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Associated PressCulver's double-double helps WVU beat Rhode Island 86-81By MATT THORNSBURYMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Revenge. That was the word used by West Virginia forward Emmitt Matthews Jr. to describe their win over Rhode Island Sunday afternoon after losing to them last year.The Mountaineers needed a big night from Derek...

Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts set on home-and-home basketballBy The Associated PressOklahoma State and Oral Roberts have agreed to a home-and-home basketball series for the next two seasons.The first game will be played at Oklahoma State on Nov. 28, 2020. The date for the game at Oral Roberts' Mabee Center...

Ex-student pleads guilty in UTEP betting schemeEL PASO, Texas (AP) A former West Texas university student has pleaded guilty to a role in a gambling operation at the university that took bets from basketball players on different sports.The FBI says Michael Karpus pleaded guilty during a Friday federal...

Associated PressOle Miss players kneel in response to Confederacy rallyBy R.J. MORGANOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Eight University of Mississippi basketball players kneeled during the national anthem Saturday before a victory over Georgia in response to a Confederacy rally near the arena.With the teams lined up across the court at...

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...

AP Sports WriterLouisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leaveBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino couldn't survive another scandal, as an angry interim Louisville president Wednesday placed the head men's college basketball coach and his boss on administrative leave amid a nationwide federal bribery investigation that...

Blackmon becomes 3rd player from Indiana to stay in draftBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana guard James Blackmon Jr. has hired an agent and will not return to school for his senior season.Blackmon made the announcement Monday on his Twitter account, thanking fans for their support.As a junior last season,...

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...

AP Sports WriterLouisville fires Rick Pitino amid federal investigationBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville's Athletic Association has officially fired coach Rick Pitino nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that its men's basketball program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe.The association, which oversees...

AP Sports WriterNCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violationsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA has accused the Louisville men’s basketball program of committing a Level I violation with an improper recruiting offer and extra benefits and several Level II violations, including an accusation that former Cardinals...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 coaches paying close attention to corruption trialBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Stanford coach Jerod Haase believes that in due time college basketball will get past its recruiting corruption scandal and regain its credibility.Programs everywhere are paying close attention to the federal trial on college basketball...

AP Sports WriterDuke's Allen making the most of final NCAA TournamentBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Grayson Allen wants to make the most of his final run through the NCAA Tournament.It hasn't exactly been a smooth four years for the Duke senior who won a national title in 2015...