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CSU Northridge beats San Diego Christian, snaps 11-game skidLOS ANGELES (AP) Tavrion Dawson poured in a career-high 33 points and Micheal Warren added a season-high 22 as CSU Northridge snapped an 11-game skid with a 93-63 win over NAIA San Diego Christian on Wednesday night.Both of the Matadors...

AP Sports WriterNCAA accuses Louisville over escort allegationsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA accused Louisville of four violations stemming from its investigation into allegations that a former basketball staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players.The governing body's report Thursday does not...

Associated PressIllinois rebuilding program, hopes new recruits can helpBy TERRY TOWERYCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois is counting on a youth movement built around two four-star recruits and the health of highly touted sophomore guard Da'Monte Williams to resurrect a program that last year managed just four Big Ten wins.The...

College basketball coach pleads no contest in concert fightSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) An assistant basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor in connection with a fight involving team members at an on-campus concert.The Providence Journal reports that Tyron Boswell pleaded...

Parents of man killed by punch say condolences 'too late'NEW YORK (AP) The parents of a Florida man who died after he was punched by an assistant basketball coach at Wake Forest University said Friday they don't accept the coach's condolences.Bob and Donna Kent told NBC's ''Today'' show...

Oregon Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressOREGONLast season: Oregon went 31-7 and finished first in the Pac-12.Nickname: Ducks.Coach: Dana Altman.Conference: Pac-12.Who's gone: F Elgin Cook, F Dwayne Benjamin.Who's back: The Ducks return four starters from last season's team that went to the Elite Eight, F Dillon Brooks, G Tyler Dorsey,...

Maryland basketball team adds Alabama transfer Galin SmithCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The Maryland men's basketball team has signed forward Galin Smith, who appeared in 94 games over the past three seasons at Alabama.The 6-foot-9 Smith has one year of eligibility remaining, effective immediately.Smith had 20 starts with the...

North Texas wins 67-57 for 8th straight victoryDENTON, Texas (AP) Zachary Simmons had 16 points and Javion Hamlet 14 as North Texas won its eighth consecutive game, topping UTEP 67-57 on Saturday.North Texas, atop the Conference USA standings, is 8-1 in league play for the first time since...

The Latest: UNC's Williams says Pinson has foot surgeryCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest from Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):---4:10 p.m.North Carolina coach Roy Williams says junior swingman Theo Pinson had foot surgery Wednesday.The school announced last week that Pinson was out...

AP Sports WriterCam Lard rejoins Iowa State hoops team after wellness centerBy LUKE MEREDITHANKENY, Iowa (AP) Forward Cameron Lard is back in Iowa State's good graces and coach Steve Prohm is hopeful things will stay that way.Prohm said Thursday that Lard, who enrolled at a wellness center in...

Prep recruit Jahvon Quinerly retracts commitment to ArizonaTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Top high school recruit Jahvon Quinerly has retracted his commitment to Arizona less than a month after a Wildcats assistant coach was arrested in a federal probe.Quinerly said through his Twitter account Friday that he and his family...

Miller Time: Indiana coach cashes in with $24 million dealINDIANAPOLIS (AP) New Indiana coach Archie Miller will make $24 million under his seven-year deal - and potentially even more in bonuses.Miller accepted the job in March, but the athletic department didn't announce details of the contract until Tuesday.He...