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AP Basketball WriterRichard Pitino: 'It's been a tough week for our family'By JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) During Richard Pitino's most difficult days as coach at Minnesota, when the Gophers were losing at a historic rate two years ago, his father Rick would come in from Louisville to give the...

The Latest: Louisville names Padgett as interim coachLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):5:15 p.m.Louisville has named assistant David Padgett as the interim replacement for men's basketball coach Rick Pitino, staying in-house to maintain continuity in the wake of a...

AP Sports WriterAuburn's Bruce Pearl deflects questions on corruption caseBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl wanted to talk about his team, the season and anything but the federal investigation that has ensnared his top assistant and engulfed the sport.Pearl would only say Friday...

AP Basketball WriterRichard Pitino: 'It's been a tough week for our family'By JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino says ''it's been a tough week for our family'' after his father, Rick Pitino, was placed on administrative leave at Louisville.Rick Pitino is on his way out with the...

AP Basketball WriterCorruption scandal threatens eligibility for college playersBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A federal fraud and bribery scandal shaking college basketball has led to a key question of what will happen to recruits who received money linked to attending certain schools.It could mean the permanent loss of...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephBy PAT EATON-ROBBWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jim Calhoun says he tried, but just couldn't get rid of the itch to coach basketball.Almost exactly five years after announcing his retirement from UConn, the 75-year-old Hall of Famer started...

The Latest: OK State fires assistant tied to hoops scandalRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):5 p.m.Oklahoma State has fired Lamont Evans for cause after the top assistant to new coach Mike Boynton was ensnared in the federal investigation of...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Pay scale for top basketball recruits set. Now what?By TIM DAHLBERGRick Pitino accomplished at least one thing before being unceremoniously dumped by the University of Louisville.He set the going market rate for five-star prospects in college basketball.Turns out it's a cool $100,000, doled out through your...

AP Basketball WriterCorruption scandal threatens eligibility for college playersBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The federal fraud and bribery scandal that has shaken college basketball has left a key lingering question of what will happen to recruits who received money linked to attending certain schools.It could mean the permanent...

AP Sports WriterHall-of-Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephBy PAT EATON-ROBBWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jim Calhoun says he tried, but just couldn't get rid of the itch to coach basketball.Almost exactly five years after announcing his retirement from UConn, the 75-year-old Hall-of-Famer started work Thursday at the...

AP Sports WriterPearl, Auburn face cloud of uncertainty as season approachesBy JOHN ZENORBruce Pearl's efforts to infuse a once-moribund Auburn basketball program have been derailed after his associate head coach's arrest as part of a nationwide federal bribery investigation of college basketball.Chuck Person, one of the greatest players in...

Puerto Rico tournament moves to SC due to Hurricane MariaCONWAY, S.C. (AP) The Puerto Rico Tip-Off will be played in South Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The eight-team college basketball tournament will be played at the arena of Coastal Carolina in November.Organizers announced Thursday the event...