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AP Basketball WriterTop Flyer: Dayton's Obi Toppin leads AP All-American teamBy JOHN MARSHALLThe college basketball season came to an emphatic, dramatic end with the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament. The dream of playing under the bright lights of March Madness, of possibly hoisting a national championship trophy, wiped out...

Patrick Nero resigns as AD at George Washington UniversityWASHINGTON (AP) George Washington University athletic director Patrick Nero is resigning after nearly seven years and will leave the job on Dec. 31.Monday's announcement of Nero's departure comes 15 months after GW fired men's basketball coach Mike Lonergan following an...

AP Sports WriterIceland's 'basketball family' chasing dreams at US collegesBy ERIC OLSONThorir Thorbjarnarson is one of the key pieces in Fred Hoiberg's building project at Nebraska.Jon Axel Gudmundsson of Davidson was the Atlantic 10 player of the year last season and has filled up box scores in his career...

AP Sports WriterXavier guard Edmond Sumner out for season with torn ACLBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier point guard Edmond Sumner will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.An MRI on Monday confirmed a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He...

Arkansas reinstates F Reggie Chaney after 3-game suspensionBy The Associated PressFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas has reinstated sophomore forward Reggie Chaney in time for Tuesday night’s game against Texas Southern.Initially, Chaney was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said in the release that Chaney “has...

Pitt, WVU extend basketball 'Backyard Brawl' 2 more seasonsPITTSBURGH (AP) The basketball version of the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry between West Virginia and Pittsburgh has been extended through the 2022-23 season.The colleges separated by 75 miles have played 187 times since first meeting in 1906, with West Virginia holding...

AP Sports WriterKing, defense help No. 9 Hurricanes beat Blue Devils 48-0By AARON BEARDDURHAM, N.C. (AP) D'Eriq King threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to help No. 9 Miami beat Duke 48-0 on Saturday night in the Hurricanes' return from a two-week pause amid coronavirus...

Wake Forest places basketball assistant on leave after punchNEW YORK (AP) Wake Forest University has placed an assistant basketball coach on leave after police said he punched a New York City tourist who later died.Athletic director Ron Wellman said in a statement Friday that he spoke with assistant...

Kentucky tries to snap pre-SEC skid against LouisvilleBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Southeastern Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: Kentucky at Louisville, though there's scant competition. The Wildcats have dropped five games in a row for the first time since John Calipari took over in...

The Latest: Fouls piling up for Florida vs. South CarolinaBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4 p.m.Florida was called for seven fouls in the first 5 minutes of the second half, putting South Carolina in the bonus for 15 minutes....

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kentucky without point guard Ashton Hagans at FloridaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 6 Kentucky will be without starting point guard Ashton Hagans at Florida on Saturday.Coach John Calipari made the announcement on Twitter about an hour before tipoff.''Ashton did not make the trip...

Tulane basketball player charged with murder in GeorgiaMCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) A Tulane University basketball player who recently declared for the NBA draft is charged with murder and other counts in a Georgia slaying.Teshaun Hightower, who led the Green Wave in scoring last season, was booked into jail Saturday...