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AP Sports WriterFormer UConn basketball coach Dee Rowe dies at 91By PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Former UConn basketball coach Donald ''Dee'' Rowe, who served for more than five decades as an ambassador for the school's athletic department and as a mentor for coaches including Jim Calhoun and Geno...

Arizona's Trier tested positive for PEDTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona sophomore Allonzo Trier, who has yet to play this season, admitted Wednesday that he tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.The 6-foot-5 Trier, who came to Arizona as the marquee player in coach Sean Miller's recruiting class, had a...

Former Notre Dame assistant charged with voyeurism, assaultSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) A former Notre Dame men's basketball assistant coach has been charged with three counts of voyeurism and one count of domestic battery.The charges filed Tuesday stem from Ryan Ayers' relationships with two women over a four-year span...

Associated PressNCAA accepts Missouri's sanctions, adds year of probationBy JIM SUHRKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The NCAA has accepted Missouri's self-imposed sanctions over infractions involving its men's basketball program, but it tacked on a year of probation through August of next year.The NCAA infractions committee panel's findings over what...

Associated PressSaint Mary's gets back on track with 74-63 win over CalBy MICHAEL WAGAMANBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Calvin Hermanson scored 22 points with four 3-pointers and Saint Mary's beat California 74-63 on Saturday night to end a two-game losing streak.Jordan Ford added a career-high 17 points and six rebounds,...

AP Sports WriterFlorida AD Stricklin: Johnson 'trending in right direction'By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida forward Keyontae Johnson's prognosis is ''trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of questions,'' the school's athletic director said Wednesday.Scott Stricklin told WRUF radio that Johnson continues to make...

Louisville's Mack hires Gaudio, Murray, Pegues as assistantsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) New Louisville coach Chris Mack has hired Dino Gaudio, Luke Murray and Mike Pegues as assistant coaches.Gaudio, who spent the past eight years as an ESPN analyst, went 61-31 with two NCAA Tournament appearances as Wake Forest's coach...

Memphis freshman Precious Achiuwa plans to enter NBA draftMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis freshman Precious Achiuwa says he will enter the NBA draft.Achiuwa announced his decision in a Twitter post on Friday. The draft is set for June 25, and the 6-foot-9, 225-pound Nigerian-born star is projected as a...

Vanderbilt's Aaron Nesmith announces he's entering NBA draftNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt guard Aaron Nesmith is forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.Nesmith was one of the nation's most prolific scorers and 3-point shooters before injuring his right foot in January, knocking him out...

Jury deliberates fate of 3 men in college basketball scandalNEW YORK (AP) A jury quietly deliberated for five hours Monday on its first day considering the merits of claims by the government that three men conspired to cheat major college basketball programs by paying young athletes to sign...

AP Sports WriterAll new at Washington under first-year coach Mike HopkinsBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) In the view of Mike Hopkins, his first season as the head coach at Washington will be filled basically with freshmen.That's not to be taken in the literal sense. What Hopkins means is that...

'City Game' between Pitt/Duquesne won't return in 2020PITTSBURGH (AP) The annual “City Game” between Pitt’s and Duquesne’s basketball teams will remain on hiatus for a second straight year.Duquesne announced Thursday that Pitt had backed out of a verbal agreement to renew the long-running series during the 2020-21 season....