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AP Sports WriterPenny Hardaway, Jerry Stackhouse bring NBA edge to TennesseeBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Jerry Stackhouse have taken on new challenges with both trying to revive a pair of struggling college basketball programs about 200 miles apart along Interstate 40...

Kentucky, Texas Tech top Cardinals' non-conference scheduleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville will visit rival Kentucky, host Michigan and face NCAA Tournament finalist Texas Tech in the nonconference portion of its basketball schedule.The Cardinals will also meet Western Kentucky on Nov. 29 in Nashville before hosting the Wolverines on Dec....

UConn hoops signs late recruit, 6-foot-9 forward SpringsSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn has added a late recruit to its basketball roster, announcing forward Richard Springs enrolled at the school.Springs is a 6-foot-9 power forward from Brooklyn, New York. He graduated this spring from the MacDuffie School in Granby, Massachusetts.UConn...

Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star CleavesFLINT, Mich. (AP) An attorney for former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves says during his trial on sexual assault charges that consensual sex between two adults is not a crime.Defense attorney Frank Manley made the comment Thursday in...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA's agent certification process draws concern, criticismBy AARON BEARDThere are concerns about the NCAA's new requirements allowing men's basketball players to sign with an agent during the NBA draft process while maintaining their college eligibility.The measures - which notably now include requiring agents to have a bachelor's...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA's agent certification process draws concern, criticismBy AARON BEARDThere are concerns about the NCAA's new requirements allowing men's basketball players to sign with an agent during the NBA draft process while maintaining their college eligibility.The measures - which notably now include requiring agents to have a bachelor's...

Woman arrested after Portland State basketball player killedPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Police in Oregon have arrested a woman following the shooting death of a Portland State University basketball player.Police in Portland say 30-year-old Tamena Strickland was taken into custody late Friday following the shooting death of 22-year-old Deante Strickland.The...

Woman arrested after Portland State basketball player killedPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Police in Oregon have arrested a woman following the shooting death of a Portland State University basketball player.Police in Portland say 30-year-old Tamena Strickland was taken into custody late Friday following the shooting death of 22-year-old Deante Strickland.The...

Portland State: Shooting victim was basketball playerPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Portland State University has confirmed that a man fatally shot Friday at a house in the city was a basketball player at the school.The school said in a statement that it ''mourns the tragic loss of student-athlete Deante Strickland.''Strickland,...

AP Basketball WriterShane Burcar primed to lead Northern ArizonaBy JOHN MARSHALLFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Northern Arizona could have been in a tough spot when basketball coach Jack Murphy opted in June to leave the program to become the associate head coach at his alma mater.If coaches leave, it's usually...

AP Basketball WriterShane Burcar primed to lead Northern ArizonaBy JOHN MARSHALLFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Northern Arizona could have been in a tough spot when basketball coach Jack Murphy opted in June to leave the program to become the associate head coach at his alma mater.If coaches leave, it's usually...

Lawmaker wants donors to pay for UConn's exit from AACHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The top Republican in Connecticut's Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic Conference.Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano wrote on Wednesday to the school's new president, Tom Katsouleas,...