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Associated PressWalker leads No. 18 FSU to 78-65 win over No. 7 LouisvilleBy STEVE BITTENBENDERLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) M.J. Walker could have spent this weekend preparing for college football’s national championship game. Instead, he helped Florida State’s basketball team make a statement Saturday on the road.Walker, a five-star hoops...

AP Sports WriterNCAA to form commission in response to bribery schemeBy CLIFF BRUNTThe NCAA said it will form a commission to study the inner workings of college basketball in response a federal investigation into bribery and fraud that rocked the sport and implicated several assistant coaches.The NCAA announced the...

Gonzaga forward Brandon Clarke to enter NBA draftSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga forward Brandon Clarke, who led the nation in blocked shots this season, plans to skip his senior year and enter the NBA draft.Under new NCAA rules, the junior can sign with an agent and still return to...

AP Sports WriterNCAA suspends Louisville' Pitino after escort investigationBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA has suspended Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino for five Atlantic Coast Conference games following its sex scandal investigation.The governing body also Thursday placed the basketball program on four years' probation, vacated wins...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech withdraws NCAA appeal, will miss ACC TournamentBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech withdrew its appeal of the NCAA postseason ban against its men’s basketball program on Monday and will not play in this month's Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.The school announced Nov. 15on postseason play...

Alabama freshman Juwan Gary to miss season with knee injuryTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama freshman forward Juwan Gary is expected to miss the season with a knee injury.The school said in a statement Friday that Gary had successful surgery on his right knee Thursday and is expected to make...

Associated PressAgents search Iowa AAU coach's cabin in nude videos caseBy RYAN J. FOLEYIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Investigators seized phones, hard drives and other devices during a search of a cabin owned by a prominent Iowa youth basketball coach under investigation for allegedly making videos of boys showering,...

AP Sports WriterHard times on Hawk Hill: Martelli out at SJU after 24 yearsBy DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Phil Martelli heckled a CBS broadcaster, rose from a coffin on his own TV show, picked the Eagles to win the Super Bowl at a chicken wing eating contest and turned...

AP Basketball WriterLute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85By JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85.Olson's family said he died Thursday evening. The cause of death wasn't...

AP Sports WriterUnbeaten Auburn visits Mississippi St. to open SEC scheduleBy STEVE MEGARGEEHere are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball as league competition opens this week:GAME OF THE WEEKENDNo. 8 Auburn (12-0) at Mississippi State (9-3): The SEC's lone unbeaten team opens conference play by going...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse basketball struggles early with 5-4 start to seasonBy JOHN KEKISUNDATED (AP) Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim isn't used to this - nine games into the season his Orange are barely above .500.With no seniors and five freshmen on the roster and apparent weaknesses on the floor,...

Associated PressNCAA accepts Missouri's sanctions, adds year of probationBy JIM SUHRKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The NCAA has accepted Missouri's self-imposed sanctions over infractions involving its men's basketball program but it tacked on a year of probation though August of next year.The NCAA infractions committee panel's findings over what...