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Cameron paces Morgan St. in 78-68 win over Mt. St. Mary'sEMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) Martez Cameron scored 15 points, Tyler Streeter scored 14 and Morgan State kept Mt. St. Mary's winless with a 78-68 win on Sunday.After a 35-all first-half tie, Jordan Little's jump shot nine seconds in put...

AP Basketball WriterCorruption case won't stop the calls on Selection SundayBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) College basketball has spent an entire season operating amid the specter of an FBI corruption investigation that led to criminal charges against assistant coaches, agents, apparel company employees and others.The scandal rocked the...

AP Sports WriterSeven-foot Mahmoud making presence felt for No. 12 CardinalsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Anas Mahmoud and Louisville coach Rick Pitino accept the reality that reaching 230 pounds might be the 7-footer's biggest challenge as the coaching staff tries everything to bulk him up.''I try so...

AP Sports WriterLouisville trustees fire athletic director Tom JurichBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville trustees have fired athletic director Tom Jurich in the wake of its involvement in a national federal investigation of college basketball.The Board of Trustees voted 10-3 on Wednesday to fire Jurich after 20...

Redshirt sophomore Samir Doughty transferring from VCURICHMOND, Va. (AP) VCU says rising redshirt sophomore guard Samir Doughty has decided to transfer.New coach Mike Rhoades says the decision came by mutual agreement and he wished Doughty well.The 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia was the Rams' fourth-leading scorer last season. He...

Basketball player dies during training in SerbiaBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Former Florida State center Michael Ojo died on Friday after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade said. He was 27.The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors...

Texas guard out with toe injury following leukemia treatmentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas guard Andrew Jones has fractured a toe in practice, and the school says there is no timetable for his return.Jones had rejoined the team following his diagnosis of leukemia, which occurred in January. He sat out...

AP Basketball WriterNC State challenges NCAA charge tied to payment for SmithBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State is challenging NCAA charges based on allegations that an Adidas representative paid $40,000 to the family of former basketball star Dennis Smith Jr. through a former Wolfpack assistant coach...

Former Louisville player shot in Tennessee hometownMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Former Louisville basketball player Chris Jones says he has been shot in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.Jones told The Courier-Journal that he was shot twice in the leg Tuesday night and was in the hospital. He says he will...

AP Sports WriterPowell wins Big East player of year, McDermott top coachBy TOM CANAVANNEW YORK (AP) Myles Powell, who skipped a chance to play in the NBA to become the first member of his family to earn a college degree, was selected the Big East Conference player of...

AP Sports WriterCreighton rides fast start to a 95-76 win over CornhuskersBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Marcus Zegarowski scored 30 points to lead four Creighton players in double figures, and the Bluejays made fast work of Nebraska in a 95-76 win at the sold-out CHI Health Center on...

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...