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AP Basketball WriterSeton Hall picked to win Big East, edging VillanovaBy DOUG FEINBERGNEW YORK (AP) Seton Hall edged Villanova atop the Big East preseason conference poll, ending the Wildcats' five-year run as favorites.The Pirates return four starters from last season's NCAA team, including preseason player of the year...

AP Basketball WriterSeton Hall men picked to win Big East, edging VillanovaBy DOUG FEINBERGNEW YORK (AP) Myles Powell calls it an easy decision to return to Seton Hall and not turn pro. He wants to be the first person in his family to graduate college.The Pirates' star senior...

AP Sports WriterUCLA starting rebuild under new coach Mick CroninBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA faces a rebuilding year under Mick Cronin and the young Bruins are busy adjusting to their new coach's ways.Different drills, different philosophies, different schemes, different personality.The Steve Alford era is a distant memory...

AP Sports WriterKansas coach Self bristles at idea of 'trolling' NCAABy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas coach Bill Self bristled at the suggestion Wednesday that he was sending a message to the NCAA following its investigation into his basketball program when he donned an Adidas jersey and golden...

AP Sports WriterIowa F Jack Nunge back after unique redshirt seasonBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) In an era when many college players want to speed up their careers in hopes of going pro, Iowa's Jack Nunge took an unusual step back last season.The sophomore redshirted for the...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun accused of sex discriminationBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where Calhoun now...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun accused of sex discriminationBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where Calhoun now...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun accused of sex discriminationBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where Calhoun now...

AP Sports WriterKrzyzewski says California law a needed conversation starterBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Mike Krzyzewski believes it's time for college sports to get in step with the times when it comes to paying athletes, though the Duke coach said getting there raises a lot of challenging questions.Krzyzewski...

AP Basketball WriterACC waits to see who steps into star spotlightBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Notre Dame coach Mike Brey can't help but feel a bit of excitement simply by what he doesn't see around the Atlantic Coast Conference from last year.No Zion Williamson putting on a nightly...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 players, coaches briefed on California likeness lawBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Washington State big man Jeff Pollard is popular all over Pullman and easily recognized back home in Bountiful, Utah.You can't miss him: He's 6-foot-9 and 240 pounds. Pollard realizes he could probably earn some...

The Latest: Pay for play big topic at ACC media dayCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Latest from ACC men's basketball media day on Tuesday (all times local):4:15 p.m.The Atlantic Coast Conference wrapped up media day with coaches and two players from each team participating in the event. Next up...