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Ex-college basketball player sentenced in student's slayingKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A former Western Michigan University basketball player has been sentenced for his role in a robbery that led to the fatal shooting of another student.The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that 21-year-old Joeviair Kennedy was ordered Monday to spend at least...

Wake Forest: former NBA All-Star Len Chappell dies at 77WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says former basketball all-American and NBA All-Star Len Chappell has died.The school says the 77-year-old Chappell died Thursday. No cause of death was provided in Friday's announcement.The 6-foot-8 Chappell led the Demon Deacons to...

Duke's White to chair NCAA selection committee for 2019-20INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Duke athletic director Kevin White will serve as the chairman of the NCAA Tournament selection committee in 2020.The NCAA announced White's role Friday. White will serve as vice chairman this season for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball...

Former UNC player Jalek Felton to play overseas this seasonCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Former North Carolina guard Jalek Felton will play professionally in Slovenia this upcoming season.The Petrol Olimpija team announced Friday that it has signed Felton.Felton withdrew from UNC as a freshman after being suspended at midseason...

AP Sports WriterWake counting on 5-star freshman Jaylen HoardBy JOEDY McCREARYWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Several players left Wake Forest early this offseason. Jaylen Hoard came aboard.The Demon Deacons' highest-rated recruit in a decade was always going to play an important role this season. With four players exiting since the...

AP Sports WriterNC State's Yow savors Top 25 goal, even amid FBI hoops probeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State finally owns the Top 25 national status that athletics director Debbie Yow has sought during her eight-year tenure.Yet amid the excitement there's concern: The men's basketball program...

Monmouth names Josh James director of basketball operationsWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Monmouth University has named former Hawk Josh James as director of basketball operations.Coach King Rice announced the hiring of the recent graduate on Thursday. James becomes the first player to join Rice's staff after playing for...

AP Sports WriterNC State's Yow savors Top 25 goal, even amid FBI hoops probeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State finally owns the Top 25 national status that athletics director Debbie Yow has sought during her eight-year tenure.Yet amid the excitement there's concern: The men's basketball program...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma F Manek preparing for bigger role without YoungBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Brady Manek's strong freshman season was largely overlooked while the college basketball world was enamored with his Oklahoma teammate Trae Young.The 6-foot-9 forward was Oklahoma's No. 3 scorer last season with 10.2 points...

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four.John Morgan, one of several attorneys representing former Cardinals captain...

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four.John Morgan, one of several attorneys representing former Cardinals captain...

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four.John Morgan, one of several attorneys representing former Cardinals captain...