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The Latest: S. Carolina says school not a target in probeLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):2:20 p.m.South Carolina's athletic director says its men's basketball program is not a target of a federal fraud and bribery scandal that led to...

Ousted Louisville coach Pitino texts: 'I miss my players'LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Ousted Louisville coach Rick Pitino tells a radio host in a text message that he is sad and misses his players as they begin practice for a season already marred by a federal probe that alleged corruption...

Storm damage forces Paradise Jam out of Virgin IslandsMIAMI (AP) The Paradise Jam basketball tournament will not be played in the U.S. Virgin Islands this year because of damage caused by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.The tournament will be played in the U.S., with a new site expected...

Clemson basketball returns home after Barcelona van attackCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's basketball team arrived back on campus, a day after a deadly van attack in Barcelona that occurred just outside their hotel.The Tigers were preparing to play their fourth and final game of a summer tour of Spain...

The Latest: Adidas puts executive in hoops probe on leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on a federal fraud and bribery scandal in college basketball (all times local):5 p.m.Apparel company Adidas has placed an executive on leave after his arrest in a fraud investigation of college basketball.The sneaker and...

AP Sports WriterBasketball ref sues Kentucky media company over harassmentBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) A college basketball referee filed a federal lawsuit against a Kentucky media company on Tuesday, accusing it of creating conditions that led to the harassment of him and his family after he worked an...

AP Sports WriterNCAA title game top scorer Booth returns healthy for NovaBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Villanova guard Phil Booth is healthy and ready to play after missing almost all of last season with a knee injury.Booth was the leading scorer in Villanova's national championship victory over North...

AP Basketball WriterGrand Canyon University opens museum to honor ColangeloBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Jerry Colangelo has been an owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. He's been an owner of indoor soccer and football teams, was executive...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Pay scale for top basketball recruits set. Now what?By TIM DAHLBERGRick Pitino accomplished at least one thing before being unceremoniously dumped by the University of Louisville.He set the going market rate for five-star prospects in college basketball.Turns out it's a cool $100,000, doled out through your...

AP Sports WriterLouisville tabs Padgett as interim replacement for PitinoBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) David Padgett understands replacing Louisville coach Rick Pitino would be difficult under any circumstance.So when Padgett arrived Friday for his introductory news conference as the Cardinals interim men's basketball coach, after ambling his...

Associated PressAdidas exec, 4 coaches charged in college bribery schemeBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men - including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches - were charged Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterDave Collette leads new-look Utah after winding roadBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) David Collette doesn't often look back at the strange, twisting road of college basketball that he's navigated the last four years. The Utah senior power forward is more focused on finishing out his...