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Wright and McGraw to receive Joe Lapchick Character AwardNEW YORK (AP) NCAA championship coaches Jay Wright of Villanova and Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame will be this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award.Wright guided the Wildcats to their second title in three years while McGraw led...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, diesBy GARY B. GRAVESOfficials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88.The schools announced his death Monday night.Newton was a member of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, diesBy GARY B. GRAVESOfficials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88.The schools announced his death Monday night.Newton was a member of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, diesBy GARY B. GRAVESOfficials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88.The schools announced his death Monday night.Newton was a member of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA...

South Carolina coach Martin's son to play at USC UpstateCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Expect South Carolina coach Frank Martin to pay more attention to USC Upstate this fall.New USC Upstate coach Dave Dickerson has announced his first recruiting class, which includes Martin's son Brandon.The younger Martin is a 6-foot-6...

Penn State hires Kevin Freeman as assistant basketball coachSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State has hired Kevin Freeman as an assistant coach on Patrick Chambers' staff.The Nittany Lions announced the move Monday.Freeman spent seven years as the director of basketball administration for Connecticut men's basketball program.''Penn State men's...

AP Sports WriterIowa State forward Lard skips workouts for wellness centerBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State forward Cameron Lard has enrolled at a wellness center instead of joining his teammates for summer workouts.Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said in a news release Monday that Lard, who averaged...

AP Sports WriterNew Virginia AD Williams taking football-first approachBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Carla Williams wasted no time getting to work as Virginia's athletic director.She wanted a tour of all of the school's athletic facilities, she told her staff on the first day. But first, there was...

Auburn gives basketball coach Bruce Pearl 5-year extensionAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has given basketball coach Bruce Pearl a five-year contract extension after the program's best season in years.Pearl led the Tigers to a share of their first Southeastern Conference regular season title since 1999 last season despite having...

Auburn gives basketball coach Bruce Pearl 5-year extensionAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has given basketball coach Bruce Pearl a five-year contract extension.Pearl led the Tigers to a share of their first Southeastern Conference regular season title since 1999 last season despite having two top players ineligible. The extension announced...

AP Sports WriterIowa State forward Lard skips workouts for wellness centerBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State says forward Cameron Lard has enrolled at a wellness center instead of joining his teammates for summer workouts.Iowa State coach Steve Prohm says Lard, who averaged 12.1 points and shot 60...

Indiana-Duke, UNC-Michigan headline ACC/Big Ten ChallengeGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Indiana visits Duke while North Carolina travels to Michigan to headline this year's ACC/Big Ten Challenge in November.The leagues released the schedule Friday, with the Hoosiers traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Nov. 27. The Tar Heels visit the Wolverines...