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A book by an escort alleging that former University of Louisville staffer Andre McGee brought escorts into dorm parties, and paid for the women to strip and have sex with the Cardinals' basketball recruits, their fathers and players is available online.Louisville is investigating allegations by Katina Powell in the...

Associated PressNo. 21 Texas starts season short with injury, suspensionsBy MARK ROSNERAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Shaka Smart will start his second season as Texas coach a bit short-handed.Mareik Isom, a senior forward expected to be an important reserve, will miss a few weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a...

AP Sports WriterYale responds to ex-basketball captain's lawsuit in sex caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University denies it was trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation.The school filed its formal response late Friday to...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Dr. James Naismith created the original 13 rules for basket ball in 1892, outlining the method of scoring, what constitutes a foul and how to determine which team wins. Those rules evolved as the game grew. The peach baskets were replaced by rims and backboards were added. Team...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami was picked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference's preseason rankings, is flirting with the Top 25 in the major national polls and is widely expected to be an NCAA Tournament team.Those would all be considered good signs.Here's another: People are actually buying Miami...

NEW YORK (AP) Jack Powers, a former player, coach and athletic director at Manhattan College, will be the first Jasper to have his basketball uniform number retired.No. 34 will be raised to the rafters of Draddy Gymnasium on Feb. 26, at halftime of the game with Iona.Powers was...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The lights were dimmed, the stage was lit and the fans were on their feet as Maryland unveiled its highly touted men's basketball team Saturday night.Beginning with prized recruit Diamond Stone, the players waved to the crowd, dribbled the length of the court and...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Jamal Murray and Tyler Ulis each had double-doubles as six Kentucky players scored in double figures to help the No. 2 Wildcats cruise past Ottawa (Kan.) 117-58 in their exhibition opener Monday night.Murray had 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to lead impressive debuts...

Freshman A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for 2016-17COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) The NCAA has ruled Texas A&M guard J.J. Caldwell ineligible for this season.Aggies coach Billy Kennedy announced the decision in a statement Texas A&M issued Friday. No reason was given for Caldwell's ineligibility, but Kennedy said he...

Brey hires former Notre Dame guard Ayers as an assistantSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey has hired former Fighting Irish guard Ryan Ayers as an assistant coach.Ayers is the second former Irish player joining Brey's staff in a week, joining Ryan Humphrey, who was...

AP Sports WriterArkansas using overseas trip to help mesh overhauled rosterBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas coach Mike Anderson believes missing the NCAA Tournament last season was an aberration, not a trend.The Razorbacks, loaded with an influx of junior-college talent, will have an early chance to prove their...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky coach John Calipari hopes Wildcats fans resist the urge to tease archrival Louisville about its escort scandal and treat the Cardinals respectfully Saturday in the Bluegrass showdown at Rupp Arena.Escort Katina Powell has alleged in a book that former Louisville staffer Andre McGee paid...