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AP Sports WriterMartin hopes rejuvenated Tigers can help healing at MissouriBy KURT VOIGTCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) For Cuonzo Martin, even as he watched from 2,000 miles away in California, the 2015 protests on the University of Missouri campus had a personal connection.Martin's parents were born in St. Louis, and...

2nd man charged in death of ex-Texas Tech star Andre EmmettDALLAS (AP) Dallas police have arrested a second suspect in the investigation of last month's fatal shooting of ex-NBA and Texas Tech star Andre Emmett.Dallas County jail records show 29-year-old Michael Lucky was being held Tuesday on a...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 4 Duke hoping added practice time leads to ACC surgeBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski isn't interested in thinking about how his latest group compares to his past teams.Regardless, this year's team - led by senior Grayson Allen and star freshman Marvin...

East Tennessee State adds Oklahoma State transfer N'GuessanJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State has signed a 7-footer, adding Oklahoma State transfer Lucas N'Guessan to its roster.N'Guessan, who is from the Netherlands, will sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He has two years of...

Michigan says Jordan Poole staying in draftANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan says guard Jordan Poole is staying in the NBA draft.The school announced earlier this month that Poole, Charles Matthews and Iggy Brazdeikis were declaring for the draft, although they still had the option of coming back to...

Villanova, Duke, Kentucky highlight MSG hoops scheduleNEW YORK (AP) Defending national champion Villanova will play at least three times at Madison Square Garden during the upcoming season, part of a 2018-19 college basketball schedule that also features Duke, Kentucky and Syracuse visiting what's been dubbed The World's Most...

South Carolina G Beatty granted release from men's programCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Reserve guard David Beatty has been granted a full release from South Carolina's men's basketball program.Gamecocks coach Frank Martin announced Beatty's status on Monday.Beatty, a 6-foot-2 guard from Philadelphia, played in 29 games off the bench this...

AP Basketball WriterReport: FBI probe docs list range of payments to top playersBy AARON BEARDNew details of payments to athletes in a federal investigation that has lurked in the shadows since first rocking college basketball last fall mark the latest threat to the sport's basic foundation, showing the breadth...

Ousted Louisville coach Pitino texts: 'I miss my players'LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Ousted Louisville coach Rick Pitino tells a radio host in a text message that he is sad and misses his players as they begin practice for a season already marred by a federal probe that alleged corruption...

AP Basketball WriterVillanova still at No. 1, top 4 of new AP Top 25 unchangedBy AARON BEARDThe new AP Top 25 poll features the same four teams at the top, led by No. 1 Villanova.The Wildcats (12-0) received 43 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for...

AP Sports WriterJudge dismisses discrimination suit that named Jim CalhounBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A federal judge has dismissed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the University of Saint Joseph that accused Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun of harassment.Jaclyn Piscitelli sued the Catholic school last October,...

Notre Dame, Oregon top 2021 Maui Invitational fieldLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Former tournament champion Notre Dame and Oregon headline the 2021 Maui Invitational field.The bracket, announced Friday, also includes Butler, Houston, Saint Mary's, Wisconsin, Texas A&M and host Chaminade.Notre Dame won the Maui title in its last appearance in...