CBB

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,''...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville Trustee board chairman Larry Benz said there was no discussion about coach Rick Pitino's future at an unscheduled executive meeting on Thursday, nor did they address an escort's allegations that she and other dancers stripped and had sex with recruits and players.Board members were...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Rodney Pryor scored 17 points while grabbing 12 rebounds and Robert Morris hung on Saturday night to get its first win of the season, edging Mississippi Valley State 67-64.Robert Morris (1-6) led by as many as eight midway through the second half but fell behind...

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 14 points, including two critical 3-pointers in the final 4+ minutes, to help No. 10 Louisville beat Wichita State 62-52 on Thursday, earning a trip to the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game. Quentin Snider also scored 14 for the Cardinals (5-0), who locked...

AP Basketball WriterLarry Brown resigns after 4 seasons, turning down SMU offerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSLarry Brown is leaving SMU after turning down a contract extension, ending a four-year run during which the Mustangs made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and then were banned from postseason play...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Ge'Lawn Guyn scored 27 points and shot 6-for-10 from 3-point range as East Tennessee State rallied from an early deficit and held off Eastern Kentucky 87-81 Friday.T.J. Cromer added 22 points for ETSU (5-5).JaVontae Hawkins buried a 3 with 4:24 left to tie it...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes junior guard Rashad Muhammad has been suspended for the first three games of the season for a violation of team rules. Muhammad will miss games against Western Carolina, North Florida and Penn, the school said Tuesday. He sat out the 2015-16 season after transferring from...

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) LaQuincy Rideau scored 17 points and Tyrell Nelson and David Efianayi each tallied 15 points, leading Gardner-Webb past Hampton 69-63 on Wednesday night. Gardner Webb (5-4) has now won three straight and five of its last six games. Rideau's jumper gave Gardner-Webb a 57-47 lead with 5:03...

Australian Harry Froling leaving SMU, disappointed in roleDALLAS (AP) SMU freshman Harry Froling of Australia is leaving the program and expressing disappointment over his role under new coach Tim Jankovich.Froling said Monday it was a ''big sacrifice'' to leave his home country to play for the Mustangs and...

Associated PressWisconsin guard, tribal member Koenig joins pipeline protestBy DAVE KOLPACKFARGO, N.D. (AP) A proud Ho-Chunk Nation member, Bronson Koenig has been speaking out about his Native American heritage since his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, long before public displays of social consciousness by 49ers quarterback...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson guard Shelton Mitchell will miss the Tigers' opener against Georgia on Friday night after a suffering a knee injury at practice. The school announced Tuesday that 6-foot-3 Mitchell had a non-contact knee injury at practice Tuesday. He is expected to undergo a procedure on the knee....

AP Sports WriterNew coach Underwood, guards Evans, Forte lead Oklahoma StateBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) A year ago, accomplished Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte called then-incoming freshman Jawun Evans the best player on the team.It took a while, but Evans proved him right.Evans began the season deferring to...