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NCAA approves Nolley's transfer from Va Tech to MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The NCAA has approved guard Landers Nolley II's request for a transfer, allowing him to play this season at Memphis.Memphis announced the NCAA's approval Thursday.The 6-foot-7 guard-forward played his freshman year at Virginia Tech and was on...

Cameron Dollar out as head coach at Seattle after 8 seasonsSEATTLE (AP) Cameron Dollar is out as coach at Seattle after eight seasons in which he was unable to turn the Redhawks into a contender in the Western Athletic Conference.Dollar posted on Twitter on Monday that Seattle was...

Wahab, Georgetown host block party in OT win over St. John'sWASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) Dante Harris scored 22 points and Jahvon Blair scored 20 and Georgetown beat St. John's 97-94 in overtime Sunday night.Donald Carey scored 19 for the Hoyas (3-3, 1-1 Big East Conference) and Qudus Wahab scored...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 REWIND: No. 4 Gonzaga pushing through tough stretchBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Mark Few admitted he has ''loaded up'' the nonconference schedule for his fourth-ranked Gonzaga team.And despite falling at No. 12 North Carolina for a second straight loss, he still thinks it...

No. 23 Houston use big first half in 109-58 win over ECUHOUSTON (AP) Rob Gray had 19 points and 11 assists, and No. 23 Houston used a huge first half en route to a 109-58 victory over East Carolina on Sunday.Armoni Brooks added 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting...

Former Akron coach and SEC assistant Dan Hipsher is retiringROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) Dan Hipsher, the basketball coach at Akron for nearly a decade and also an assistant for two Southeastern Conference schools, is retiring.Oakland University, where Hipsher has been an assistant for the past three seasons, announced the...

Kansas F Bragg can't break law for 6 months, per diversionLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas forward Carlton Bragg's drug charge will be dismissed in six months if he doesn't commit any other crimes.Bragg was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia last week. He was also suspended from the No....

Pennsylvania college cancels men's basketball seasonSCRANTON, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania college is canceling its men's basketball season but won't say why.Lackawanna College in Scranton says it holds student-athletes to ''high standards both inside and outside the classroom.'' Lackawanna spokeswoman Sharon Lynett says school officials had ''no choice but...

AP College Sports WriterWith scoring up, only tweaks proposed to college basketballBy RALPH D. RUSSOPleased with recent changes that have boosted offense, the NCAA basketball rules committee chose not to propose any drastic moves for next season such as breaking the men's game into four quarters, pushing back the...

Celen leads St. Francis (BKN) past Delaware State 81-62NEW YORK (AP) Deniz Celen scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as St. Francis (Brooklyn) got past Delaware State 81-62 on Sunday.Celen sank 11 of 17 shots from the floor in notching his second double-double of the...

AP Sports WriterBall State comes roaring back after tragedy strikesBy MICHAEL MAROTMUNCIE, Ind. (AP) The banners inside Worthen Arena rekindle fond memories of Ball State basketball.They are reminders of seven regular season Mid-American Conference championships, seven league tourney crowns and seven NCAA Tournament bids earned during a 19-year...

Powell sorry for Louisville fallout, says ordeal 'worth it'LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Katina Powell says she is ''so sorry'' about the fallout of the sex scandal that resulted in sanctions against Louisville's basketball program, but adds that her experience was ''worth surviving.''In her 2015 book, ''Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball...