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Associated Press3 coaches charged in college bribery scandal freed on bailBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Three college basketball coaches charged in a bribery scheme were each freed on $100,000 bail on Tuesday after initial appearances in a federal court.Chuck Person, an assistant coach at Auburn, declined to comment...

Villanova's Jay Wright to receive Legends of Coaching awardLOS ANGELES (AP) Villanova's Jay Wright will receive the John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching honor.The annual award is given to college basketball coaches who exemplify the late UCLA legend's standard of coaching success and personal integrity. Wooden's daughter...

ESPN's annual tip-off marathon won't happen this seasonBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) There will be no 24-hour basketball marathon on ESPN to mark the start of the college season this year.The broadcasting giant says the annual event, which ran for nine seasons, presented programming challenges and won't be part of...

AP Basketball WriterBlockbuster arrests not shocking to college hoops followersBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Top-level basketball recruits played in gyms across Las Vegas over the summer, their final shot to impress college coaches during a live-recruiting period.Around the same time in July, an undercover FBI agent was in a...

AP Basketball WriterBlockbuster arrests not shocking to college hoops followersBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Top-level basketball recruits played in gyms across Las Vegas over the summer, their final shot to impress college coaches during a live-recruiting period.Around the same time in July, an undercover FBI agent was in a...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Fair and Johnson didn't participate in practices conducted this...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate men's basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Neither Fair nor Johnson have participated in practices...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate men's basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Neither Fair nor Johnson have participated in practices...

Louisville places assistants Fair, Johnson on paid leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed associate men's basketball coach Kenny Johnson and assistant Jordan Fair on paid administrative leave while the school handles its involvement in a national federal investigation of the sport.Neither Fair nor Johnson have participated in practices...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma St. coach Boynton deals with distractionsBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had plenty to deal with as a new head coach before lead assistant Lamont Evans got caught in a scandal.Evans was among those charged with corruption and bribery last month....

AP Sports WriterSC coach Frank Martin eager to build on Final Four runBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Frank Martin is excited to watch his Gamecocks try to build on their surprise run to the Final Four, even without many of the headliners who led them...

AP Sports WriterSC coach Frank Martin eager to build on Final Four runBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Frank Martin is excited to watch his Gamecocks try to build on their surprise run to the Final Four, even without many of the headliners who led them...