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Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tourney from IdahoBOISE, Idaho (AP) Groups that advocate for civil rights and women’s rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move 2021 men’s basketball tournament games out of Idaho after the state passed a law banning transgender women...

Baylor moving forward with plans for new basketball facilityWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor is moving forward with plans to build a new basketball facility on the banks of Brazos River.Athletic director Mack Rhoades said Tuesday that a portion of a record $100 million gift from an anonymous donor to...

Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year postseason banTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case.Arizona was accused of nine counts of misconduct, including five Level I violations, in a Notice of Allegations sent by the...

AP Sports WriterMemphis, Wiseman have 1 more game, then it’s back to courtBy TERESA M. WALKERJames Wiseman has one more game before heading back to court with his attorneys as they take on the NCAA in a high-stakes battle to keep the 7-foot-1 freshman playing in what could be...

Students charged with stealing pieces of basketball courtRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Five students are charged with stealing wooden panels of North Carolina State University's former basketball court.News outlets report masked men entered Reynolds Coliseum on Dec. 7 and stole two of the panels from a storage area. Pieces of...

UNC: Pinson out indefinitely with broken bone in right footCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina junior swingman Theo Pinson is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot.In a news release Friday, the school said Pinson was hurt in practice this week. UNC says a treatment...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse returning after weeks-long, virus-related hiatusBy JOHN KEKISBarring another last-minute change, Syracuse will return to the basketball court on Wednesday night after a COVID-19 pause that lasted nearly three weeks. Coach Jim Boeheim is ready to roll.''It's no fun not playing,'' Boeheim said on a Zoom call...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The only positive coach Mike Brey remembers about Notre Dame's first trip to play at Duke as an Atlantic Coast Conference member was the emergence of guard Demetrius Jackson as a leader.The Irish, who went on to win the ACC title last year, were...

AP Basketball WriterKentucky's 2012 college hoops team voted best of decadeBy JOHN MARSHALLThe decade of college basketball started with Duke outlasting Butler in an epic national title game and ended with Virginia earning redemption after being on the wrong side of history the year before.Two great teams, but were...

AP Basketball WriterACC coaches back idea of all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA tourneyBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball coaches are pushing the idea of having next year's NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I.Numerous league schools and coaches released statements Wednesday...

Alabama gives hoops coach Avery Johnson 2-year extensionTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson has received a two-year contract extension through 2023.The board of trustees' compensation committee approved the extension Friday. Johnson will receive $2.9 million annually under the six-year deal, up from about $2.8 million.The former...

AP Sports WriterBolden leads South Carolina past No. 9 Virginia, 70-59By HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Jair Bolden scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and A.J. Lawson had 10 of his 14 in the second to help South Carolina beat No. 9 Virginia 70-59...