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BASKETBALL:

NBA:

BKN--ROCKETS-BULLS

CHICAGO — With star James Harden sidelined because of a a strained left hamstring, the Houston Rockets meet the Chicago Bulls. The Rockets are 1-2 since Harden was hurt. The Bulls have allowed 124 points or more in four straight games. By Andrew Seligman. UPCOMING: 600 words, with photos. Game starts at 7 p.m. CST.

BKN--SPURS-KINGS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings on Monday night host the San Antonio Spurs. UPCOMING: 650 words, with photos. Game starts at 9 p.m. CST.

COLLEGE:

BKC--T25-COLLEGE BKB POLL

Villanova's slide out of No. 1 in the AP Top 25 lasted just a week. The Wildcats returned to the top spot in Monday's poll after an upset-filled week that included losses by No. 1 Michigan State and No. 2 Duke. Villanova moveed up from third to No. 1, where it spent three weeks in December. West Virginia climbed four spots to No. 2. Virginia climbed five spots to No. 3, followed by Michigan State. Purdue and Wichita State tied for No. 5. Duke fell five spots to No. 7, followed by Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Xavier to round out the top 10. By Aaron Beard. SENT: 660 words, with photos.

BKW--T25-WOMEN'S BKB POLL

NEW YORK — Rutgers is back in The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time since 2015. The Scarlet Knights jumped into the AP Top 25 on Monday at No. 21, riding an 11-game winning streak. Rutgers (15-2) was last ranked on March 2, 2015. UConn remains a unanimous choice from the 32-member national media panel after cruised to two easy victories last week. The Huskies were followed in the rankings by Notre Dame, Louisville, Mississippi State and Baylor. By Doug Feinberg. SENT: 240 words, with photo.

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FOOTBALL:

COLLEGE:

FBC--COLLEGE HALL OF FAME

ATLANTA — Coaches Frank Beamer and Mack Brown were selected Monday for the College Football Hall of Fame, part of a class of 13 that includes former players Ed Reed and Calvin Johnson. Brown won 244 games in a 30-year head coaching career at four schools that featured 16 seasons and a national championship at Texas. Also in the class are Trevor Cobb of Rice and Matt Tjeerdsma, who coached Austin College and Northwest Missouri State. By Ralph D. Russo. SENT: 340 words, with photo.

FBC--BRILES-COACHES CONVENTION

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The American Football Coaches Association has canceled former Baylor coach Art Briles' speaking appearance at its convention this week in North Carolina. Briles was scheduled to appear Tuesday in Charlotte in a breakout session called "Standing Strong / Game Management." Briles was fired in 2016 after an external investigation by Baylor found that the school mishandled numerous sexual assault allegations by students, including some against football players. SENT: 130 words.

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OTHER:

MISSING JOURNALIST-HOUSTON

HOUSTON — A Houston sports journalist who went missing over the weekend after saying she believed she was being followed by a suspicious man was found, apparently unharmed, beneath a highway overpass and has been taken to a hospital for evaluation, police said Monday. Police said Courtney Roland, 29, was found near the shopping mall where she was last seen a day earlier. Roland covers Texas A&M athletics for Rivals, a Yahoo!-owned online publication. SENT: 250 words.

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