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Feds: Basketball coach bribed by indicted Florida manMIAMI (AP) Federal authorities say a Florida businessman already charged with orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme bribed a former university basketball coach to help get his son admitted to an Ivy League university.Prosecutors allege the payments were intended to help...

Basketball 'escort queen' indicted on forged checks chargesLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A woman who declared herself the ''escort queen'' of a sex scandal involving the University of Louisville's basketball team has been indicted on theft charges.The Courier Journal reports Katina Powell was indicted by a grand jury Thursday of...

North Carolina, UCLA, Michigan State part of Las Vegas eventLAS VEGAS (AP) North Carolina, UCLA, Michigan State and Texas will play in an early season basketball tournament in Las Vegas.The Las Vegas Invitational will include games at campus sites, then the final two rounds on Nov. 22-23 in...

AP Sports WriterClemson's Brownell gets 6-year, $15 million contractBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Considered a recent ''hot-seat'' candidate, Clemson's Brad Brownell has the chance to become the longest-serving men's basketball coach in Tiger history.Brownell received a new six-year contract on Thursday that will pay him $15 million through...

Duke basketball to appear in all-access show this fallDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke's basketball team will be the subject of an all-access show.The eight-episode series titled ''Earn Everything'' was announced Thursday by the school, and it will document the Blue Devils as they prepare for the 2018-19 season and...

AP Sports WriterClemson's Brownell gets 6-year, $15 million contractBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Brad Brownell has received a new six-year contract that will pay him $15 million through 2024.The school's compensation committee of the board of trustees approved the deal Thursday for Brownell, who reached the...

Beilein agrees to extension with automatic rolloversANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan coach John Beilein has agreed to a contract extension through the 2022-23 season.The school said Wednesday the five-year deal automatically extends an additional year and repeats each year until either Beilein or the school decides not to...

Ex-Evansville coach Simmons to join Clemson basketball staffCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Former Evansville coach Marty Simmons has joined the Clemson staff.Tigers coach Brad Brownell also announced Wednesday the hiring of ex-Georgia player and staffer Matt Bucklin as his team's director of operations.Simmons coached the Purple Aces for 11 seasons...

Cumberland naming court after Coastal Carolina coach EllisLEBANON, Tenn. (AP) Coastal Carolina coach Cliff Ellis will have the basketball court at NAIA program Cumberland University named in his honor.Cumberland athletic director Ron Pavan says the playing surface at Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena will be named after Ellis at...

Beilein agrees to extension with automatic rolloversANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan coach John Beilein has agreed to a contract extension through the 2022-23 season.The school says the five-year deal automatically extends an additional year and repeats each year until either Beilein or the school decides not to renew....

UConn forward undergoes knee surgery, out 4 to 6 monthsSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn says forward Mamadou Diarra has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.The school says the 6-foot-8 sophomore was hurt during basketball workouts last week.UConn athletic trainer James Doran says the...

Houston, Phoenix among future Final Four sitesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Final Four is headed back to Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio and Indianapolis.The NCAA announced the sites for 2023-2026 on Monday, with all four cities recently hosting the finale of the NCAA Tournament.Houston, site of Villanova's last-second win over North...