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3 dead, 2 injured after shooting in Kansas college townLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Gunfire erupted early Sunday in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town, leaving three people dead and two wounded, police said.The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. not far from police headquarters in Lawrence, in...

Arizona's Miller breaks silence following FBI probeTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona coach Sean Miller has finally spoken about the federal case involving one of his assistant coaches.Miller issued a statement through the school saying he was devastated by the arrest of assistant coach Emanuel Richardson on bribery charges last...

Louisville board to meet to hear about corruption probeLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville's governing board has called a meeting for Monday, and a spokesman says its members are due to hear about a federal corruption investigation involving college basketball.University spokesman John Karman tells The Courier-Journal it's possible the board...

Associated PressNCAA assistant coaches among 10 accused of fraud, corruptionBy 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...

UNC team skipping White House visit due to schedule conflictCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's national championship men's basketball team will not visit the White House because of a scheduling conflict.Team spokesman Steve Kirschner said Saturday that Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams and the players were willing...

Arizona to honor former basketball coach Olson with statueTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona says it will honor former Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson with a statue on campus.Athletic director Dave Heeke announced Tuesday that the project will cost about $300,000 and construction is scheduled to be completed next March.The...

AP Sports WriterUConn's 8 newcomers already competing for playing timeBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) The competition to earn playing time is already in high gear at UConn, where eight newcomers have joined the Huskies.So far, it's been just pickup games, limited workouts with coaches and on Thursday, their...

AP Sports WriterNCAA title game top scorer Booth returns healthy for NovaBy DAN GELSTONVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Phil Booth can live with hitting only Villanova's second-biggest buzzer beater in a national championship game.Let's throw it back to April 2016 in Houston.''Five seconds to go in the half. Booth. He...

The Latest: Miami coach claims no involvement in fraud probeLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on a federal fraud and bribery scandal in college basketball (all times local):3 p.m.An attorney for Miami coach Jim Larranaga says Larranaga has no involvement with any accusations in a federal probe of college...

The Latest: Auburn suspends coach accused of taking bribeNEW YORK (AP) The Latest on fraud and corruption charges announced against people associated with college basketball (all times local):3:10 p.m.Auburn University says it has suspended an assistant coach accused of taking a $50,000 bribe in exchange for steering a...

The Latest: Pitino says he didn't know of money to recruitsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):6:30 p.m.Louisville coach Rick Pitino says he was unaware of any payments to recruits but takes responsibility for his decisions.Pitino issued a written statement...

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...