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Ex-Evansville coach Simmons to join Clemson basketball staffCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Former Evansville coach Marty Simmons has joined the Clemson staff.Tigers coach Brad Brownell also announced Wednesday the hiring of ex-Georgia player and staffer Matt Bucklin as his team's director of operations.Simmons coached the Purple Aces for 11 seasons...

Texas State coach, accused of racist comments, resignsSAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) Texas State coach Danny Kaspar has resigned three months after a former player accused him of making racist remarks.Athletic director Larry Teis announced Tuesday that he's accepted Kaspar's resignation and that assistant coach Terrence Johnson will take...

Bobby Watson, part of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA title team, diesOWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) Bobby Watson, a key player on Kentucky's 1951 NCAA championship team who also coached Owensboro High School to two state titles, has died. He was 86.Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory director Glenn Taylor said Watson died...

AP Sports WriterWashington freshman Jaden McDaniels declares for NBA draftBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington freshman swingman Jaden McDaniels has declared for the NBA draft, becoming the latest one-and-done player for the Huskies.McDaniels, who is projected to go in the middle of the first round,on social media late Tuesday...

NCAA extends coaches' boxes as part of rules change packageINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA's playing rules oversight panel will give college basketball coaches more room to roam next season after approving an extension of the coaches' boxes from 28 to 38 feet.Other men's basketball rules changes include finding more...

AP Sports WriterLuka Garza's monster start propels surging HawkeyesBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) After losing multiple contributors from last season's NCAA Tournament team, Iowa planned to lean on junior center Luka Garza more than ever in 2019-20.Garza has responded with an All America-type start to the season.The...

AP Basketball WriterTar Heels ready for Final Four push after title-game lossBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina won't have a difficult time finding motivation this season.The memories of losing in the NCAA championship game on a last-second 3-pointer to Villanova still sting more than six months...

Alcorn St. downs NAIA-Rust 108-62 behind Howard's 19 PTsLORMAN, Miss. (AP) Maurice Howard led six players in double figures with 19 points and Alcorn State needed the second half to pull away from NAIA-member Rust for a 108-62 win on Monday night.It was the Braves' (3-5) third win...

Green clutch as N Iowa knocks off South Carolina 78-72CANCUN, Mexico (AP) AJ Green scored 26 points, including Northern Iowa’s last 10 points, leading the Panthers to a 78-72 win over South Carolina in the third-place game at the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday night.Trae Berhow had five 3-pointers...

Loyola (MD) downs Lehigh 91-88 in double OT behind WalkerBETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) Andre Walker scored 32 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, and his jumper with 1:49 to go in the second overtime put Loyola (MD) ahead for good in a 91-88 win Wednesday night.Walker's shot followed...

AP Basketball WriterCollege basketball stuck in holding pattern during pandemicBy JOHN MARSHALLBaseball has begun its coronavirus-delayed season with limited long-distance travel and no fans in the stands.The NBA has its Disney World bubble. The NHL will have two bubbles, in Toronto and Edmonton.NFL rookies began reporting to training facilities...

AP Sports WriterDuke rises to No. 1 in AP poll again, Kansas drops to 5thBy JOHN MARSHALLDuke is back atop The Associated Press Top 25.The Blue Devils received 35 of 64 first-place votes in Monday's poll after previous No. 1 Kansas lost at Arizona State.No. 2 Michigan received nine...