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Associated PressBrown scores 25, helps Wake Forest holds off N.C. A&TBy J.D. BRASIERWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Chaundee Brown scored 25 points Saturday afternoon including a key baseline jumper down the stretch as Wake Forest pulled away late for a 76-64 victory over North Carolia A&T.Brown's shot from the left...

Cronin hires Darren Savino for his UCLA coaching staffLOS ANGELES (AP) Darren Savino is joining UCLA coach Mick Cronin in Westwood as the Bruins' associate head coach.He most recently worked under Cronin at Cincinnati for nine years, where the Bearcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament each year. Last...

AP Basketball WriterArizona State's added size ratchets expectationsBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in four years last season behind a trio of free-wheeling, free-shooting senior guards.The run was a year ahead of schedule, in some respects.The Sun Devils had...

Texas Tech fans in Lubbock spill into streets, cause damageLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Police say fans celebrating Texas Tech's Final Four win near the school's Lubbock campus caused damage that included flipping a car and setting several scooters on fire.Lubbock police said Sunday that they're investigating several incidents of...

Bridges, No. 6 Michigan State hold off Illinois 87-74CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Miles Bridges helped No. 6 Michigan State overcome a game so sloppy, coach Tom Izzo called it ''ridiculous.''Bridges scored 31 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds and the Spartans beat Illinois 87-74 on...

AP Sports WriterUC Irvine dubs assistant as its own 'Sister Jean' in NCAAsBy JOSH DUBOWSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) When UC Irvine made the NCAA Tournament, coach Russell Turner believed his team had many of the same ingredients that fueled Loyola of Chicago's surprising run to the Final Four...

UCLA's Jalen Hill withdraws name from NBA draftLOS ANGELES (AP) Jalen Hill is staying at UCLA for his redshirt junior season.A team spokesman says Hill has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft.Hill started 25 of 30 games for the Bruins under first-year coach Mick Cronin last season,...

Monmouth names Josh James director of basketball operationsWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Monmouth University has named former Hawk Josh James as director of basketball operations.Coach King Rice announced the hiring of the recent graduate on Thursday. James becomes the first player to join Rice's staff after playing for...

Ex-Tennessee forward DJ Burns is transferring to WinthropROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) Former Tennessee forward DJ Burns is returning to his hometown to play for Winthrop.The 6-foot-9 Burns said Thursday on Twitter he had committed to the Eagles, whose campus is located in his home town of Rock Hill,...

AP Sports WriterLouisville trustees fire athletic director Tom JurichBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Tom Jurich was loyal to the coaches he hired at Louisville almost to a fault, supporting them through good and bad times during 20 years as the Cardinals athletic director.None more than men's basketball...

Kansas ordered to turn over materials about Adidas, recruitTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Newly released records show that a federal grand jury ordered the University of Kansas this year to turn over communications between its men's basketball coaches and at least one prospective student-athlete.The grand jury also demanded copies of...

AP Sports WriterUS college teams in Barcelona during van attack, players OKBy ANNE M. PETERSONMen's basketball teams from several U.S. universities, including Oregon State, Clemson and Arizona, were in Barcelona, Spain, when a van drove into pedestrians Thursday in a historic district popular with tourists but school officials said...