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New assistant hoops coach believed to be 1st woman in roleORONO, Maine (AP) The University of Maine says a new assistant coach on the men's basketball team is believed to be the only woman in the role in Division I basketball.School officials say Edniesha Curry was hired as...

NCAA Latest: Villanova an all-or-nothing team chasing titleSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):12 p.m.It's been an almost all-or-nothing thing for Villanova and Jay Wright when it comes to the NCAA Tournament.The Wildcats reached the Final Four in 2009...

AP Sports WriterInternational Jayhawks to reunite with family at Final FourBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Udoka Azubuike has waited several years for the thrill he'll get when he looks into the Alamodome stands at the Final Four and sees his mother.Sure, Azubuike appreciates the opportunity to play for...

AP Sports WriterInternational Jayhawks to reunite with family at Final FourBy GREG BEACHAMSAN ANTONIO (AP) Udoka Azubuike has waited several years for the thrill he'll get when he looks into the Alamodome stands at the Final Four and sees his mother.Sure, Azubuike appreciates the opportunity to play for...

NCAA Latest: Sister Jean arrives courtside at Final FourSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):4:30 p.m.Loyola Ramblers superfan Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt has prime seats to watch her team play in the Final Four.The 98-year-old nun who sends the players...

AP Sports WriterHandy man: Calderon doing whatever Cavaliers needBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) It's two hours before tip-off, and Jose Calderon is working up a healthy sweat on the floor at Quicken Loans Arena.Then he retreats to the locker room to study. Sitting at his cubicle, just feet from...

NCAA Latest: Kansas-Nova a head-to-head of All-AmericansSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):4:30 p.m.Larry Brown has seen just about everything in basketball, and the veteran coach loves the lineup in this Final Four.Brown is traveling with Kansas during the...

AP Sports WriterIn hiring DeVries, Drake seeks to emulate CreightonBy LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) For decades, Drake has watched as Creighton - a fellow small, private school in a mid-sized, Midwestern city - built up its basketball program to the point where NCAA Tournament appearances are an...

AP Sports WriterIn hiring DeVries, Drake seeks to emulate CreightonBy LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) For decades, Drake has watched as Creighton built up its basketball program to the point where NCAA Tournament appearances are an annual expectation.It looks like the Bulldogs are trying to emulate the Bluejays.Drake...

AP Basketball WriterLSU's 1986 Final Four run still seems improbable todayBy JOHN MARSHALLSAN ANTONIO (AP) Dale Brown sat glued to the TV the NCAA Tournament's first two weekends, unable to look away from the string of upsets, reveling in UMBC's history-altering win and Loyola-Chicago's run to the Final...

AP Basketball WriterLoyola-Chicago, Michigan both go into semifinal with 32 winsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSSAN ANTONIO (AP) No. 3 seed Michigan (32-7) vs. No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago (32-5)National semifinal; San Antonio; Saturday, 6:09 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: The Wolverines and Ramblers have both won 32 games, school records for both teams....

AP College Sports WriterFinal Four puts transfers, and need for reform, in displayBy RALPH D. RUSSOSAN ANTONIO (AP) As the NCAA deals with corruption in college basketball and faces questions about sexual assault scandals on campus, the association is finally moving toward reform on far less somber subject...