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AP Basketball WriterArizona's Miller out against Oregon following wiretap reportBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona's Sean Miller will not coach against Oregon Saturday night, a day after ESPN reported through anonymous sources that he was heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a $100,000 payment to current Wildcats freshman Deandre Ayton.The school said...

Charleston Southern ends Winthrop's title hopes, 78-75ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored 26 points and Christian Keeling 22 as Charleston Southern beat Winthrop 78-75 on Saturday to erase the Eagles' Big South title hopes.Winthrop (18-11, 12-6) came into the regular-season finale a game back of UNC...

AP Basketball WriterArizona's Miller out against Oregon following wiretap reportBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona's Sean Miller will not coach against Oregon Saturday night, a day after ESPN reported through anonymous sources that he was heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a $100,000 payment to current Wildcats freshman Deandre Ayton.The school said...

AP Basketball WriterArizona's Miller out against Oregon following reportBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona's Sean Miller will not coach against Oregon a day after ESPN reported through anonymous sources that he was heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a $100,000 payment to current Wildcats freshman Deandre Ayton.The school said Ayton will be...

AP Basketball WriterBUBBLE WATCH: Oklahoma's NCAA Tournament chances are waningBy JOHN MARSHALLOklahoma took college basketball by Sooner storm over the season's first two months, winning with a freewheeling style and Trae Young's nightly one-man show.Once the calendar flipped to 2018, the Sooners hit a Big 12 roadblock.College basketball's toughest...

The Latest: San Diego State provisionally suspends PopeNEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):4:30 p.m.San Diego State has provisionally suspended senior forward Malik Pope, the team's leading scorer and rebounder, while its compliance department investigates whether he received a $1,400...

AP Sports WriterKing finally finds home with No. 24 Middle TennesseeBy STEVE MEGARGEEMiddle Tennessee has become a destination for transfers during its emergence as a mid-major power.The latest player to flourish at Middle Tennessee is Nick King, a former Memphis and Alabama forward who leads the 24th-ranked Blue Raiders...

AP Sports WriterKing finally finds home with No. 24 Middle TennesseeBy STEVE MEGARGEEMiddle Tennessee has become a destination for transfers during its emergence as a mid-major power.The latest player to flourish at Middle Tennessee is Nick King, a former Memphis and Alabama forward who leads the 24th-ranked Blue Raiders...

Associated PressMissouri's Porter Jr. practices 3 months after back surgeryBy CHARLIE CLARKECOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri basketball coach Cuonzo Martin says freshman Michael Porter Jr. will return to practice on Friday, three months after back surgery.The top prep prospect in the country last season played just two minutes in...

The Latest: Lawyer says NCAA needs own findings to punishNEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):2:30 p.m.An attorney who has worked on NCAA eligibility cases says that the NCAA or schools would need to conduct their own investigations into alleged...

Hurricanes guard Bruce Brown Jr. out until at least March 12CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami guard Bruce Brown Jr. is scheduled to have his injured left foot re-evaluated by doctors on March 12, which means he will miss the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.Brown's availability for the start of...

AAC scoring leader Martin to miss rest of season for MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis point guard Jeremiah Martin has a broken left foot that will force the Tigers to play the rest of the season without the American Athletic Conference's leading scorer.The 6-foot-3 sophomore will undergo surgery Tuesday...