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Matchups set for Legends ClassicNEW YORK (AP) Notre Dame, coming off an Elite 8 season, will play Colorado and Texas will meet Northwestern in the semifinals of the 10th annual Legends Classic at Barclays Center.The semifinals will be Nov. 21, with the championship and consolation games the next...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The unprecedented move...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) With speculation about his future increasing, Nebraska coach Tim Miles said Wednesday that his basketball program is moving in a positive direction and he believes he has the support of athletic director Shawn Eichorst and executive associate athletic director Marc Boehm. Miles addressed his situation in advance...

Associated Press2 convicted in college basketball corruption trialBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) An aspiring sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach were convicted of bribery conspiracy Wednesday at a trial that showed top college coaches were paid off to steer NBA-bound athletes to favored handlers.The verdict capped...

AP Sports WriterLouisville becomes latest No. 1 to lose, falls to Texas TechBy DAN GELSTONNEW YORK (AP) Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off undefeated No. 1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.Louisville became the fourth top-ranked...

Tennessee announces addition of point guard Santiago VescoviKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has officially announced the addition of Santiago Vescovi, a point guard from Uruguay who most recently played for the NBA Global Academy in Australia.Vescovi signed with Tennessee on Nov. 22. He is set to join the team...

Illinois Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressIllinois Preview CapsuleEds: With BC-BKC--Illinois PreviewBy The Associated Press=IllinoisLast season: 15-19, first losing season since 2008.Nickname: Fighting Illini.Coach: John Groce.Conference: Big Ten.Who's gone: G Kendrick Nunn (transfer to Oakland), G Khalid Lewis.Who's back: F Malcolm Hill. The senior led Illinois through a chaotic season...

Michigan State says Counseling Center acted appropriatelyEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University says the woman accusing three former basketball players of a 2015 sexual assault was treated appropriately by the school's Counseling Center, and the school says it has found no evidence that she was discouraged from...

Lonergan out as George Washington coach after investigationWASHINGTON (AP) George Washington has fired basketball coach Mike Lonergan.University provost Forrest Maltzman announced the move in a statement Saturday, which said Lonergan was no longer coach following an internal investigation.''The university has created and is committed to maintaining a community...

Hawkins helps St. Francis-Brooklyn hold off NJIT, 73-71NEW YORK (AP) Chauncey Hawkins hit three of four free throw attempts in the final 21 seconds to help St. Francis-Brooklyn win its third straight game on its home court, holding off NJIT 73-71 on Saturday afternoon.St. Francis (5-6) is now...

DJ Funderburk opts to return to NC State for final seasonRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's DJ Funderburk plans to return to the Wolfpack for his senior season after considering whether to leave school for a professional career.The school announced Funderburk's decision Friday.''I think we have all the...

NCAA delays date for NBA draft entrants to return to schoolINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA is pushing back its deadline for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school, though it will wait to set a new date.The deadline was June 3, which would've come...