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New Mexico State basketball temporarily moving to PhoenixLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) New Mexico State's men's basketball team will temporarily move to Phoenix due to coronavirus restrictions in its home state.The Aggies are expecting to be in Arizona for five weeks, but could extend their stay depending on developments...

Cornell's Jimmy Boeheim puts name in transfer portalITHACA, N.Y. (AP) Jimmy Boeheim, a senior forward at Cornell and the oldest son of longtime Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim, has placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal, according to a university spokesman.The decision came after the Ivy...

AP Basketball WriterWichita State coach Marshall resigns after misconduct probeBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall resigned Tuesday following an investigation into allegations of verbal and physical abuse, ending a tenure that soared to the Final Four and crashed on the eve of the...

AP Basketball WriterMarch Madness in one place? NCAA looking at IndianapolisBy JOHN MARSHALLThe University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off one of the greatest upsets in American sports history at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, knocking off Virginia to become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1.The madness...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse coach Boeheim in virus isolation, eager to returnBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim was totally at ease during his first-ever virtual media day with reporters last week, confident that all the coronavirus precautions implemented by the team would allow the Orange to start the season...

AP Basketball WriterMarch Madness in one place? NCAA looking at IndianapolisBy JOHN MARSHALLThe University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off one of the greatest upsets in American sports history at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, knocking off Virginia to become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1.The madness...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA in talks with Indianapolis to host all of March MadnessBy JOHN MARSHALLThe NCAA announced Monday it plans to hold the entire 2021 men's college basketball tournament in one geographic location to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 and is in talks with Indianapolis to be the host...

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tests positive for virusSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and the Orange have paused all team activities.The 75-year-old Boeheim said in a statement posted on the university website Sunday that he was informed after the...

AP Basketball WriterPlanning travel becomes more complicated during pandemicBy JOHN MARSHALLPlanning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.Planning amid the COVID-19 pandemic makes it exponentially more difficult.Coaches and...

Tennessee signs top-rated point guard Kennedy ChandlerKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) No. 12 Tennessee has signed Kennedy Chandler, a five-star prospect who's the nation's top-rated point guard in the 2021 class.Chandler signed Saturday and is expected to enroll next summer. Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said Kennedy was one of the...

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...

AP Basketball WriterK-State to lean on 8 newcomers as it seeks to rebuildBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Bruce Weber doesn't have to look far to find some inspiration when it comes to winning with freshmen.His counterpart in football, Chris Klieman, has them starting just about...