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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...

NCAA punishes Pacific men's basketball for violationsSTOCKTON, Calif. (AP) The men's basketball team at Pacific has been punished by the NCAA for academic and recruiting violations under former coach Ron Verlin.The NCAA said Wednesday that Verlin failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance when he violated academic misconduct...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Bruce Pearl deflects questions on corruption caseBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl didn't say much Friday when repeatedly asked about the nationwide federal investigation that has engulfed the sport.Pearl would only say the behavior that led to the arrest of...

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,...

AP Sports WriterLouisville names Vince Tyra as acting athletic directorBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Vince Tyra hopes to add some continuity to an unstable situation, no matter how long - or brief - his time is as Louisville's acting athletic director.The university foundation board member Tuesday was...