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Lawmaker wants donors to pay for UConn's exit from AACHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The top Republican in the Connecticut Senate wants private donors to pick up the cost of UConn's departure from the American Athletic Conference.Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano wrote on Thursday to the school's new president, Tom...

LAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV interim coach Todd Simon wanted to make sure the Runnin' Rebels got right back to work.''It's hard to get back to normalcy as soon as you can,'' said Simon, less than 24 hours after taking over for Dave Rice. ''The best thing we can...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State bucks graduate transfer trendBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The current trend in college basketball centers on graduate transfers, veteran players who are eligible and can contribute immediately.Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley is taking a more long-term approach as he tries to rebuild the Sun...

Kansas' Bragg suspended for team rules violationLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas forward Carlton Bragg has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.Coach Bill Self said in announcing the suspension late Thursday that the violation isn't connected to an investigation into an alleged rape at his team's dorm...

Bellarmine moving to Div. I, joining Atlantic Sun conferenceLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Bellarmine University, a private Catholic college in Louisville, is moving to NCAA Division I and joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.The move will elevate most of the university's athletic programs to Division I status beginning in the summer...

Associated PressTestimony ends at trial on payments in college basketballBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) Testimony at a trial about secret payments in college basketball drew to a close Tuesday after prosecutors asked the jury to focus on a flurry of texts and phone calls, some involving legendary Louisville...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Yale star Makai Mason will miss the season with a broken right foot. School spokesman Timothy Bennett says the 6-foot-1 guard came down awkwardly on the foot during a closed scrimmage against Boston University on Saturday and will need surgery. Mason averaged 16 points and 3.8 assists...

AP Basketball Writer'What happened to Felipe?' Film helps Lopez tell his storyBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like.That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper headlines. But he has...

No. 1 Villanova faces No. 16 Radford in the East RegionPITTSBURGH (AP) No. 1 seed Villanova (30-4) vs. No. 16 seed Radford (23-12)First round, East Region, Pittsburgh, 6:50 p.m. EDT on ThursdayBOTTOM LINE: Villanova is looking to keep No. 1 seeds unbeaten in the NCAA Tournament when it...

POLL ALERT: Preseason No. 1 Michigan State drops out of Top 25; Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas top poll, Seton Hall at No. 10NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Preseason No. 1 Michigan State drops out of Top 25; Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas top poll, Seton Hall at No. 10.

CHICAGO (AP) Illinois forward Darius Paul has been dismissed following his arrest last week during a team trip to France.Coach John Groce (grohs) announced the move in a written statement Friday.Immediately after the trip, Groce had said he had ''indefinitely'' suspended Paul for violating team rules. On Friday,...

AP Sports WriterPrep basketball takes backseat to AAU in recruiting gameBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Back when Bruce Weber was an up-and-coming assistant on Gene Keady's staff at Purdue, the coach would spend countless hours on planes and behind the wheel to catch as many high school basketball...