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AP Sports WriterAP source: Memphis to announce Penny Hardaway as next coachBy STEVE MEGARGEEA person familiar with the situation says Memphis will announce Penny Hardaway as its men's basketball coach Tuesday.The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because Memphis hasn't publicly announced the hire....

AP Sports WriterAuburn's immediate future appears both bright - and murkyBy JOHN ZENORAuburn ended its best season in nearly two decades with abundant reason for both optimism and concern.The Tigers could return every key player next season, perhaps including center Austin Wiley , but it's not certain that coach...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA Sweet 16 has unexpected field after favorites oustedBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) After little went according to plan in the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the bracket has a wildly different look for the Sweet 16 than many expected.Out: Two 1-seeds (Virginia and...

AP Sports WriterCharlotte hires Virginia assistant Sanchez as new head coachBy STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte 49ers have hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new coach.Sanchez will be introduced at a news conference next week, the school announced Monday.Sanchez has been an integral part...

AP Sports WriterPurdue coach doesn't believe Haas will play even with braceBy MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue center Isaac Haas appears to be done for the season even if Purdue's medical team or its crack engineering department can create an elbow brace that allows him to play...

AP Sports WriterSexton leads Alabama back to tourney, faces NBA decisionBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Collin Sexton and a highly rated freshman class helped deliver Alabama back to the NCAA Tournament.The Crimson Tide might have to earn its next trip without the high-scoring point guard.Sexton, a projected NBA...

NCAA Latest: UNC down double digits to A&M at the halfBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):6:22 p.m.North Carolina must come back from a double-digit deficit if it wants to make a third straight Final Four.The Tar Heels trail Texas...

NCAA Latest: 11-seed Syracuse bounces Mich. St. for Sweet 16By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:20 p.m.Michigan State's season is over after the Spartans were eliminated by 11th-seeded Syracuse in their own backyard.Despite a partisan crowd cheering them on in...

NCAA Latest: Tar Heels tip off against A&M for Sweet 16 tripBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:25 p.m.Action is underway in Charlotte for the West Region second-round game between No. 2 seed North Carolina and No. 7 seed Texas...

NCAA Latest: 11-seed Syracuse bounces Mich. St. for Sweet 16By The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:20 p.m.Michigan State's season is over after the Spartans were eliminated by 11th-seeded Syracuse in their own backyard.Despite a partisan crowd cheering them on in...

NCAA Latest: Syracuse grabs lead as Michigan State goes coldBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:56 p.m.Syracuse grabbed its first lead of the second half on Michigan State as the Spartans just can't buy a basket. The Spartans have not...

NCAA Latest: Bridges rocks rim for MSU, Cuse star fouls outBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the second round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:47 p.m.For the second game in a row, Miles Bridges threw down an emphatic dunk that got the pro-Michigan State crowd in Detroit fired...