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Auburn, coach Bruce Pearl agree to new 5-year contractAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn and basketball coach Bruce Pearl have agreed to a new five-year contract.The deal announced Friday runs through the 2023-24 season. Auburn didn't release terms.Pearl led the Tigers to their first Final Four and a Southeastern Conference...

LSU, Wade, NCAA officials meet without immediate resolutionBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU officials say their first meeting with suspended basketball coach Will Wade has taken place but that there is not yet a resolution regarding Wade's long-term status.A written statement from the university says ''it is unlikely LSU...

AP Sports WriterWilliamson, Ionescu win honors at College Basketball AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Zion Williamson of Duke insisted he doesn't know if he's going to declare for the NBA draft and leave Duke early.Then his words seemingly betrayed him.After winning the John R. Wooden Award as the...

AP Sports WriterWilliamson, Ionescu win honors at College Basketball AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Zion Williamson of Duke insisted he doesn't know if he's going to declare for the NBA draft and leave Duke early.Then his words seemingly betrayed him.After winning the John R. Wooden Award as the...

AP Sports WriterWilliamson, Ionescu win honors at College Basketball AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Zion Williamson of Duke and Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon won the John R. Wooden Awards as the nation's top men's and women's players of the year at the College Basketball Awards Friday night.They received...

Associated PressSteve Alford says he's in Nevada for the long haulBy SCOTT SONNERRENO, Nev. (AP) New Nevada coach Steve Alford said he's hungry for the chance to take the Wolf Pack to the next level despite the loss of so many stars from this year's NCAA Tournament team.About...

AP Sports WriterDuke's Barrett wins guard honor at College Basketball AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) RJ Barrett of Duke has won the Jerry West Award as the nation's top shooting guard at the College Basketball Awards.He was presented with the trophy Friday night by its namesake West during...

Duke's Cam Reddish turns pro, hires agentDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Cam Reddish is the latest Duke freshman to leave school for the NBA draft.Reddish announced his decision on his verified Instagram page Thursday, one day after teammate RJ Barrett said he was entering the draft. School spokesman Mike DeGeorge...

Associated PressWoman who alleged rape by ex-MSU players speaks publiclyBy DAVID EGGERTEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A Michigan State University student who accused counseling center staff of discouraging her from reporting a 2015 rape by three men's basketball players said Thursday that she is no longer afraid and wants...

Associated PressWoman who alleged rape by ex-MSU players speaks publiclyBy DAVID EGGERTEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A Michigan State University student who sued the school after alleging three former men's basketball players gang-raped her in 2015 said at a news conference Thursday that she wants to encourage other ''silent...

Stanford sophomore forward KZ Okpala declares for NBA draftSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford sophomore forward KZ Okpala has declared for the NBA draft.The 6-foot-9 Okpala, who is projected to be a first-round draft pick, announced his decision Thursday through the school. He has until May 29 to decide whether...

Smart becomes latest LSU player to enter NBA draftBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU freshman guard JaVonte Smart says he is planning to leave the Tigers and enter this summer's NBA draft.Smart was the player mentioned by now-suspended coach Will Wade in published transcripts of a leaked FBI wiretap...