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'Greek Deac' leaves Wake Forest to play pro ball in EuropeWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says forward Dinos Mitoglou won't return for his senior season and instead will play professionally in Europe.Coach Danny Manning announced Mitoglou's decision Saturday, and the school says the native of Greece is expected...

AP Sports WriterHolden, Gamecocks looking to build on Final FourBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Kory Holden smiles at the congratulations he hears from South Carolina fans at the team's run to the Final Four last year. He also listens intently when they tell him how hard it will...

AP Sports WriterHolden, Gamecocks looking to build on Final FourBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Kory Holden smiles at the congratulations he hears from South Carolina fans at the team's run to the Final Four last year. He also listens intently when they tell him how hard it will...

Wolfpack adds former Buckeyes recruit Braxton BeverlyRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has signed former Ohio State recruit Braxton Beverly.N.C. State announced Beverly's addition for this fall on Friday, roughly a month after Ohio State granted Beverly his release. Beverly had signed under former coach Thad Matta, who...

AP Sports WriterJayhawks preparing for trip to Italy with new-look rosterBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The timing could hardly have been better for Kansas coach Bill Self.Every four years, the NCAA allows schools to embark on a foreign exhibition tour, and along with the games comes an opportunity...

4 conferences sign on to basketball officiating allianceGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Four more Division I conferences will join a men's basketball officiating alliance formed last year by the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big East, the Atlantic 10 and Colonial Athletic Association.The Big South, the Ivy League, the Northeast and...

Butler coach hires former assistant as basketball analystINDIANAPOLIS (AP) New Butler coach LaVall Jordan has hired Will Vergollo as the team's basketball analyst.Vergollo was an assistant coach on Jordan's staff at Milwaukee last season. He spent the previous three seasons as the basketball analyst at Michigan, where Jordan...

Virginia, Seton Hall, Rhode Island, Vandy in NIT Tip-OffNEW YORK (AP) Virginia and Vanderbilt will meet in one semifinal of the NIT Preseason Tip-Off on Thanksgiving Day at Barclays Center.Rhode Island and Seton Hall face off in the other semifinal with the winners meeting on Friday, Nov. 24.This...

Iowa State adds ODU's Talley as grad transferAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has added Zoran Talley, last season's Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year, as a graduate transfer.The Cyclones announced Thursday that Talley, a 6-foot-7 forward who averaged 11.3 points in 2016-17 for Old Dominion, will join...

AP Sports WriterEx-NCAA scoring leader Daniel ready to return for new teamBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee guard James Daniel III finally has the chance to deliver a follow-up performance to his 2015-16 NCAA scoring title, an opportunity that essentially eluded him last season.After an ankle injury caused...

Basketball coach accused of exposing self enters pleaNORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) A former NBA player and current college coach accused of exposing himself on a public walking trail near Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.Forty-seven-year-old Doug Overton, coach of Division II Lincoln University, entered the plea Wednesday in...

Pairings announced for semifinals of 2K ClassicNEW YORK (AP) Providence will meet Washington and Virginia Tech will play Saint Louis in the semifinals of the 23rd annual 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.The games will be played Nov. 16-17 at Madison Square Garden for the 20th time, it...