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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...

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...

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...