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AP Basketball WriterCampbell's Clemons dazzles among game's small (big) scorersBy AARON BEARDBUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) Campbell's Chris Clemons keeps hitting shots near midcourt logos, dunking in traffic and passing big names on the list of college basketball's best all-time scorers.The national scoring leader has a fearless game packed...

Michigan's Chaundee Brown granted eligibility after transferANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan guard Chaundee Brown has been granted immediate eligibility following his transfer from Wake Forest.Michigan announced the decision from the NCAA and Big Ten on Friday. Brown said he is ''thankful and truly blessed.''Brown started 74 of his...

Dagan Nelson hired as NYU's basketball coachNEW YORK (AP) Dagan Nelson has been hired as basketball coach at New York University, replacing the retiring Joe Nesci.Nelson has more than 20 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels, including a stint as an assistant with...

Associated PressStevenson helps No. 24 Wichita St beat Ole Miss 74-54By JEFFREY PARSONWICHITA, Kan. (AP) Erik Stevenson scored a career-high 29 points to help No. 24 Wichita State beat Mississippi 74-54 on Saturday.Stevenson had 19 points in the first half, giving the Shockers (13-1) a 39-24 halftime lead....

AP Sports WriterUConn center to play for Armenia despite no ties to nationBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn center Steven Enoch has never been to Armenia, or anywhere overseas for that matter.But next month, the 6-foot-11 sophomore from Norwalk will travel to Greece to play for the U-20...

AP Basketball WriterKispert, No. 8 Gonzaga top Southern Miss 94-69 at AtlantisBy AARON BEARDPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) The shots started falling again for Corey Kispert. It was a welcome sign for No. 8 Gonzaga, especially considering the uncertain status of one of its top players.Kispert broke loose from...

AP Sports WriterLouisville board OKs firing of Pitino in hoops scandalBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville's interim president was authorized Monday to fire Rick Pitino because of a federal bribery investigation, a scandal that has shaken the university and brought down one of the most prominent coaches...

NCAA Latest: Harper swishes Auburn into Final Four showdownMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):4:50 p.m.Auburn junior Jared Harper was the last player to leave the court after the Tigers and Virginia warmed up for their national semifinal. The 5-foot-11...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: No matter the name, No. 8 Nevada is for realBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) About the only thing in dispute at the UNLV campus arena Tuesday night was what to call the team that dominated a home squad that no longer lives up to its...

Former UConn Final Four starter Stanley Robinson dies at 32BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Former UConn basketball player Stanley Robinson has died of unknown causes at a family residence in Birmingham. He was 32.Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said Robinson was found unresponsive by a family member Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterFormer Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90By LARRY LAGEJud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90.The school announced Heathcote died Monday in Spokane, Washington.Spartans coach Tom Izzo was hired by Heathcote as a part-time...

Former Kentucky player Jerry Bird diesCORBIN, Ky. (AP) Former Kentucky basketball player Jerry Bird, who was a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame and had his No. 22 jersey retired to the Rupp Arena rafters, has died.An obituary posted by O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home says Bird died...