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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 National WriterMichigan State, Texas Tech get ready for a Final Four grindBy EDDIE PELLSMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Hunker down, hoops fans. This one might be ugly.The Final Four's second semifinal Saturday features Texas Tech, the team with the best defense in a generation, against Michigan State, the nose-in-the-dirt team...

LSU guard Mays announces intent to enter NBA draftBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - LSU junior guard Skylar Mays says he is planning to leave the Tigers and enter this summer's NBA draft.Mays becomes the third starter from the Southeastern Conference regular-season champions to announce plans to leave the team...

LSU guard Mays announces intent to enter NBA draftBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU junior guard Skyler Mays says he is planning to leave the Tigers and enter this summer's NBA draft.Mays becomes the third starter from the Southeastern Conference regular-season champions to announce plans to leave the team...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia, Texas Tech ride tough defenses into Final FourBy AARON BEARDMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Virginia's climb to its Final Four breakthrough began with a sound defensive scheme, a steadfast foundation allowing the Cavaliers to grind down even the best and most balanced of offenses for years.At Texas Tech,...

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...

AP National WriterFinal Four runs don't mask problems in college sportsBy EDDIE PELLSMINNEAPOLIS (AP) One team's coach got kicked out of the sport for three years, and two of his assistants have been named in bribery scandals. Another team's coach is the most high-profile name in an athletic...

Iowa State's Lindell Wigginton to declare for NBA draftAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State sophomore Lindell Wigginton is declaring for the NBA draft for the second year in a row ''with the full intent of staying in.''Wigginton, who withdrew from last year's draft at the last minute after a...

NCAA Latest: Clark, Diakite still replaying big tourney shotMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):3:55 p.m.Virginia's Mamadi Diakite and Kihei Clark haven't been able to resist watching multiple replays of their season-saving play that helped the Cavaliers reach the Final...

AP Basketball WriterTexas Tech's Beard named AP men's college coach of the yearBy AARON BEARDMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Chris Beard has never ventured far from the work, work, work approach that guided his career on its winding path through obscure, overlooked coaching jobs.No reason to change it, not with Beard...

AP Basketball WriterFINAL FOUR: 3 newcomers, one standby arrive in MinneapolisBy DAVE SKRETTAMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tom Izzo certainly knows his way around the Final Four, even if the longtime Michigan State coach had never toured U.S. Bank Stadium until the Spartans arrived for practice Thursday.The rest of his coaching...