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Fred Slaughter, who led UCLA to 1st NCAA hoops title, diesLOS ANGELES (AP) Fred Slaughter, who helped UCLA win its first NCAA basketball championship as a senior under coach John Wooden in 1964, has died. He was 74.The school announced Saturday that Slaughter died Oct. 6 at his...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten basketball makes itself at home on East CoastBy DAVID GINSBURGWASHINGTON (AP) The Big Ten Conference displayed its broader footprint Thursday with a landmark visit to the nation's capital.All the league's men's basketball coaches and many of the best players gathered for the first Big...

Lane carries Cent. Michigan over Valparaiso 84-79MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Devontae Lane scored a career-high 27 points as Central Michigan narrowly beat Valparaiso 84-79 on Saturday. Travon Broadway Jr. added 21 points for the Chippewas.Lane hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and shot 8 for 10 from the line....

Hankins, Ferris State beat Northern State for D-II titleSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Zach Hankins led Ferris State to its first NCAA Division II national championship in any sport Saturday, scoring 19 points in the Bulldogs' 71-69 victory over Northern State.The Bulldogs (38-1) won their final 26 games of...

Rick Pitino returns to college basketball as Iona coachNEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) Hall of Famer Rick Pitino was named basketball coach at Iona College on Saturday.Pitino coached at Louisville from 2001-17 before being fired in a pay-for-play scandal and had been coaching in Greece. He replaces Tim Cluess,...

WMU promotes assistant Bates to head basketball coachKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Western Michigan promoted Clayton Bates to be its basketball coach Saturday, with its athletic director saying the coronavirus crisis impacted the school's search.Bates was previously an associate head coach for WMU. He replaces Steve Hawkins, whose tenure ended...

AP Sports WriterWright back: Senior returns, eager to lead talented ColoradoBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) McKinley Wright IV watches all 96 of his turnovers from a season ago at least once a week.Just so he doesn't make the same mistake again. It's simply another way for Colorado's elite...

AP Basketball WriterWinston, Howard top AP preseason All-America men's teamBy JOHN MARSHALLCassius Winston had a long list of accomplishments at Michigan State. He led the Spartans to Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and into the Final Four. He was the Big Ten player of the year, an Associated...

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four.John Morgan, one of several attorneys representing former Cardinals captain...

Associated PressBasketball player's father: Louisville assistant gave cashBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) The father of a blue-chip college basketball recruit testified Tuesday that an assistant coach at the University of Louisville gave him a secret payment of $1,300 as part of a deal to get the son to...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State's Josh Hawkinson led all players with 24 points and 10 rebounds in a 91-67 nonconference win over Portland State on Sunday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum.The Cougars, coming off a loss to No. 13 Gonzaga, improved to 5-1. Charles Callison scored 12 points for...

Former Western Kentucky star center Chris Marcus, 40, diesBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Chris Marcus, a two-time Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection during a decorated career at center for Western Kentucky, has died. He was 40.The school said Marcus died Thursday in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina,...