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Ex-Louisville players, NCAA settle suit over vacated titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have reached a confidential settlement of a lawsuit with the NCAA that did not restore the Cardinals' vacated 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four but retains the players' statistics...

Kentucky adds Bucknell graduate transfer Nate SestinaLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky has signed former Bucknell forward Nate Sestina as a graduate transfer for next season.The 6-foot-9, 245-pound Sestina will receive an undergraduate degree in geography next month and be eligible to play this fall for the Wildcats. He averaged...

DePaul's Strus to declare for draft, won't hire agentCHICAGO (AP) DePaul says star guard Max Strus intends to declare for the NBA draft, though he will remain eligible for his senior season by not hiring an agent.Strus averaged a team-leading 16.8 points and hit 81 3-pointers - second...

NCAA: Tyler Harris can play hoops in 2020-21 for Iowa StateAMES, Iowa (AP) The NCAA has granted immediate eligibility to Iowa State guard Tyler Harris, who transferred from Memphis after last season.Iowa State announced Monday that Harris would be allowed to play this season. He averaged 9.9 points...

Arkansas Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressArkansas Preview CapsuleBy The Associated Press=ArkansasLast season: 16-16, failed to reach the postseason.Nickname: RazorbacksCoach: Mike AndersonConference: SoutheasternWho's gone: G Anthlon Bell, G Jabril Durham.Who's back: C Moses Kingsley. Senior is the preseason SEC Player of the Year after averaging 15.9 points and 9.3 rebounds...

AP College Sports WriterDefending champ Villanova enters NCAAs from different angleBy RALPH D. RUSSOHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Villanova is coming into the NCAA Tournament this year from an unfamiliar angle.The defending national champions bring the cache that comes with two NCAA titles in the last three seasons, along with...

Witness details secret payments in college hoops recruitingNEW YORK (AP) A New Jersey financial adviser is testifying at a college basketball corruption trial about how he became the bag man for a secret cash payment to a highly prized high school prospect.Munish Sood testified in Manhattan federal court...

Dotson scores 20 points, No. 3 Kansas routs Iowa State 79-53By ROB GRAYAMES, Iowa (AP) Kansas coach Bill Self grinned instead of perspiring following the No. 3 Jayhawks' 79-53 rout over Iowa State on Wednesday night.It proved to be a welcome change for the Jayhawks at Hilton Coliseum...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin freshman Andy Van Vliet was not going to dress for the Badgers' exhibition game on Wednesday against Wisconsin-River Falls because of a pending eligibility issue.According to Wisconsin, NCAA rules state that prospective players have one year to enroll in college following their high school...

Michigan forward Livers applies for early entry to NBA draftANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan forward Isaiah Livers is applying for early entry into the NBA draft.The school said Livers is not hiring an agent and would work with the Michigan coaching staff during the evaluation and pre-draft processes....

Louisville interim coach Padgett adds Paulus as an assistantLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville interim coach David Padgett has hired Greg Paulus as an assistant, the latest addition to the men's basketball staff.Padgett said Thursday when introducing Paulus that, ''We're just happy to have Trent (Johnson) and Greg on board...

Jenkins leads Pacific to a 62-50 win over Loyola MarymountSTOCKTON, Calif. (AP) Daniss Jenkins scored 16 points and Pacific handled Loyola Marymount, earning a 62-50 West Coast Conference victory on Thursday night.Justin Moore hit a 3-pointer to send the Tigers into intermission with a 29-22 lead and Austin...