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AP Basketball WriterFederal probe, Villanova's follow-up top 2018-19 story linesBy AARON BEARDSAN ANTONIO (AP) A year ago at this time, Villanova faced the question of whether it could keep rolling after two seasons of key player losses from its 2016 national championship team.The Wildcats offered an emphatic answer...

Missouri Valley Conference invites Valpo to join the leagueVALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) The Missouri Valley Conference has invited Valparaiso to join the league and replace departing Wichita State.The league Tuesday that its nine members had voted unanimously to extend an invite to the Crusaders, who currently play in the...

Arizona State's Hurley fined $10,000 for postgame conductSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley has been fined $10,000 by the Pac-12 Conference for inappropriate conduct toward officials at the end of the Sun Devils' loss to Oregon State.The conference said in a news release on Monday that...

Louisville, Pitino settle breach of contract lawsuitLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The University of Louisville Athletic Association and Rick Pitino have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit, with the former Cardinals men's basketball coach's changing his termination to a resignation.Pitino sued the ULAA for more than $38.7 million in November...

Kentucky's Vanderbilt 'day to day' with unspecified injuryLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky says freshman forward Jarred Vanderbilt is being evaluated on a daily basis after sustaining an unspecified injury in practice.Basketball spokesman Eric Lindsey said via text that the 6-foot-9, 214-pound Vanderbilt is not expected to practice Wednesday after...

Fields set for 39th annual Great Alaska ShootoutANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Nevada will be among the eight teams in the men's field for the 39th annual Great Alaska Shootout while Southern California will highlight the women's side.Also joining host Alaska Anchorage in the men's bracket will be Buffalo, Oakland,...

NABC to give college hoops players voice with new coalitionKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The National Association of Basketball Coaches is creating a coalition of players to provide feedback on a variety of issues, the latest example of student-athletes gaining a greater voice both on and off the court.NABC...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn freshman guard Bryce Brown has been suspended for the season opener by the NCAA.Auburn announced Thursday that he will be forced to sit out Friday night's game against UAB. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl says the one-game suspension stemmed from Brown playing a game in...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA hits Oklahoma St with postseason ban in corruption caseBy AARON BEARDAn NCAA infractions committee panel announced Friday that former Oklahoma State assistant men’s basketball coach Lamont Evans violated ethical-conduct rules by accepting up to $22,000 in bribes from financial advisers.The NCAA also levied including penalties that...

Late steal and layup lifts Pacific over CSU Northridge 79-77LOS ANGELES (AP) Brandon McGhee stole it from Darius Brown II with 5 seconds left and passed it ahead to Roberto Gallinat for the winning layup to help Pacific beat CSU Northridge 79-77 on Sunday.Brown missed a half-court attempt...

Walker's 23 leads Portland State past Weber State, 92-76PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Alonzo Walker scored a career-high 23 points and Portland State handed Weber State its fifth road loss in seven games with a 92-76 win on Monday night.The Vikings led by just four at intermission, 42-38, and pulled...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kentucky encouraged by defensive resultsBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky has shown it has no problem scoring with five 100-point games and the Wildcats' offense ranked No. 2 nationally.Coach John Calipari has been focusing on the other side of the floor, stressing defense...