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NCAA Latest: Auburn-Virginia under way at Final FourMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):5:10 p.m.The first national semifinal is under way with Auburn, fresh off a trio of wins over Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky, taking on No. 1 seed...

NCAA Latest: Harper swishes Auburn into Final Four showdownMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):4:50 p.m.Auburn junior Jared Harper was the last player to leave the court after the Tigers and Virginia warmed up for their national semifinal. The 5-foot-11...

NCAA Latest: Sharps, squares split on winners of both semisMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):4:30 p.m.The betting public is split on Virginia and Auburn in the first game of the Final Four.Betting data released by William Hill US on...

Buffalo promotes Whitesell to take over basketball programAMHERST, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo has promoted Nate Oats' top assistant, Jim Whitesell, to take over its men's basketball program.The Mid-American Conference Bulls announced the move Saturday, 10 days after Oats ended his four-year run at Buffalo to become coach at Alabama....

The Latest: Late AP writer to be honored before Final FourMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the Final Four (all times local):2:20 p.m.The NCAA will honor late AP Basketball Writer Jim O'Connell at the Final Four in Minneapolis by leaving a courtside seat open for him this weekend. O'Connell...

AP Basketball WriterAuburn's Bruce Pearl has sheen of sweat, slime and successBy DAVE SKRETTAMINNEAPOLIS (AP) There is a sheen that always seems to glisten on Auburn coach Bruce Pearl.You see, he sweats. A lot.He mostly keeps his suit jacket on during games, but Pearl peeled it off in...

Tennessee Tech hires former Arkansas coach John PelphreyCOOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Arkansas and South Alabama coach John Pelphrey is returning to the head coaching ranks at Tennessee Tech.Tennessee Tech announced the hire on Saturday. Pelphrey replaces Steve Payne, who resigned last month after going 118-134 in eight seasons.Pelphrey...

AP Basketball WriterThings to know for the NCAA Tournament's Final FourBy JOHN MARSHALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Following an epic Elite Eight and a week of buildup, the Final Four is finally here.Michigan State is the regular, making its eighth appearance in the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament under Tom...

AP Basketball WriterAuburn's Bruce Pearl has sheen of sweat, slime and successBy DAVE SKRETTAMINNEAPOLIS (AP) There is a sheen that always seems to glisten on Auburn coach Bruce Pearl.You see, he sweats. A lot.He mostly keeps his suit jacket on during games, but Pearl peeled it off in...

AP College Sports WriterInjured stars making mark at Final Four for MSU, AuburnBy RALPH D. RUSSOMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Under different circumstances Joshua Langford might have had a throng of reporters around him as he sat in front of his locker at U.S. Bank Stadium, two days before Michigan State...

Associated PressVirginia's Diakite started with Jordan videos in AfricaBy BOUBACAR DIALLOCONAKRY, Guinea (AP) There were a few things Virginia forward Mamadi Diakite had to do to have a shot in the world of basketball.He had to listen to his dad. He had to stop kicking a ball around...

AP College Sports WriterVirginia and Auburn match contrasting styles in Final FourBy RALPH D. RUSSOMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Virginia and Auburn meet at the Final Four in the latest installment of a long-running competition in basketball: Slow and steady vs. fast and furious.The top-seeded Cavaliers are rarely in a hurry,...