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AP Sports WriterTennessee believes getting younger doesn't mean rebuildingBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee finally is opening a season without adapting to a coaching change, and yet the Volunteers are still starting over in a certain respect.Just don't try telling them that.Even with nine players on the roster...

LAS VEGAS (AP) The NCAA altered its timeout rules before the 2015-16 season, making it so coaches could no longer call one in live-ball situations. The rule was designed to help speed up play and shift the emphasis of the game to the players. This season, the NCAA has tweaked the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A frustrated Rick Pitino said the NCAA has not interviewed him about an escort's book allegations of sex parties at Louisville players' dormitory and doesn't believe the scandal will be resolved until summer.At the end of Friday's news conference previewing Louisville's Atlantic Coast Conference opener...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Michigan State's Denzel Valentine started the first week of the season with a triple-double in a marquee matchup, while North Carolina's Brice Johnson and Oklahoma's Buddy Hield had their own huge performances once conference play began.And LSU versatile freshman Ben Simmons has been putting up...

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...

Associated PressNo. 21 Texas starts season short with injury, suspensionsBy MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Shaka Smart will start his second season as Texas coach a bit short-handed.Mareik Isom, a senior forward expected to be an important reserve, will miss a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a...

Boilermakers announce guard Ryan Cline suspended for 3 gamesWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue coach Matt Painter has suspended sophomore guard Ryan Cline for the first three games of the season.In a statement issued by the athletic department, Painter said Cline would sit out for violating team rules. Painter...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) TCU guard Hudson Price is transferring to Charlotte to play for his father, former NBA star Mark Price.Hudson Price will have to sit out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He has two years of eligibility left.Mark Price said in a press release...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State director of basketball operations Kevin Pauga is becoming an assistant athletic director.The school announced a number of changes within the athletic department Saturday, including Pauga's move to a position as an assistant athletic director for administration. He has been director of men's...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia basketball player J.J. Frazier has been released from jail following his arrest on driving charges.The Athens-Clarke County jail's web site shows he was booked early Sunday and released 45 minutes later after posting a combined $2,000 bond. The misdemeanor charges were for improper driving...

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin men's basketball coach Bo Ryan now says he's ''not totally sure'' about whether he will retire after next season.Post-Crescent Media reported Thursday (http://tinyurl.com/nwzxnhx ) that Ryan kept the door open to delaying retirement at an appearance at the U.S. Venture Open golf charity event.In...

Associated PressFormer Yale hoops captain seeks injunction, return to schoolBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Lawyers for former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague are seeking a court order that would allow him to return to class while he fights his expulsion for what the university says was sexual misconduct.The...