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AP Basketball WriterACC coaches back idea of all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA tourneyBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball coaches are pushing the idea of having next year's NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I.Numerous league schools and coaches released statements Wednesday after...

AP Baseball WriterFamed basketball coach Roy Williams pays tribute to BudigBy BEN WALKERA Hall of Famer with three national championships and a familiar face at the Final Four, it would seem Roy Williams was destined for big things in basketball.The way the North Carolina coach tells it, a lot...

AP Baseball WriterFamed basketball coach Roy Williams pays tribute to BudigBy BEN WALKERA Hall of Famer with three national championships and a familiar face at the Final Four, it would seem Roy Williams was destined for big things in basketball.The way the North Carolina coach tells it, a lot...

AP Baseball WriterFamed basketball coach Roy Williams pays tribute to BudigBy BEN WALKERA Hall of Famer with three national championships and a familiar face at the Final Four, it would seem Roy Williams was destined for big things in basketball.The way the North Carolina coach tells it, a lot...

AP Basketball WriterACC coaches back idea of all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA tourneyBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball coaches are pushing the idea of having next year's NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I.Numerous league schools and coaches released statements Wednesday...

Dwight Anderson, former Kentucky and USC hoops player, diesLOS ANGELES (AP) Dwight Anderson, who earned the nickname ''The Blur'' because of his speed on the court playing basketball at Kentucky and Southern California, has died. He was 61.Anderson died Saturday at his home in Dayton, Ohio, according to...

Dwight Anderson, former Kentucky and USC hoops player, diesLOS ANGELES (AP) Dwight Anderson, who earned the nickname ''The Blur'' because of his speed on the court playing basketball at Kentucky and Southern California, has died. He was 61.Anderson died Saturday at his home in Dayton, Ohio, according to...

AP Basketball WriterCollege basketball floats idea of bubbles for safe seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLThe NBA bubble has held. So has the NHL's double bubble. The WNBA and MLS, no leaks.In this unprecedented landscape of sports in a pandemic world, one indisputable fact has emerged: bubbles work.Thousands of tests, minimal to...

'Father of the Final Four' Tom Jernestedt dies at 75.INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tom Jernstedt, a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame for his contributions to college basketball and the NCAA Tournament, has died. He was 75.The NCAA said Sunday Jernstedt died this weekend.Nicknamed ''Father of the Final Four,''...

Associated PressEwing hopes to carry on Thompson's legacy at GeorgetownBy BOBBY BANCROFTWASHINGTON (AP) Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing said Friday he will try to carry on the legacy of his former coach and lifelong mentor John Thompson, who died Sunday at age 78.Ewing, who won the 1984 national championship...

Aztecs extend Dutcher's contract 3 years through 2026SAN DIEGO (AP) San Diego State basketball coach Brian Dutcher has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season.Dutcher signed the deal following one of the most successful seasons in school history. The Aztecs went 30-2, won the Mountain West...

Arizona's Williams to pursue professional opportunitiesTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona sophomore guard Brandon Williams will explore professional opportunities and forego his remaining eligibility.The school announced Williams' decision Friday.A 6-foot-2 guard from Los Angeles, Williams had a solid freshman season in 2018-19, averaging 11.5 points and 3.4 assists in 26...