kind of keep a purpose,” Purdue coach Matt Pa...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 18 points and No. 1 Purdue breezed past Jacksonville 100-57 on Thursday night. Lance Jones had 16 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 and Myles Colvin had 11 for the Boilermakers (11-1), who won their fourth straight — including last Saturday’s win over then-No. 1 Arizona that allowed them to regain […]

Arizona and Alabama traded missed shots and turnovers, neither able to get much of an offensive flow in an unfamiliar arena. The Wildcats turned up the defensive pressure in the second half, sparking the offense in a run that changed the game. Oumar Ballo had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Pelle Larsson added 16 points and No. 4 Arizona used a massive second-half run to beat Alabama 87-74 on Wednesday night in the Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series.

Kim English, like Ed Cooley before him, sent Shaka Smart and No. 6 Marquette home from Providence with a loss. Devin Carter had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the Friars to a 72-57 victory Tuesday night — the third time in five seasons the unranked Friars have beaten a Golden Eagles team in The Associated Press Top 25. “There’s a humility that you have to have coming into a place like this, and an environment like this,” Smart said after falling to 0-3 in Prov...

Kolek worked hard for his 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists in front of friends and family who made the short drive from his Cumberland home.

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Utah football: David Braun was in Salt Lake City a few years ago to do professional development around Utah’s staff, an experience that left an impression on the first-year head coach.

Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith combined for 53 points in No. 3 Purdues win over No. 1 Arizona.

Luke DeCock’s Week 6 ballot: Houston’s getting at least one No. 1 vote.

Troy hired Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker to be its next head coach on Monday. Parker, 42, will replace Jon Sumrall, who left Troy earlier this month after two successful seasons to become head coach at Tulane. With Troy filling its vacancy, all head coach jobs in Division I's Bowl Subdivision are filled.