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Police: Coach held after disturbance involving team membersSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) Police say a University of Rhode Island assistant basketball coach has been arrested at a concert following a disturbance involving team members.WPRI-TV reports Tyron Boswell faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The university says...

AP Sports WriterEmery, Haws looking to lead BYU back to NCAA TournamentBy KAREEM COPELANDPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU guard Nick Emery seemed to have a different tone on the eve of the 2017-18 basketball season. The young, brash and sometimes defiant personality looks to have mellowed some as he...

Report: Draymond Green's FaceTime caught NCAA's attentionEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A FaceTime chat a couple years ago involving Draymond Green and a star Michigan State recruit reportedly caught the attention of the NCAA.The Detroit Free Press reported Friday that Green used FaceTime to talk to Miles Bridges from...

AP Sports WriterMartin not surprised by alleged corruption in college hoopsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ?? South Carolina coach Frank Martin isn't surprised by allegations of corruption in college basketball, though he was stunned one of his friends and former assistants was among the 10 arrested in the national...

AP Sports WriterMartin not surprised by alleged corruption in college hoopsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina coach Frank Martin isn't surprised by allegations of corruption in college basketball, though he was stunned one of his friends and former assistants was among the 10 arrested in the national...

AP Basketball WriterBlockbuster arrests not shocking to college hoops followersBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Top-level basketball recruits played in gyms across Las Vegas over the summer, their final shot to impress college coaches during a live-recruiting period.Around the same time in July, an undercover FBI agent was in a...

AP Sports WriterSC coach Frank Martin eager to build on Final Four runBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Frank Martin is excited to watch his Gamecocks try to build on their surprise run to the Final Four, even without many of the headliners who led them...

ESPN's annual tip-off marathon won't happen this seasonBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) There will be no 24-hour basketball marathon on ESPN to mark the start of the college season this year.The broadcasting giant says the annual event, which ran for nine seasons, presented programming challenges and won't be part of...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate men's basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Neither Fair nor Johnson have participated in practices...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate men's basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Neither Fair nor Johnson have participated in practices...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma St. coach Boynton deals with distractionsBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had plenty to deal with as a new head coach before lead assistant Lamont Evans got caught in a scandal.Evans was among those charged with corruption and bribery last month....

AP Basketball WriterKatrina evacuee Hicks takes the long road to DI basketballBy by JOHN MARSHALLSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The floodwaters' power erased the carpet on the lower half of the stairs, leaving nothing but exposed wood and nails. Mildew covered what was left downstairs, and a pungent, decaying smell...