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NC State: NCAA approves waiver for Missouri transfer HarrisRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says the NCAA is allowing Missouri transfer Blake Harris to play for the Wolfpack this season.Coach Kevin Keatts said Tuesday that the NCAA approved Harris' request to be immediately eligible. The point guard from...

Hurricanes transfer Mack allowed to compete this seasonCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes transfer Anthony Mack has been granted a waiver by the NCAA and will be eligible to compete during the 2018-19 season.A 6-foot-6 shooting guard, Mack was a freshman at Wyoming last season and didn't play...

Loyola celebrity nun Sister Jean celebrating 99th birthdayCHICAGO (AP) Sister Jean is celebrating her 99th birthday months after gaining national attention as chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago basketball team that reached the NCAA Final Four.The university held a campus party with students and school staffers Tuesday for Sister Jean...

Barrett has 23 points, 11 assists, Duke wins Canadian finaleMONTREAL (AP) R.J. Barrett had 23 points and 11 assists to help Duke beat McGill University 103-58 on Sunday night in the Blue Devils' third and final game on a Canadian exhibition tour.Duke opened the tour with two games...

R.J. Barrett scores 35 points, Duke beats Toronto 96-60MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) R.J. Barrett scored 35 points in his second hometown exhibition game for Duke, Zion Williamson added 24 and the Blue Devils beat the University of Toronto 96-60 on Friday night in an exhibition game.The 18-year-old Barrett was...

Duke says guard Alex O'Connell out with broken facial boneDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says guard Alex O'Connell will miss the remaining two games of the team's Canada tour with a broken bone in his face.Team spokesman Mike DeGeorge said Thursday that the sophomore fractured his orbital floor, the...

AP Sports WriterUConn greats expect program to climb back to elite statusBy PAT EATON-ROBBUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Don't tell Jim Calhoun or his former players that UConn is no longer an elite basketball program.Yes, the Huskies have missed the NCAA Tournament three times in four years and are 30-35...

Canadian star Barrett has 34 points in Duke exhibition debutMISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) Canadian star R.J. Barrett scored 34 points in his first exhibition game for Duke, helping the Blue Devils rout Ryerson 86-67 on Wednesday night in his hometown.''It was great to get to go out there with...

Canadian star Barrett has 34 points in Duke exhibition debutMISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) Canadian star R.J. Barrett scored 34 points in his first exhibition game for Duke, helping the Blue Devils rout Ryerson 86-67 on Wednesday night.Zion Williamson added 29 points for Duke.NCAA rules permit teams to take an...

Court dismisses Rick Pitino's lawsuit against AdidasLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A federal judge has dismissed former Louisville coach Rick Pitino's lawsuit against Adidas, agreeing with the sportswear maker that his claim requires arbitration and should be heard out of court.Pitino sued Adidas last October in U.S. District Court for...

AP Sports WriterWake AD sits 'tight' as coach goes through legal processBy JOEDY McCREARYWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman says the school is ''sitting tight'' while the legal process continues for an assistant basketball coach who police say punched a New York City tourist who...

Krzyzewski: No 'plan of execution' for NCAA hoops reformsDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski doesn't believe the NCAA with far enough with its reforms when it comes to how the changes were coordinated.Speaking two days after the governing body announced numerous changes following a high-profile corruption scandal...