Here is the latest Big 12 Conference sports news from The Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Tis the season for holiday basketball tournaments, and some powerhouse programs are on a collision course. Top-ranked Duke is joined by No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 8 Auburn in the Maui Invitational, while second-ranked Kansas could face No. 5 Tennessee if both win semifinal games in the NIT Season Tip-Off.

UNDATED (AP) — Texas defensive end Breckyn Hager has been publicly reprimanded by the Big 12 for violating the conference's sportsmanship and ethical conduct policy after he made a disparaging joke about Oklahoma to a reporter after the Longhorns' last game. Conference rules prohibit coaches, student-athletes, athletic department staff and university personnel from making negative comments about other member institutions.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It has been more than a decade since anybody paid much attention to the Kansas football program this time of year. Les Miles has changed all that after his hiring Sunday. The national championship-winning coach has energized the Jayhawks' fan base. His task now will be to build a program worthy of the enthusiasm. Kansas has just six wins the past three seasons.

UNDATED (AP) — Duke and Kansas remained entrenched atop the AP Top 25 on Monday, while Villanova and Syracuse tumbled all the way out after each lost a pair of games. The reigning national champion Wildcats lost to Michigan in a title rematch before losing to Furman, while the Orange lost both their games at the 2K Classic.

NEW YORK (AP) — South Carolina's run in the top 10 in women's hoops is over. The Gamecocks fell out of the first 10 teams in the AP women's basketball poll on Monday after being ranked that high for the past 89 consecutive weeks dating back to 2014. The top six teams remained unchanged with Notre Dame a unanimous No. 1 pick. The Irish were followed by UConn, Oregon, Baylor, Louisville and Mississippi State.

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