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All-America center Garza passes on NBA to return to IowaIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Big Ten player of the year Luka Garza announced Sunday he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return to Iowa for his senior season.''My heart is in Iowa City,'' Garza said. ''I love...

AP Sports WriterTennessee's Barnes gets 3-year contract extension, a raiseBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes has received a three-year contract extension and raise that will earn him $21 million over the next six years.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday in a university release that...

AP Sports WriterWashington looks to rebound after surprising downturnBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The first two seasons went almost perfectly for Mike Hopkins. A season for building a foundation and trust was followed by a season where everything meshed and Washington won a Pac-12 regular-season title and made a...

NCAA delays date for NBA draft entrants to return to schoolINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA is pushing back its deadline for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school, though it will wait to set a new date.The deadline was June 3, which would've come...

Oral Roberts has 3 players with double-doubles in winTULSA, Okla. (AP) Albert Owens was one of three Oral Roberts players to notch a double-double with 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and the Golden Eagles beat Division III East Texas Baptist 93-66 on Tuesday night.Emmanuel Nzekwesi added...

NCAA Latest: Auburn downs Kentucky, headed to Final FourBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:55 p.m.Bruce Pearl and his Auburn Tigers are heading to the Final Four.Two days after losing starting forward Chuma Okeke to a major knee injury, the...

Syracuse, Buffalo men's hoops on pause after positive testSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) The Syracuse and Buffalo men's basketball programs are on pause after a member of the Bulls tested positive for COVID-19.The decisions announced Monday by both teams came after they played Saturday in Syracuse's Carrier Dome.The Mid-American Conference...

New Hampshire beats Division III Mount Saint Vincent 100-61DURHAM, N.H. (AP) Josh Hopkins scored 15 points, freshman Jayden Martinez had 14 points and eight rebounds and New Hampshire beat Division III Mount Saint Vincent 100-61 on Monday.Freshman forward Nick Guadarrama chipped in with 13 points for New Hampshire...

Miami's Larranaga agrees to 2-year extension to 2024CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season.Athletic director Blake James announced the deal Tuesday.The 68-year-old Larranaga has a 161-79 record in seven seasons at Miami, including 75-49 in...

AP Sports WriterLouisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leaveBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino couldn't survive another scandal, as an angry interim Louisville president Wednesday placed the head men's college basketball coach and his boss on administrative leave amid a nationwide federal bribery investigation that...

AP Sports WriterWilson's up and down ride with Hokies ending on high noteBy HANK KURZ Jr.Devin Wilson's basketball career at Virginia Tech has been circuitous to say the least. The senior point guard has had his share of ups and downs.But lately he has been trending in a...

AP Sports WriterInjured Clark ends once-promising career with No. 2 BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor senior forward Tristan Clark has decided to no longer play for the No. 2 Bears, ending a once-promising career that was sidetracked by knee surgery two seasons ago.Clark was the nation's leading field goal shooter when...