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AP Sports WriterNCAA suspends Louisville' Pitino after escort investigationBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA has suspended Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino for five Atlantic Coast Conference games following its sex scandal investigation.The governing body also handed down other penalties Thursday, including placing the basketball program on...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma St subpoenaed for detailed comms with playersBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Federal prosecutors seeking more information about the involvement of Oklahoma State basketball in a wider corruption scandal have asked the school to detail its communications with three key players in the investigation, as well...

AP Sports WriterSt John's coach Chris Mullin quits, cites 'personal loss'By MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) For a second time in the storied history of St. John's basketball, the Chris Mullin era is over.The school's greatest player ''stepped down'' as coach Tuesday after four years on the job, citing...

Associated PressMinnesota beats FAU but loses guard MasonBy PATRICK DONNELLYMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Senior guard Nate Mason scored 17 points but missed most of the second half with a potentially severe ankle injury as Minnesota defeated Florida Atlantic 95-60 on Saturday.Mason, the Gophers' second-leading scorer and a first-team all-Big Ten...

Associated PressNCAA assistant coaches among 10 accused of fraud, corruptionBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) Four assistant basketball coaches from Arizona, Auburn, the University of Southern California and Oklahoma State were among those arrested on federal corruption charges Tuesday after they were caught taking thousands of...

Guard 'Ant Man' Edwards heads Georgia's signing classATHENS, Ga. (AP) Highly recruited 6-foot-4 guard Anthony ''Ant Man'' Edwards has signed with Georgia, giving the Bulldogs a headliner of its top recruiting class in at least 25 years.Edwards, from Atlanta's Holy Spirit Prep School, was a McDonald's All-American rated...

Junior guard Mussini leaves St. John'sNEW YORK (AP) Junior guard Federico Mussini has decided to leave St. John's to pursue a professional basketball career in Europe.Mussini, who averaged 9.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists, over the past two seasons, made the announcement Tuesday. The native of Reggio...

AP Basketball WriterThings to know for the NCAA Tournament's Final FourBy JOHN MARSHALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Following an epic Elite Eight and a week of buildup, the Final Four is finally here.Michigan State is the regular, making its eighth appearance in the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament under Tom...

Harris' buzzer-beater lifts Louisiana Monroe over GramblingMONROE, La. (AP) Jordon Harris took and inbounds pass, drove the length of the floor and made the game-winning layup at the buzzer and Louisiana Monroe beat Grambling 59-57 on Tuesday night to end a two-game skid.Travis Munnings scored 19 points and...

Agents search Iowa AAU coach's cabin in nude videos caseDELHI, Iowa (AP) Investigators have seized a trove of electronic devices from a northeastern Iowa cabin owned by a prominent youth basketball coach under investigation for allegedly making videos of naked boys.Greg Stephen, co-director of the Iowa Barnstormers, left...

Alonso leads UNC Greensboro past Southeastern 85-67GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Francis Alonso scored 20 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and UNC Greensboro turned back NAIA Southeastern 85-67 on Thursday night.Marvin Smith added 13 points, Isaiah Miller 12 and Kylia Sykes 11 for the Spartans (9-4), who shot 58 percent in...

AP Basketball WriterHoward has Michigan rolling entering big game at LouisvilleBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Juwan Howard breaks out the Cabbage Patch dance only for special occasions.He did it when he finally became an NBA champion player with the Miami Heat in 2012. He did it again the next...