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Southern California and Gonzaga will both be gunning for a victory on 3/30/2021 at 7:15 PM when they meet in an NCAAB tournament quarterfinals matchup. USC vs GONZAGA When: 3/30/2021 7:15 PM Where: Lucan Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN ROT TEAM PS OU ML 657 USC 9 (-110) 153 (-110)  325 -450 658 GONZAGA TV: 7:15 PM LINE: -450 PREDICTION: USC, Gonzaga Oddsmakers currently have Gonzaga listed as 9 point...

AP Basketball WriterACC coaches back idea of all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA tourneyBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball coaches are pushing the idea of having next year's NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I.Numerous league schools and coaches released statements Wednesday...

AP Sports WriterRebuilding Memphis, No. 3 Tennessee renew basketball rivalryBy TERESA M. WALKERMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) This is the stage Penny Hardaway wants at Memphis.Excitement, anticipation and a sell-out crowd for the biggest game the Tigers have played in years. That's the setting for Saturday's showdown with No. 3...

Final Four ref, Denver radio pioneer Irv Brown dies at 83DENVER (AP) Irv Brown, a Final Four referee who also coached baseball at University of Colorado, did color commentary on ESPN's first college football broadcast and pioneered sports radio in Denver, died Sunday. He was 83.Brown's nephew confirmed...

College basketball coach charged with indecent exposurePHILADELPHIA (AP) A former NBA player and current college coach has been arrested on charges he exposed himself on a public trail in Pennsylvania.Doug Overton, coach of Division II Lincoln University, was arrested April 30 on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly...

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Frank Bartley and Bryce Washington scored 19 points apiece and Louisiana-Lafayette cruised to a 94-60 victory over NAIA member Loyola of New Orleans on Wednesday night for its seventh straight win. Bartley was 3 of 8 from the floor and made 12 of 13 free throws. Washington...

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...

Utah, San Diego St headline field for Diamond Head ClassicHONOLULU (AP) Utah and San Diego State headline the eight-team field for the 2016 edition of the Diamond Head Classic.Hawaii, the host school, announced the bracket on Thursday.The other teams are Illinois State, San Francisco, Southern Miss, Tulsa and...

AP Sports WriterKansas apologizes for risque Snoop Dogg show at hoops eventBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas apologized for its risque Late Night at the Phog event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the Allen Fieldhouse floor and fake money...

Courtney hired as basketball assistant by Miami HurricanesCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Bill Courtney has been hired as assistant basketball coach at the University of Miami, where he'll be reunited with coach Jim Larranaga.Courtney also worked on Larranaga's staff at Bowling Green in 1996-97 and at George Mason in...

AP Sports WriterHandy man: Calderon doing whatever Cavaliers needBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) It's two hours before tip-off, and Jose Calderon is working up a healthy sweat on the floor at Quicken Loans Arena.Then he retreats to the locker room to study. Sitting at his cubicle, just feet from...

AP Sports WriterBig 12/SEC Challenge showcases depth of both conferencesBy STEVE MEGARGEEParity in the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 races thus far has raised the stakes of Saturday's Big 12/SEC Challenge as teams in both leagues try to upgrade their NCAA Tournament credentials.Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said this week...