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Incoming Louisville basketball star out 4-6 monthsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville freshman guard David Johnson will be out four to six months because of an injury to his left shoulder.The university says Thursday that Johnson was hurt during practice Monday and will need surgery.Coach Chris Mack calls it ''tough...

Kentucky to visit Texas Tech in 2020 Big 12/SEC ChallengeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Kentucky will visit 2019 NCAA Tournament runner-up Texas Tech and Kansas will host Tennessee on Jan. 25 as part of the seventh annual Big 12/SEC Challenge.The other Jan. 25 matchups between these two conferences include Kansas...

AP Sports WriterHoiberg's Huskers getting acquainted before heading overseasBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) New Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg might want to consider writing his players' names on masking tape and sticking it across their foreheads so he can keep everybody straight.''I've called them the wrong name a lot....

NCAA punishes DePaul for basketball recruiting violationCHICAGO (AP) The NCAA suspended DePaul men's basketball coach Dave Leitao for the first three games of the regular season Tuesday, saying he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff.The NCAA also put the Big East program on...

Associated PressBYU guard Nick Emery announces retirement from basketballBy JOHN COONPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU guard Nick Emery said Tuesday he is retiring from basketball following a college career that began with high expectations but that ended with him at the center of an NCAA investigation.Emery used social media...

NCAA punishes DePaul for basketball recruiting violationCHICAGO (AP) The NCAA suspended men's basketball coach Dave Leitao for the first three games of the regular season Tuesday, saying he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff.The NCAA also put the Big East program on three...

The Latest: DePaul disappointed by NCAA punishmentCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the NCAA punishment of DePaul over a men's basketball recruiting violation (all times local):2:25 p.m.DePaul has issued a statement saying the university is disappointed by the NCAA's punishment over a men's basketball recruiting violation.Coach Dave Leitao has...

Associated PressBYU guard Nick Emery announces retirement from basketballBy JOHN COONPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU guard Nick Emery said Tuesday he is retiring from basketball following a college career that began with high expectations but that ended with him at the center of an NCAA investigation.Emery used social media...

NCAA punishes DePaul for basketball recruiting violationCHICAGO (AP) The NCAA suspended men's basketball coach Dave Leitao for the first three games of the regular season Tuesday, saying he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff.The NCAA also put the Big East program on three...

NCAA punishes DePaul for basketball recruiting violationCHICAGO (AP) The NCAA suspended DePaul men's basketball coach Dave Leitao for the first three games of the regular season Tuesday, saying he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff.The NCAA also put the Big East program on...

AP Sports WriterEx-Tar Heel Woods comfortable back home at South CarolinaBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard Seventh Woods can't take a few steps around town these days without someone telling him it is good he came home. The former North Carolina player is happy with his...

Associated PressFormer Auburn assistant basketball coach avoids prisonBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach and NBA star Chuck Person's lifelong generosity may have driven him to the poorhouse, but it saved him from the jailhouse Wednesday when a judge sentenced him in a bribery...