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AP Sports WriterLouisville to announce new athletic director TuesdayBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville plans to announce on Tuesday an interim replacement for longtime athletic director Tom Jurich, who has been placed on leave because of a federal bribery investigation.''We don't want to drag this out,'' Greg...

AP Sports WriterReturn of Barford, Macon has Hogs thinking tourney repeatBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) For much of last season, Arkansas appeared on the verge of missing the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time in six seasons under coach Mike Anderson.A late-season surge landed the Razorbacks in the...

Paradise Jam tourney moved to Liberty due after hurricanesLYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) The 2017 Paradise Jam basketball tournament has been moved to Liberty University because of hurricane damage in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Tournament organizers announced the change Friday. The eight-team tournament will be held from Nov. 17-19.The school says...

AP Sports WriterTommy Hawkins, 1st black basketball star at Notre Dame, diesBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Tommy Hawkins, the first black athlete to earn All-America honors in basketball at Notre Dame and who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during a 10-year NBA career, has died. He was...

The Latest: Auburn launches review of basketball programLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on a federal fraud and bribery scandal in college basketball (all times local):2:20 p.m.Auburn has hired a Birmingham law firm to conduct a review of the basketball program after the arrest of assistant coach Chuck Person...

The Latest: Auburn coach says behavior behind arrest wrongLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):3:45 p.m.Auburn coach Bruce Pearl says the behavior behind the arrest of his top assistant ''is unacceptable.''Pearl deflected questions beyond that on Friday as he spoke...

Louisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.Interim university President Greg Postel said at a news conference Wednesday that Jurich is on paid leave, while Pitino is...

Sex assault count dropped against ex-Creighton player WatsonOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Prosecutors have dropped a first-degree sexual assault charge against former Creighton point guard Maurice Watson after questions arose about the accuser's story.Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine announced Friday that his office had dropped the felony charge, filed earlier...

AP Sports WriterAt Harvard, education through athletics (and vice-versa)By JIMMY GOLENCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) When Harvard sophomore Seth Towns awoke in his riverside dorm room Wednesday morning, he had options.He could work out at the gym to prepare for the upcoming Ivy League basketball season. He could slog downstairs...

Hall-of-Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hall-of-Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun is coming out of retirement to help build a new Division III program at the University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut.The school of 2,500 students, which will begin admitting men next fall,...

The Latest: Louisville puts coach Pitino, AD on leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on a federal fraud and bribery scandal in college basketball (all times local):1:15 p.m.Louisville has placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.Jurich is on paid...

Hall-of-Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hall-of-Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun is coming out of retirement to help build a new Division III program at the University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut.The school of 2,500 students, which will begin admitting men next fall,...