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AP College Sports WriterNCAA approves plan for basketball players to access coachesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a plan to allow college basketball players to start working with their coaches for the first time since the pandemic wiped out March Madness.The summer access period...

Former Ohio, Western Carolina hoops coach Larry Hunter diesCARY, N.C. (AP) Former Ohio and Western Carolina coach Larry Hunter has died.Western Carolina spokesman Daniel Hooker said Hunter's wife Mary told him the coach died Friday at a Cary hospital after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. He...

The PURDUE and the OHIO ST will both be gunning for a victory on 1/19/2021 at 6:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PURDUE vs OHIO ST When: 1/19/2021 6:30 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 605 PURDUE -5 (-110) 136.5 (-110) 175 -210 606 OHIO ST TV: 6:30 PM LINE: -5 PREDICTION: OHIO ST , PURDUE Oddsmakers currently have the OHIO ST listed as -5...

Loyola Marymount rolls past Cal State-LA 87-66LOS ANGELES (AP) Eli Scott scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds and sophomore Mattias Markusson and freshman Zafir Williams notched career-high point totals as Loyola Marymount breezed to an 87-66 win over Division II-member Cal State-Los Angeles on...

Horvath scores 21 to lift UMBC over St. Mary's (Md.) 79-57BALTIMORE (AP) Brandon Horvath had 21 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and four assists as Maryland-Baltimore County routed Division III member St. Mary's (Md.) 79-57 on Wednesday.Tied at 33 at halftime, UMBC went on an 11-3 run to...

The Associated PressStevens sets BJC record in win over NorthwesternBy TRAVIS JOHNSONUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Lamar Stevens set a Bryce Jordan Center record with 14 field goals and scored 16 of a career-high 30 points in the first half to lead Penn State over Northwestern 78-63 on Friday.Mike...

LSU top assistant Greg Heiar leaving men's basketball staffBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU associate head basketball coach Greg Heiar is leaving the staff, he announced on social media Thursday.Heiar left Wichita State to join LSU as an assistant when current Tigers head coach Will Wade took over in...

Former Western Michigan basketball player cleared of murderKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A jury has acquitted a former Western Michigan basketball player of murder in the shooting death of a fellow student but convicted him of armed robbery and a weapons charge.The Kalamazoo County jury deliberated two days before returning...

The FRESNO ST and the NEVADA will both be gunning for a victory on 1/17/2021 at 4:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. FRESNO ST vs NEVADA When: 1/17/2021 4:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 825 FRESNO ST -7 (-110) 135 (-110) 220 -300 826 NEVADA TV: 4:00 PM LINE: -7 PREDICTION: NEVADA , FRESNO ST Oddsmakers currently have the NEVADA listed as -7 point...

SC State player in fair condition after collapse on courtRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A South Carolina State player collapsed on the court and was taken to a hospital during the first half of the Bulldogs' 103-71 loss at North Carolina State on Saturday.A spokeswoman for Rex Hospital said Solomon...

Iowa loses sophomore forward Jack Nunge to a torn ACLIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa sophomore forward Jack Nune is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee.Nunge suffered the injury while driving to the basket late in the first half of Sunday's 85-59 win...

Western Kentucky raises Stansbury's base salary to $650,000BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky has raised coach Rick Stansbury's base annual salary to $650,000, which athletic director Todd Stewart says places him second among Conference USA coaches.Stansbury's buyout was also increased $250,000 to $1 million in an addendum announced...