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AP Sports WriterNew Alabama coach Nate Oats says, 'We can make a Final Four'By JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Nate Oats was a high school coach and math teacher making a five-figure salary six years ago.Then he made a rapid ascent as a Buffalo assistant and head coach and...

AP Sports WriterVillanova's Brunson, S Carolina's Wilson win Wooden AwardsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Jalen Brunson of national champion Villanova and A'ja Wilson of South Carolina won the John R. Wooden Award as national players of the year Friday night.They received their trophies during the fourth annual College...

Bradford sparks Southern to 67-46 win over Alabama A&MBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Micah Bradford had 13 points and six assists as Southern easily distanced Alabama A&M 67-46 on Monday night.Lamarcus Lee had 11 points and six rebounds for Southern (8-13, 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which earned its fifth...

Rutherford, UC Irvine cruise past CSU Northridge, 77-56IRVINE, Calif. (AP) Tommy Rutherford scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and UC Irvine picked up its sixth win in its last seven games, cruising past CSU Northridge, 77-56 in a Big West Conference battle Wednesday night.The victory was the...

Texas State coach, accused of racist comments, resignsSAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) Texas State coach Danny Kaspar has resigned three months after a former player accused him of making racist remarks.Athletic director Larry Teis announced Tuesday that he's accepted Kaspar's resignation and that assistant coach Terrence Johnson will take...

Openings to start in college basketball recruitment trialNEW YORK (AP) Opening statements in a criminal trial stemming from a scandal over college basketball recruiting is set to begin Tuesday.The trial results from charges brought last year against three men. Prosecutors say the men arranged to shower key basketball...

Ole Miss players kneel in response to Confederacy rallyOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Eight University of Mississippi men's basketball players kneeled during the national anthem Saturday in response to a Confederacy rally near the arena.Minutes before the game against Georgia, both teams formed lines for the anthem. As soon as...

AP Basketball WriterVirginia, Texas Tech ride tough defenses into Final FourBy AARON BEARDMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Virginia's climb to its Final Four breakthrough began with a sound defensive scheme, a steadfast foundation allowing the Cavaliers to grind down even the best and most balanced of offenses for years.At Texas Tech,...

NCAA Latest: Auburn off to slow start as Kentucky takes leadBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):2:40 p.m.Auburn coach Bruce Pearl admitted his team would need to shoot lights-out to beat Kentucky, and midway through the first half the Tigers...

AP Sports Writer7 people ID'd for threats to NCAA ref after Kentucky lossBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Seven people have been identified for threatening basketball referee John Higgins after an NCAA Tournament game in March. Information will be referred to authorities in their jurisdictions and to the FBI's...

3 Missouri players withdraw from NBA draftCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri basketball players Xavier Pinson, Mitchell Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. withdrew from the NBA draft Friday and will return to the Tigers for the upcoming season.Pinson started 31 games as a sophomore last season, averaging 11.1 points while...

AP Sports WriterChalkiest region gives no confidence to No. 1 seed VillanovaBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) ?? Sporting the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's chalkiest region doesn't give Villanova coach Jay Wright any special confidence heading into Friday night's game against West Virginia.The Wildcats were together in a...