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Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year postseason banTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case.Arizona was accused of nine counts of misconduct, including five Level I violations, in a Notice of Allegations sent by the...

UNC: Pinson out indefinitely with broken bone in right footCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina junior swingman Theo Pinson is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot.In a news release Friday, the school said Pinson was hurt in practice this week. UNC says a treatment...

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 WriterStackhouse says relationship, opportunity drew him to VandyBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jerry Stackhouse was preparing to interview for NBA jobs, not take over the struggling Vanderbilt men's basketball program.He had a couple of interviews for NBA head coaching jobs lined up, but then he...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption caseBy AARON BEARDOklahoma State was fined $10,000 and its men’s basketball team was banned from the upcoming postseason Friday after the NCAA found that former assistant coach Lamont Evans accepted up to $22,000 in bribes intended to help...

AP Basketball WriterNorthern Arizona primed to keep making progressBy JOHN MARSHALLFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Northern Arizona won just 10 games last season, yet made enough progress for athletic director Mike Marlow to keep coach Jack Murphy in place for the final year of his contract.Murphy knows the upward trend...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 23 Louisville, N.C. State set for return to ACC scheduleBy AARON BEARDA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 23 Louisville at No. 12 Wisconsin. It's a belated matchup from the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The teams were set to play...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State thin on stars, heavy on experience for IzzoBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State does not have the stars it did last season, when Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson did enough to end up becoming top NBA picks.While Tom Izzo lamented the loss...

Associated PressSyracuse hold on to defeat Boston CollegeBy MARK FRANKSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tyus Battle scored 21 points, including 15 in the second half, Buddy Boeheim hit for a career-high 16 and Syracuse withstood a late Boston College rally to defeat the Eagles 67-56 Saturday.Oshae Brissett chipped in with...

AP Basketball WriterKansas forward De Sousa gets year of eligibility backBy DAVE SKRETTAKansas forward Silvio De Sousa finally got some good news from the NCAA on Friday.His education and career had been in limbo after the organization ruled in February that De Sousa was ineligible this past season and...

AP Sports WriterNo. 13 Memphis outlasts No. 19 Tennessee, avenges lossBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Even the newcomers on Memphis’ freshmen-laden roster who didn’t play in a loss to Tennessee last year understood the importance of avenging that defeat.The 13th-ranked Tigers got their revenge Saturday. Not only did...

AP Sports WriterLarranaga: Rule change on transfers would be 'ridiculous'By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami coach Jim Larranaga responded angrily Saturday to the possibility the NCAA will ease its rules and grant all transfers immediate eligibility.The change would benefit the Hurricanes because Elijah Olaniyi would be able to play...