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Ed Beck, part of Kentucky's 1958 NCAA title team, dies at 83LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Ed Beck, a fierce rebounder for Kentucky's 1958 NCAA championship team nicknamed the ''Fiddlin' Five,'' has died. He was 83.The school said Beck died Wednesday in Sun City, Arizona. A two-year captain for coach...

AP Sports WriterNew coach Juwan Howard talks up Michigan at media dayBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) When asked if anything about his new job has surprised him, Michigan coach Juwan Howard mentioned recruiting.''I knew you have to recruit, but all the work that comes behind the recruiting....

AP Sports WriterNew coach Juwan Howard talks up Michigan at media dayBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) When asked if anything about his new job has surprised him, Michigan coach Juwan Howard mentioned recruiting.''I knew you have to recruit, but all the work that comes behind the recruiting....

AP Sports WriterNew SEC faces get opportunity after offseason talent drainBy STEVE MEGARGEEBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) There will be plenty of new faces with an opportunity to make an impact in the Southeastern Conference now that the upperclassmen who dominated the league last year have departed.Auburn coach Bruce Pearl...

AP Sports WriterWade, Pearl trying to build on success amid NCAA questionsBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and LSU's Will Wade are both hoping to build on big seasons while dealing with a major potential challenge for their respective programs off the court.Both programs were...

The Latest: Stackhouse headlines 4 new SEC head coachesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):4:40 p.m.Former NBA standout Jerry Stackhouse is back in school - now as a coach.Stackhouse, who played for 18 years in the NBA, is a first-time...

AP Sports WriterCyclones reload at guard with Penn St transfer Rasir BoltonBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season.The Cyclones hope they have filled that...

AP Sports WriterCyclones reload at guard with Penn St transfer Rasir BoltonBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State's hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season.The Cyclones hope they have filled that...

The Latest: LSU's Wade "felt good about" chance to returnBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):3:20 p.m.LSU coach Will Wade is back trying to build on a season when the Tigers won an SEC regular season title.Asked Wednesday at SEC...

Mack: Louisville's Slazinski hospitalized with appendicitisLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville coach Chris Mack says forward Quinn Slazinski has been hospitalized with appendicitis that might require surgery.Asked after the team's annual tipoff luncheon Wednesday whether he'd redshirt the 6-foot-8, 215-pound freshman, Mack said Slazinski was in a hospital with the...

Minnesota's Eric Curry loses another season to knee injuryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota forward Eric Curry has suffered another season-ending knee injury.Gophers coach Richard Pitino announced Wednesday that Curry was hurt in practice last week and will have surgery next week.''We are obviously disappointed in Eric's recent setback,'' Pitino said....

The Latest: Barnes expects to finish career at TennesseeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media day (all times local):2:20 p.m.Tennessee coach Rick Barnes says that he believes ''the final chapter of my coaching career is going to be in Knoxville.''Barnes nearly left Tennessee for...