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AP Sports WriterFormer UConn basketball coach Dee Rowe dies at 91By PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Former UConn basketball coach Donald ''Dee'' Rowe, who served for more than five decades as an ambassador for the school's athletic department and as a mentor for coaches including Jim Calhoun and Geno...

AP Basketball WriterBlockbuster arrests not shocking to college hoops followersBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Top-level basketball recruits played in gyms across Las Vegas over the summer, their final shot to impress college coaches during a live-recruiting period.Around the same time in July, an undercover FBI agent was in a...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga itching to play again after WCC title game lossBy JOHN MARSHALLSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gonzaga enters the NCAA Tournament following a loss for one of the rare times under coach Mark Few.The dominant team in the West Coast Conference for two decades, the Zags lost...

AP Sports WriterAnderson has Arkansas pointed in NCAA direction once againBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Mike Anderson has finally returned Arkansas to being a regular of sorts in the postseason, having reached the NCAA Tournament in two of the last three years.Now the Razorbacks coach is ready to...

Gophers hire Kyle Lindsted as assistant from Wichita StateMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota has hired Kyle Lindsted as an assistant coach, after he spent the last three seasons in the same role at Wichita State.Gophers coach Richard Pitino announced the move on Friday, rounding out his staff. Pitino hired Rob...

UConn F Cobb suspended for conduct detrimental to the teamSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn forward Eric Cobb has been suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team.The school announced the move on Monday, but did not disclose details about Cobb's transgression.Cobb is a junior college transfer from Chipola College...

No. 17 Auburn rallies for double-overtime win at MississippiOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Isaac Okoro converted a big three-point play with 1:41 left in the second overtime, and No. 17 Auburn topped Mississippi 83-82 on Tuesday night.Okoro had 14 points and nine rebounds for Auburn (18-2, 5-2 SEC), which trailed...

Independent panel to rule on N.C. State recruitment caseBy The Associated PressThe NCAA said Monday a case involving alleged recruiting infractions at North Carolina State will go through an independent investigation process created for complex cases.The case involves the recruitment of former Wolfpack one-and-done star Dennis Smith Jr. The...

Associated PressSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim has a sudden wealth of depthBy MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Last season, the Syracuse Orange had to sweat out Selection Sunday, then shocked the college basketball world by advancing to the Final Four.This season, despite Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim's attempt to...

Hobbs' leads streaking Boise St. past Wyoming 67-62LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Alex Hobbs scored a career-high 24 points off the bench To help Boise State rally late for a 67-62 win over Wyoming on Tuesday night.Boise State (16-8, 8-4 Mountain West Conference) trailed 53-51 after Jake Hendricks made 1...

AP Sports WriterMichigan hires Juwan Howard as basketball coachBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard is coming back to Michigan.The former member of the Fab Five agreed to a five-year deal, which will pay him $2 million in his first year, on Wednesday to lead the Wolverines.''As...

Jolly scores 13 to lead SMU's sweep of Memphis 58-53DALLAS (AP) Tyson Jolly scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, leading SMU to a 58-53 win over Memphis on Tuesday night, the Mustangs' ninth consecutive home victory.SMU is 15-1 at Moody Coliseum this season and jumped out...