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Couple who accused Georgia Tech's Pastner chargedORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) An Arizona couple is facing more criminal charges for allegedly trying to implicate Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner in a sexual assault, according to court records.Prosecutors in Oro Valley, where Ron Bell lives, brought additional charges against...

No NBA draft yet as forward Yves Pons returns to TennesseeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Forward Yves Pons has informed Tennessee he is returning for his senior season with the Volunteers rather than try his luck with the NBA draft.''I'm back,'' Pons announced Monday on Twitter.Pons was the Southeastern...

Texas Tech's Culver declares for NBA draft after 2 seasonsLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Big 12 player of the year Jarrett Culver has declared for the NBA draft after helping lead his hometown Texas Tech Red Raiders to the two deepest NCAA Tournament runs in school history.Culver made the announcement...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Big East votes to invite UConn to rejoinBy PAT EATON-ROBBWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The presidents of the schools in the Big East voted Monday to extend an invitation to UConn to rejoin the conference for basketball and other sports.A person with firsthand knowledge confirmed...

AP Basketball WriterConference races to heat up this week in the AP Top 25By JOHN MARSHALLThe holidays gave teams a chance to recover, recharge and reset from the first two months of the season.As the calendar flips to 2020, conference play begins for some leagues, heats up for those...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State's Christopher embracing Hurley's intensityBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Josh Christopher is blessed with prodigious basketball talent and a strong inner drive, a combination that made him one of that nation's top recruits in the class of 2020.When the five-star guard was choosing where he...

Jimerson's 22 PTs fuels hot Saint Louis past TulanePHOENIX (AP) Gibson Jimerson had 22 points as Saint Louis routed Tulane 86-62 on Sunday.Demarius Jacobs had 18 points for Saint Louis (8-1), which earned its fifth straight victory. Hasahn French added 18 points. Jordan Goodwin had 12 points for...

AP Sports WriterNew-look Virginia back to work after winning NCAA titleBy HANK KURZ Jr.Tony Bennett's first offseason as a national champion coach has come with benefits on the recruiting trail. His first season at Virginia after winning the title, however, will bring challenges.Five players who helped Virginia beat Texas...

Associated PressLawyers: Ex-NBA star Chuck Person was broke in NCAA scandalBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Lawyers for former Auburn University assistant basketball coach Chuck Person said Tuesday the 13-year NBA veteran was broke and financially desperate when he joined a bribery conspiracy that cheated young athletes by steering...

Ed Beck, part of Kentucky's 1958 NCAA title team, dies at 83LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Ed Beck, a fierce rebounder for Kentucky's 1958 NCAA championship team nicknamed the ''Fiddlin' Five,'' has died. He was 83.The school said Beck died Wednesday in Sun City, Arizona. A two-year captain for coach...

Henderson dunks twice late, Campbell surges past Ohio 63-55By Associated PressATHENS, Ohio (AP) Cedric Henderson Jr. posted 12 of his 17 points after halftime as Campbell broke open a tight game in the final two minutes and defeated Ohio 63-55 on Sunday.The second half saw 12 lead changes,...

Arkansas fetes Musselman, has high hopes for hoops programFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas has given a rousing welcome to Eric Musselman, welcoming its new men's basketball coach with a pep rally at Bud Walton Arena.Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek announced Musselman's hiring Sunday on Twitter and was on hand...