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'Greek Deac' leaves Wake Forest to play pro ball in EuropeWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says forward Dinos Mitoglou won't return for his senior season and instead will play professionally in Europe.Coach Danny Manning announced Mitoglou's decision Saturday, and the school says the native of Greece is expected...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The American Athletic Conference has suspended Memphis senior forward Shaq Goodwin one game for violating the league's sportsmanship code for apparently tripping an opponent while sitting on the bench during a loss to South Carolina.Memphis said in a statement that Goodwin will miss Tuesday night's...

AP Sports WriterLouisville tabs Padgett as interim replacement for PitinoBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) David Padgett understands replacing Louisville coach Rick Pitino would be difficult under any circumstance.So when Padgett arrived Friday for his introductory news conference as the Cardinals interim men's basketball coach, after ambling his...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) Division I men's basketball has its first openly gay coach.Bryant University assistant coach Chris Burns came out publicly in a personal essay posted Wednesday on Outsports.com (http://bit.ly/1jcvTD0 ).Burns says that the Supreme Court decision in June legalizing same-sex marriage was so powerful that it made...

CS Northridge erupts in 95-77 win over Long Beach St.NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) Lamine Diane scored 33 points with 15 rebounds and Cal State Northridge beat Long Beach State 95-77 on Wednesday in a Big West Conference opener.Diane finished 11-of-18 shooting and 11 of 16 from the foul line....

Duke guard O'Connell has surgery on broken facial boneDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says guard Alex O'Connell has had surgery to repair a broken bone in his face.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge said Friday that O'Connell had surgery Thursday on his fractured orbital bone and is expected back for the...

AP Sports WriterFormer Louisville recruit Brian Bowen entering NBA draftBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina forward and former Louisville recruit Brian Bowen is entering the NBA draft.A school spokeswoman said Wednesday Bowen won't hire an agent, so he could return to school.Bowen was suspended by Louisville after...

2 more West Virginia men's hoops players seeking transfersMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Two more West Virginia men's basketball players are looking to transfer and reduce coach Bob Huggins' already thin roster for the 2019-20 season.The school says forwards Lamont West and Andrew Gordon have put their names into the...

Arizona lands Seattle grad transfer Terrell BrownTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Seattle University graduate transfer guard Terrell Brown has committed to Arizona, bolstering the Wildcats' backcourt for next season.Brown posted a picture of himself in an Arizona uniform Monday on Twitter.“Who would have thought?!” he tweeted. “150% committed. The Zoooo!!...

AP Sports WriterPritchard keeps building legacy at OregonBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) After Oregon's run to the Sweet 16 last season, guard Payton Pritchard explored going pro. It certainly wasn't a futile exercise.Pritchard had resolutely picked up the Ducks and carried them to a Pac-12 tournament championship...

AP Sports WriterMichigan will look to atone for December loss to BuckeyesBy ERIC OLSONA look at the upcoming week around the Big Ten Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 8 Ohio State (22-5, 13-1) at No. 22 Michigan (21-7, 10-5), Sunday. The first-place Buckeyes overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to...

South Carolina Upstate cruises past NAIA Coker, 89-69SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Malik Moore scored 33 points and grabbed a dozen rebounds as South Carolina Upstate cruised past NAIA Coker, 89-69 on Saturday night.The Spartans close out their nonconference schedule Wednesday when they travel to Georgia Tech and open Big...