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AP POLL ALERT: Kansas, Villanova, UCLA and Gonzaga stay Nos. 1-4 in men's hoops; Maryland returns to rankings, Miami out

NEW YORK (AP) AP POLL ALERT: Kansas, Villanova, UCLA and Gonzaga stay Nos. 1-4 in men's hoops; Maryland returns to rankings, Miami out.

MARCH 6, 2017

No. 4 Gonzaga, Santa Clara could be without key players (Mar 06, 2017)

Injury concerns for both Gonzaga and Santa Clara are a subplot to their semifinal matchup Monday in the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Casino in Las Vegas.

MARCH 6, 2017

No. 20 Saint Mary's beats Portland 81-58 in WCC quarterfinal (Mar 04, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) A stumbling Emmett Naar appeared headed for a wipeout when he suddenly regained his balance, eluded a defender and delivere...

MARCH 5, 2017

No. 4 Gonzaga recovers from 1st loss, routs Pacific 82-50 (Mar 04, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) The focus for a week was on Gonzaga's first loss of the season. Minutes after the Bulldogs bounced back with a convincing v...

MARCH 5, 2017

Mika, Emery help BYU outlast LMU to reach WCC semis (Mar 04, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) Eric Mika scored 25 points, Nick Emery added 21, and BYU outlasted Loyola Marymount for an 89-81 win in the West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Satur...

MARCH 5, 2017

Santa Clara beats San Francisco behind Brownridge's 28 (Mar 04, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) Jared Brownridge scored 28 points, including 11 of 11 at the free-throw line, and Santa Clara pulled away from San Francisco in the final minute to win 76-69 in th...

MARCH 5, 2017

No. 4 Gonzaga takes on Pacific in WCC tourney after lone loss (Mar 04, 2017)

By the time No. 4 Gonzaga takes the court to play Pacific in Saturday's West Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals in Las Vegas, the Bulldogs will have had seven days to stew...

MARCH 4, 2017

No. 20 Saint Mary's faces upset-minded Portland in WCC (Mar 04, 2017)

No. 20-ranked Saint Mary's has one potential last stand against Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference with the league's tournament underway at the Orleans Center in Las Vegas.

MARCH 4, 2017

Portland takes first-round win in WCC Tournament (Mar 03, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) Jazz Johnson scored 17 points and Portland, which lost its last 16 conference games, beat San Diego 60-55 on Friday night i...

MARCH 4, 2017

Pacific fends off Pepperdine with an 89-84 WCC tourney win (Mar 03, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) Ray Bowles scored 26 points and made 11 for 12 foul shots and Pacific withstood a career-high 41 points from Pepperdine's Lamond Murray Jr. for an 89-84 win Friday...

MARCH 4, 2017

Mark Few's focus fuels Gonzaga's consistent success

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Fly fishing is a puzzle, the solution ever-changing, even on the same stretch of water.

MARCH 3, 2017

AP POLL ALERT: Kansas is new No. 1 in men's hoops; Gonzaga falls to No. 4 after loss to BYU; UCLA, North Carolina rise

NEW YORK (AP) AP POLL ALERT: Kansas is new No. 1 in men's hoops; Gonzaga falls to No. 4 after loss to BYU; UCLA, North Carolina rise.

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Top 25 REWIND: Top-ranked Gonzaga to fall after loss to BYU

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Top-ranked Gonzaga had an undefeated regular season in its sights, facing a 20-point underdog in the final game at The...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Mika leads BYU to upset of No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71 (Feb 25, 2017)

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Top-ranked Gonzaga's quest to go undefeated this season ended under a barrage of baskets by BYU's Eric Mika on Saturda...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

No. 20 Saint Mary's holds off Santa Clara in WCC finale (Feb 25, 2017)

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) Having the second-stingiest scoring defense in the country has turned out to be quite a luxury for No. 20 Saint Mary's...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Brown jumper gives Loyola Marymount 67-66 win over Pacific (Feb 25, 2017)

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Brandon Brown sank a jumper with 26 seconds remaining to give Loyola Marymount a 67-66 win over Pacific on Saturday night in a regular-season finale for bot...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

BYU upsets No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71, ending the Bulldogs' bid for perfect season

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) BYU upsets No. 1 Gonzaga 79-71, ending the Bulldogs' bid for perfect season.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

San Diego beats pesky Portland 85-82 behind Carter's 21 pts (Feb 25, 2017)

SAN DIEGO (AP) Olin Carter III scored 21 points and Cameron Neubauer had 18 points and San Diego outlasted Portland's comeback attempt with an 85-82 win on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Foster hits 22, San Francisco tops Pepperdine for 20th win (Feb 25, 2017)

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Chase Foster matched his career high with 22 points and San Francisco ended the regular season with 20 wins after a 76-65 defeat of short-handed Pepperdine on...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Plenty at stake when Saint Mary's hosts Santa Clara (Feb 25, 2017)

No. 20 Saint Mary's does not want to jeopardize its chances of getting an NCAA tournament berth, and Santa Clara wants to achieve its highest West Coast Conference finish in 10 ye...

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

No. 1 Gonzaga can wrap up perfect season (Feb 25, 2017)

One more win against BYU on Saturday and top-ranked Gonzaga will go unbeaten in the regular season and head into the postseason bent on capturing the West Coast Conference tournam...

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Przemek Karnowski steadying presence for top-ranked Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) When No. 1 Gonzaga tries to complete an undefeated regular season on Saturday, perhaps no player will be more valuable...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

No. 1 Gonzaga routes San Diego, 96-38

No. 1 Gonzaga showed no mercy in 96-38 win over San diego

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Landale leads No. 20 Saint Mary's over Pepperdine (Feb 23, 2017)

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Saint Mary's Jock Landale had a distinct height advantage against Pepperdine, and the only thing that slowed him was a...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017