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AP College Sports WriterTobacco Road intersects Flatbush Avenue as ACC comes to NYCBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Tobacco Road intersects with Flatbush Avenue this week when the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament comes to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.College basketball's most storied conference begins a five-day run in...

Correction: T25-College Bkb Poll storyBy The Associated PressIn a story March 13 about the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, the AP wrongly attributed a vote from John Feinstein of National Public Radio to Iowa instead of Iowa State. In correcting Feinstein's ballot and retabulating the results,...

AP Sports WriterAD: Hurricanes 'in a good spot' in wake of corruption trialBy STEVEN WINECORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) University of Miami athletic director Blake James says it's good to have a basketball corruption trial in the past and with no indication of wrongdoing by coach Jim Larranaga's Hurricanes'...

Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year postseason banTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case.Arizona was accused of nine counts of misconduct, including five Level I violations, in a Notice of Allegations sent by the...

Billy Evans, 88, member of 1956 gold medal U.S. team, diesLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Billy Evans, a member of the 1956 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team and Kentucky Hall of Famer who helped the Wildcats go 25-0 in 1953-54, has died. He was 88.The school announced Evans' death on...

Oklahoma Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressOklahoma Preview CapsuleEds: With BC-BKC--Oklahoma PreviewBy The Associated Press=OklahomaLast season: 11-20Nickname: Sooners.Coach: Lon Kruger.Conference: Big 12.Who's gone: G Jordan Woodard. He was the team's leading scorer with 14.6 points per game in an injury-shortened senior campaign.Who's back: G Kameron McGusty. He was the team's...

Louisville coach Padgett promotes staffer Evans to assistantLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville interim coach David Padgett has promoted R.J. Evans to acting assistant coach to ''unofficially round out our staff.''The announcement of Evans' promotion Friday comes a day after Padgett introduced Greg Paulus as an assistant coach. Evans worked...

Riller, Brantley lift Charleston past Hofstra 86-85HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) Grant Riller scored 24 points, Jarrell Brantley poured in 23 more, including the winning layup, and Charleston edged Hofstra 86-85 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Colonial Athletic Association.Trailing by a point after...

AP Basketball WriterArizona has plenty of offseason work after tumultuous seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona went through one of the program's most tumultuous seasons in 2017-18.The Wildcats were ensnared in an FBI probe into recruiting before the season started, had a key player go down for a...

AP Sports WriterUConn hoping return to Big East will improve fortunesBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn, a charter member of the Big East Conference, is hoping its return to the league this season will help restore the program to a perennial national title contender.Connecticut spent the last seven...

Georgetown adding NC State 7-foot transfer Omer YurtsevenWASHINGTON (AP) North Carolina State's Omer Yurtseven is transferring to Georgetown.The Hoyas announced the addition of the Turkish 7-footer Monday and the signing of four-star guard James Akinjo. Yurtseven will sit next season due to NCAA transfer rules and has two...

Maker leads Idaho State past Eastern Washington 75-69POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) Chier Maker scored a career-high 24 points, and Tarik Cool added 22 as Idaho State beat Eastern Washington 75-69 on Monday night.Maker hit 9 of 10 shots and added seven rebounds.Jared Stutzman had eight points and 10 rebounds...