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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 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 Basketball WriterCorruption scandal threatens eligibility for college playersBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The federal fraud and bribery scandal that has shaken college basketball has left a key lingering question of what will happen to recruits who received money linked to attending certain schools.It could mean the permanent...

St. John's Wilson transfers to UConn, seeks waiver to playSTORRS, Conn. (AP) St. John's recruit Sidney Wilson has transferred to UConn and the Huskies are seeking a waiver that would allow him to play this season.The 6-foot-7 freshman with a 7-foot wingspan enrolled in summer school classes at...

Syracuse's Taurean Thompson taking leave of absenceSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse's Taurean Thompson, who had a solid freshman season for the Orange, is taking a leave of absence from the university, coach Jim Boeheim announced Monday in a brief statement.''My understanding is he wants to go to school closer...

AP Sports WriterHall-of-Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephBy PAT EATON-ROBBWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jim Calhoun says he tried, but just couldn't get rid of the itch to coach basketball.Almost exactly five years after announcing his retirement from UConn, the 75-year-old Hall-of-Famer started work Thursday at the...

Alabama gives hoops coach Avery Johnson 2-year extensionTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson has received a two-year contract extension through 2023.The board of trustees' compensation committee approved the extension on Friday. Johnson will receive $2.9 million annually under the six-year deal.The Tide hasn't made the NCAA...

AP Sports WriterPearl, Auburn face cloud of uncertainty as season approachesBy JOHN ZENORBruce Pearl's efforts to infuse a once-moribund Auburn basketball program have been derailed after his associate head coach's arrest as part of a nationwide federal bribery investigation of college basketball.Chuck Person, one of the greatest players in...

West Virginia's Ahmad ineligible for first half of seasonMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia forward Esa Ahmad must sit out the first half of the 2017-18 season after failing to meet NCAA eligibility requirements.West Virginia announced the move in a statement Tuesday.As a sophomore, Ahmad was second in scoring...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Bruce Pearl deflects questions on corruption caseBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl wanted to talk about his team, the season and anything but the federal investigation that has ensnared his top assistant and engulfed the sport.Pearl would only say Friday...

Associated PressAdidas exec and 9 others 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...

Associated PressNCAA assistant coaches among 10 facing corruption chargesBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) Four assistant basketball coaches from Arizona, Auburn, the University of Southern California and Oklahoma State were among those arrested on federal corruption charges Tuesday after they were caught taking thousands of dollars...