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AP Sports WriterPitt fires coach Kevin Stallings after 2 seasonsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The worst season in Pittsburgh basketball history cost head coach Kevin Stallings his job.Stallings was let go by the university on Thursday, just two days after the Panthers completed an 8-24 season that included an...

AP Sports WriterLate collapses have Oklahoma, Arizona State feeling nervousBy STEVE MEGARGEEAfter being ranked in the top five earlier this season, Arizona State and Oklahoma suddenly find their NCAA Tournament hopes in question.Both teams continued their late-season collapses Tuesday by losing early in their respective conference tournaments. Arizona State...

AP Basketball Writer2 at a time: C-USA tourney games on 2 courts simultaneouslyBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) Conference USA is playing tournament games two at a time, on opposite sides of a huge black curtain in the facility where the NFL's Dallas Cowboys practice.This is a unique Texas...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Pitt fires coach Kevin StallingsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The worst season in Pittsburgh basketball history cost head coach Kevin Stallings his job.A person with direct knowledge of the situations said Stallings was let go by the university on Thursday, just two days after the...

AP Sports WriterCartwright scores 5 of 13 in OT to beat CreightonBy TOM CANAVANNEW YORK (AP) Kyron Cartwright hit two go-ahead free throws with 1:32 left in overtime and added a crucial basket with 16 seconds to go and fifth-seeded Providence took a big step toward a fifth...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma's Young, family to weigh if he should go proBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Trae Young tends to go places in a hurry. Whether he bolts to the NBA is now the question on everyone's mind at Oklahoma.Young led the nation in scoring and assists during...

AP Sports WriterIowa State ends rebuilding season with loss to TexasBy LUKE MEREDITHThe Iowa State Cyclones may be able to put their miserable season behind them quickly next season - if a few things break their way.Iowa State finished 2017-18 with a 68-64 loss to Texas in the conference...

AP Sports WriterRebel reboot: Ole Miss starting over after brutal seasonBy DAVID BRANDTMississippi started its season with aspirations of returning to the NCAA Tournament.Instead, the Rebels lost a ton of games and eventually their head coach. Now the program is about to embark on a complete rebuild after a...

AP Sports WriterJayhawks' Azubuike injures knee, out for Big 12 tourneyBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas forward Udoka Azubuike sprained his left knee during a scrimmage this week, ruling him out of the Big 12 Tournament and putting his availability for the NCAA Tournament in question.Jayhawks coach...

AP Sports WriterPastner still upbeat after Georgia Tech's tumultuous seasonBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Josh Pastner describes Georgia Tech's tumultuous season as a ''perfect storm.''The coach insists the waves of losses, injuries and off-the-court problems - including a lawsuit filed against him - won't sink the team's ship.The always...

Kentucky's Vanderbilt 'day to day' with unspecified injuryLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky says freshman forward Jarred Vanderbilt is being evaluated on a daily basis after sustaining an unspecified injury in practice.Basketball spokesman Eric Lindsey said via text that the 6-foot-9, 214-pound Vanderbilt is not expected to practice Wednesday after...

Brunson, Mack, Spellman win Big East honorsNEW YORK (AP) Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson, Xavier coach Chris Mack and Villanova freshman Omari Spellman are the Big East award winners.The voting of the conference's coaches was announced Wednesday.Brunson, a junior, led the Wildcats to a 27-4 record, 14-4 in...