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AP Basketball WriterDuke heads to Madison Square Garden after return to No. 1By JOHN MARSHALLDuke found itself in a familiar position this week by reclaiming the top spot in The Associated Press poll.The Blue Devils earned the top spot for the 143rd week to extend their all-time record after...

NCAA Regional highlights MSG college hoops scheduleNEW YORK (AP) The State Farm Champions Classic featuring Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State opens Madison Square Garden's 2016-17 college basketball schedule in November and the NCAA East Regional will help close it in March.Kentucky faces Michigan State and Duke plays...

AP Sports WriterEx-UConn coach Ollie takes dispute to state, federal courtBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Former UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie has brought his $10 million dispute with the school over his firing to both state and federal court.A federal judge in Bridgeport on Friday heard arguments by...

Louisville settles for $4.5 M with ex-AD Jurich over firingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville reached a $4.5 million settlement with former athletic director Tom Jurich, who was fired in the wake of a national federal corruption investigation of college basketball.Jurich disputed his firing on Oct. 18 for cause after...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Louisville bounces back to rout Eastern Kentucky 99-67By GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville rebounded from a lackluster defeat that will end its stay at No. 1 with the offensive patience and accuracy that fueled its rise to the top.Jordan Nwora scored 26 points,...

Robert Morris leaves NEC for Horizon LeagueMOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) Robert Morris is leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Horizon League.The school announced on Monday that it will become the 12th member of the Horizon League on July 1. Robert Morris, located Pittsburgh's western suburbs, will join...

Appeals court upholds dismissal of Oregon basketball playersSEATTLE (AP) A U.S. appeals court has rejected an appeal brought by three University of Oregon basketball players who said they were discriminated against when they were kicked out of school over rape allegations.A female student accused Dominic Artis, Damyean Dotson...

AP Basketball WriterTexas Tech's Beard named AP men's college coach of the yearBy AARON BEARDMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Chris Beard has never ventured far from the work, work, work approach that guided his career on its winding path through obscure, overlooked coaching jobs.No reason to change it, not with Beard...

Former Celtics, Canisius guard Johnny McCarthy dies at 86BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with 1964 Boston Celtics and helped the Canisius Golden Griffins to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in the 1950s, has died. He was 86.Canisius announced that McCarthy died Saturday...

Georgia Tech Preview-CapsuleBy The Associated PressGeorgia Tech Preview-CapsuleEds: With: BKC--Georgia Tech PreviewBy The Associated Press=Georgia TechLast season: 13-19, went 6-12 in league play to finish 13th.Nickname: Yellow Jackets.Coach: Josh Pastner.Conference: Atlantic Coast.Who's gone: Guard Josh Okogie, center Ben Lammers, guard Tadric Jackson.Who's back: Point guard Jose Alvarado, guard Curtis...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) There's a huge mural of Billy Donovan plastered just inside the doors of Florida's basketball facility. It went up after the Gators won consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007.It's a tribute to the man who built Florida into a basketball power. It also could...

AP Sports WriterJayhawks once again favored to win Big 12 - and perhaps moreBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The expectations at Kansas begin with conference championships.They hardly end there.The Jayhawks have rattled off a dozen of those in a row, and Big 12 coaches unanimously predicted Thursday that...