The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. RecordPtsPrv1. Purdue (60)13-0152412. Houston14-1141733. Kansas12-1135144. UConn (1)14-1134225. Arizona13-1133456. Texas12-1118567. Alabama11-2113288. Tennessee11-2111479. Gonzaga12-310031010. UCLA13-29931111. Virginia10-29261312. Miami13-18141413. Arkansas11-2717914. Wisconsin10-26391515. Indiana10-35581616.…

Senior Kobe Brown (Huntsville, Ala.) added another weekly honor on Tuesday, earning SEC Player of the Week accolades after a record-setting performance against No. 16 Illinois.  Also named the Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week, Brown poured in 31 points against rival Illinois to go with eight assists, five rebounds and four steals.…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kobe Brown set career highs with 31 points and eight assists, and D’Moi Hodge added 20 points to lead Missouri to a 93-71 upset of No. 16 Illinois in their annual neutral site contest Thursday night. Brown’s 31 points were the most in school history against Illinois. Terrence Shannon Jr scored…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had three goals for his first career hat trick and had an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Monday night. Robert Thomas had a power-play goal and an assist, and Nathan Walker scored his first goal of the season for the Blues,…

ST. LOUIS – All five Saint Louis starters scored in double figures as the Billikens rallied from nine points down in the second half to register an 83-75 win over Drake Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena.  The Billikens snapped a two-game skid and moved to 8-4 overall on the season. Drake, the Missouri Valley Conference…