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Basketball figure denies bribing coaches to get clientsNEW YORK (AP) A former aspiring business manager for NBA players insisted Thursday that he never bribed college basketball coaches in exchange for their help in steering players on their rosters to him to sign up as clients.The denials came when...

Texas guard Jones out several games with wrist fractureAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas will be without leading scorer Andrew Jones for several games because of a fracture in his right wrist.Jones was injured in late the second half of last week's win at VCU. The guard is averaging 15.3...

AP Basketball WriterHoward has Michigan rolling entering big game at LouisvilleBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Juwan Howard breaks out the Cabbage Patch dance only for special occasions.He did it when he finally became an NBA champion player with the Miami Heat in 2012. He did it again the next...

Gophers get big men transfers Liam Robbins, Brandon JohnsonMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota has added two accomplished frontcourt players to its roster, bringing in Liam Robbins from Drake and Brandon Johnson from Western Michigan.The Gophers announced the signings of both big men on Wednesday.The 7-foot, 235-pound Robbins has applied to...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Vanderbilt Commodores have heard all the talk about how they should be a very good team this season. They're doing their best to tune out all that chatter and prove how quickly they've grown up.''It's tough to block it out, so we hear it,''...

UNC guard Harris needs surgery for torn ACL in right kneeCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina freshman Anthony Harris will have surgery next week for a torn knee ligament suffered in Monday’s win against Yale.The school said Friday that Harris has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his...

AP Sports WriterXavier adds a year to coach Chris Mack's contractBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier added a year to coach Chris Mack's deal on Tuesday, keeping him under contract through the 2022-23 season.Mack is 17 wins away from becoming Xavier's all-time winningest coach as he enters his ninth...

BC forward Hawkins out for the rest of the seasonBOSTON (AP) Boston College forward Deontae Hawkins is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.The team announced Wednesday that Hawkins' season was over.The 6-foot-8, 220-pound graduate transfer was injured in the first half of BC's...

AP Sports WriterPolice: UConn player who fled crash had odor of alcoholBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Police say a UConn basketball player who faces several charges after fleeing from a one-vehicle crash smelled of alcohol at the time of the accident.Freshman guard James Bouknight faces several charges including...

NCAA denies waiver appeal from Michigan State’s Joey HauserEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was taught by his mentor, the late Jud Heathcote, to give back to the game by being part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.The Hall of Famer is choosing not...

URI promotes assistant Cox as successor to Dan HurleyKINGSTON, R.I. (AP) The University of Rhode Island has promoted David Cox to men's basketball coach.Cox served as associate head coach for the last four years under Dan Hurley, who left last month to become head coach at UConn.Cox helped...

ACC Tournament to return to DC, Brooklyn in 2021, '22GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament is heading back to Washington and to New York.Commissioner John Swofford said Thursday that the tournament will be played in Washington in 2021 and in Brooklyn in 2022.The league...