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Lone Star tilt: Texas Tech faces Stephen F Austin in DallasDALLAS (AP) No. 3 seed Texas Tech (24-9) vs. No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin (28-6)First round, East Region; Dallas; Thursday, 7:27 p.m. ET.BOTTOM LINE: Coach Chris Beard has Texas Tech positioned for its first Sweet 16 run...

Ex-Evansville coach Simmons to join Clemson basketball staffCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Former Evansville coach Marty Simmons has joined the Clemson staff.Tigers coach Brad Brownell also announced Wednesday the hiring of ex-Georgia player and staffer Matt Bucklin as his team's director of operations.Simmons coached the Purple Aces for 11 seasons...

AP Sports WriterNCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violationsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I violation with an improper recruiting offer and extra benefits and several Level II...

AP College Sports WriterPac-12: End one-and-done, give players more access to agentsBy RALPH D. RUSSOA Pac-12 task force on reforming college basketball recommends an end to the NBA's one-and-done rule and allowing players the option to return to school after they're drafted.The Pac-12 announced the recommendations from its task...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) A Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament game Friday afternoon at Johns Hopkins University is believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus.The university...

Jean-Baptiste leads Chattanooga over N. Kentucky 79-72CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) David Jean-Baptiste tied his career high with 25 points as Chattanooga beat Northern Kentucky 79-72 on Saturday.Stefan Kenic had 17 points and seven assists for Chattanooga (3-0). Josh Ayeni added 14 points. Trey Doomes had 10 points.Malachi Smith, whose...

Utah guard Timmy Allen declares for NBA draftSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah sophomore guard Timmy Allen is testing the NBA waters.The do-everything guard from Mesa, Arizona, joined teammate Both Gach among the 205 players on the league's most recent early-entry draft list.Players have until June 3 to withdraw...

AP Basketball WriterPinson set to return for No. 14 UNC against rival NC StateBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina swingman Theo Pinson is finally set to make his season debut after October foot surgery.Coach Roy Williams said Friday he expects to play the junior in the...

Jury deliberates fate of 3 men in college basketball scandalNEW YORK (AP) A jury has begun deliberating the fate of three men charged with conspiring to cheat major college basketball programs by paying young athletes to sign with schools sponsored by Adidas.Attorneys for the defendants say their clients...

Iowa hires Billy Taylor as assistant basketball coachIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa has hired former Lehigh and Ball State head coach Billy Taylor to be an assistant on Fran McCaffery's staff.Taylor, who spent three years as the director of basketball operations in Iowa City from 2014-16, will replace...

Oklahoma F Dante Buford suspended for 3 gamesNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma forward Dante Buford has been suspended for the first three games of the season.The school made the announcement in a news release Saturday.The release said the NCAA suspended Buford after he received an extra benefit for one...

Tennessee adds graduate transfer forward E.J. AnosikeKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Volunteers have added forward E.J. Anosike as a graduate transfer, bringing an experienced player into their already highly ranked recruiting class.Tennessee announced Anosike's transfer Wednesday.The 6-foot-6, 245-pound forward from East Orange, New Jersey, graduates from Sacred Heart...