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Coach John Calipari's son Brad plans to redshirt this seasonLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky says junior guard Brad Calipari will redshirt this season.The 6-foot, 179-pound Calipari, son of Wildcats coach John Calipari, will practice and travel with the team and have two seasons of eligibility remaining. He has 11...

AP Sports WriterKansas eager for focus to shift from the courts to the courtBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Coach Bill Self isn't sure what to be expect when top-ranked Kansas steps on the floor for its first regular-season game of the season against No. 10 Michigan State on...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse limping into season opener vs Eastern WashingtonBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim is dealing with a little uncertainty as his No. 16 Orange head into their season opener.Injuries to the team's three point guards - starter Frank Howard and backups Howard Washington and Jalen Carey -...

AP Sports WriterMost top teams counting on big contributions from transfersBy STEVE MEGARGEEAcquiring a high-profile transfer isn't necessarily a prerequisite for every Final Four contender, but a look at the rosters of AP Top 25 teams sure makes it seem that way.Four of the top five teams in the...

Associated PressTrump begins campaign sprint with rallies in Ind., W.Va.By DARLENE SUPERVILLEHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) President Donald Trump opened his final sprint to next week's midterm elections on Friday by defending his decision to tweet a video warning of people crossing into the U.S. illegally at the border with...

UCLA's Cody Riley to miss at least 3 weeks with injured jawLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA's Cody Riley hurt his jaw at practice and will miss at least the first three weeks of the basketball season.The school said Friday that Riley got hurt in practice Wednesday but didn't provide...

AP Basketball WriterCollege basketball still under cloud of recruiting scandalBy JOHN MARSHALLA federal trial revealed more details of a pay-to-pay recruiting scandal, darkening the cloud hanging over college basketball for a second straight season.But will it make a difference? Outside of a handful of suspensions, the curtain pullback of...

Associated PressTrump begins campaign sprint with rallies in Ind., W.Va.By DARLENE SUPERVILLEWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump embarked Friday on a final sprint to help Republican candidates ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, as he seeks to sharpen the contrast between the GOP and its Democratic rivals.Trump is set to...

Trump tweets Bob Knight will join him in Indiana rallyWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is headed back out on the campaign trail with rallies Friday in West Virginia and Indiana. In Indiana, he'll have help from Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Knight, who coached the Indiana University...

Beginning election sprint, White House says Trumps votedWASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is headed back out on the campaign trail with rallies Friday in West Virginia and Indiana. In Indiana, he'll have help from Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Knight, who coached the Indiana University Hoosiers.Trump teased...

AP Sports WriterDuke forwards headline college basketball's freshman classBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe unusual aspect of this year's freshman class is that three of the very top guys signed with the same team and play similar positions.Duke forwards RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson were rated among the nation's top...

Clemson guard Anthony Oliver III decides to transferCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson guard Anthony Oliver II is leaving the men's basketball program.Tigers coach Brad Brownell announced Oliver's intentions Friday.Oliver, from Birmingham, Alabama, is the son of fired Tigers women's basketball coach Audra Smith. The redshirt sophomore played 19...