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AP Sports WriterLouisville trustees fire athletic director Tom JurichBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville trustees have fired athletic director Tom Jurich in the wake of its involvement in a national federal investigation of college basketball.The Board of Trustees voted 10-3 on Wednesday to fire Jurich after 20...

AP Sports WriterLouisville trustees fire athletic director Tom JurichBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville trustees have fired athletic director Tom Jurich in the wake of its involvement in a national federal investigation of college basketball.The Board of Trustees voted 10-3 on Wednesday to fire Jurich after 20...

AP Sports WriterMichael Porter Jr. wants to revive Missouri, leave legacyBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Missouri forward Michael Porter Jr. has yet to play his first college game, and he's already making it clear he has very high expectations both for himself and the Tigers.It's one reason...

The Latest: SEC believes it should get more bids this yearNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media days (all times Eastern):3:25 p.m.After three of its five NCAA Tournament teams reached regional finals last season, SEC coaches believe the league should have more representatives in...

The Latest: MSU's Howland says NBA could stop one-and-donesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media days (all times Eastern):3:05 p.m.Mississippi State coach Ben Howland believes it's likely that the NBA eventually changes its draft rules so there won't be any more ''one-and-done'' players in...

The Latest: Schofield understands Tennessee's low rankingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference men's basketball media days (all times Eastern):2:25 p.m.Tennessee forward Admiral Schofield isn't complaining about the Volunteers being picked to finish 13th out of 14 Southeastern Conference teams.The Vols have outperformed their preseason prediction each...

AP Sports WriterNorthern Iowa schedules tough following Wichita's departureBy LUKE MEREDITHNorthern Iowa doesn't seem like a team content to rely on the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.The Panthers have finished in the upper half of the Valley for 14 years in a row, a streak...

NCAA to allow UConn and Providence to play for charitySTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn and Providence will play an exhibition game next week to benefit the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.The schools say the NCAA has granted a waiver to allow the extra exhibition game next Wednesday, provided the...

AP Sports WriterIowa State looks to replace Morris with Lindell WiggintonBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State lost the best point guard in school history to graduation in Monte Morris.The Cyclones compensated by signing freshman Lindell Wigginton, one of the biggest recruits in program history.Iowa State will be...

Indiana to add 5 basketball statues inside Assembly HallBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana University is putting some of its biggest basketball names in stone.Bob Knight didn't make the cut yet.The athletic department announced Tuesday it will add five statues to the remodeled Assembly Hall this week as a tribute...

AP Sports WriterRick Pitino out at Louisville as expected amid federal probeBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino has been able to roam the sidelines as Louisville's iconic men's basketball coach, even defiantly at times, holding onto his job amid a series of highly embarrassing missteps off...

AP National WriterAP Exclusive: Corruption probe prompts reviews of NCAA teamsBy EDDIE PELLSThe spate of arrests, details of under-the-table bribes to teenagers and the downfall of one of the sport's best-known coaches has triggered uncomfortable soul-searching among the institutions at the heart of college basketball, including internal reviews by...