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AP Basketball WriterUNLV's Menzies signs strong recruiting class for 2017-18By JOHN MARSHALLMarvin Menzies' UNLV rebuilding project has its foundation.A year after scrambling to pull together his first recruiting class, Menzies put together a strong one for his second season in the desert with a six-player class that includes heralded...

AP Sports Writer80 years later, Florence the fan keeps cheering on HuskersBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Florence Dalby loves Nebraska as much today as she did when she first started going to games all the way back in 1939.The Cornhuskers honored Dalby during their Coaches Vs. Cancer game...

AP Sports WriterHoward sheds tears of joy as takes the reins at MichiganBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Juwan Howard was overcome with tears of joys as he was introduced as Michigan's new men's basketball coach.The former member of the Fab Five has a five-year contract that will...

AP Sports WriterSteve Fisher retires: 'San Diego State is my legacy'By BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Steve Fisher felt it was simply time to step away from his long, distinguished and somewhat unusual basketball coaching career.Fisher will probably be best remembered for his Michigan years, when he led the...

WACO, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Scott Drew certainly gets why the Bears were overlooked going into this season. ''On paper with us losing our senior point guard, a lottery pick, the school's all-time leading rebounder, with us having only one senior this year, you understand why people weren't voting for...

Mamukelashvili opts out of NBA draft, returns to Seton HallSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) Forward Sandro Mamukelashvili has opted out of the NBA draft and is returning to Seton Hall for his senior year.Mamukelashvili announced his decision over the weekend after thinking about the draft for months.The native of...

UConn's Jalen Adams out 4 to 6 weeks with knee injurySTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn leading scorer Jalen Adams will be out the next four to six weeks because of a knee injury suffered during the Huskies' loss to Temple on Wednesday.The school announced Friday that an MRI confirmed...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State director of basketball operations Kevin Pauga is becoming an assistant athletic director.The school announced a number of changes within the athletic department Saturday, including Pauga's move to a position as an assistant athletic director for administration. He has been director of men's...

Georgia sophomore forward Nicolas Claxton enters NBA draftATHENS, Ga. (AP) Nicolas Claxton, the 6-foot-11 slender forward who led Georgia in scoring, rebounding and blocks, has declared for the NBA draft.The sophomore announced his plans Saturday on Twitter and followed up hours later by adding, ''To the people doubting...

Harris propels UTEP past New Mexico 88-76EL PASO, Texas (AP) Omega Harris hit 9 off 11 shots from the floor, including all four of his 3-pointers, and scored a career-high 28 to lead UTEP to an 88-76 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night.Kobe Magee and Keith Frazier...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina's Martin understands Bowen's choice to leaveBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's Frank Martin understood all along he might never get to coach Brian Bowen in a game and is just happy the 6-foot-7 forward whose name is part of the federal corruption case...

Tennessee G Shembari Phillips transferring to Georgia TechATLANTA (AP) Tennessee guard Shembari Phillips is returning home to play for Georgia Tech.Yellow Jackets coach Josh Pastner announced the transfer Monday. Phillips, who must sit out 2017-18 season, will have two years of eligibility remaining.The 6-foot-3 Phillips, who graduated from...