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AP Sports WriterGonzaga's Karnowski wins Abdul-Jabbar center of year awardBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Przemek Karnowski of national runner-up Gonzaga has won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar center of the year trophy at the College Basketball Awards.The 7-foot, 320-pounder from Poland averaged 12.2 points on 59 percent shooting and 5.8...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The father of UCLA star Lonzo Ball says the Bruins lost in the NCAA Tournament because ''three white guys'' couldn't pick up the slack after his son injured his hamstring. LaVar Ball tells Southern California News Group (http://bit.ly/2nLy5DG ) that ''realistically you can't win no championship with...

AP Basketball WriterThings to Watch at Final Four of the NCAA TournamentBy JIM O'CONNELLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Some things to watch for in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday:MEN IN THE MIDDLE: Seven-foot-1 Przemek Karnowski is Gonzaga's center and he will be matched up with 6-10...

Associated PressCraig Neal out as New Mexico hoops coach after 4 seasonsBy GLEN ROSALESALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) After four years as head coach and 10 overall with New Mexico, Craig Neal and the Lobos have parted ways.Athletic director Paul Krebs said in a statement late Friday: ''The time has...

Associated PressCraig Neal out as New Mexico hoops coach after 4 seasonsBy GLEN ROSALESALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) After four years as head coach and 10 overall with New Mexico, Craig Neal and the Lobos have parted ways.''He's a good man and a winning coach, but the time has come...

Final Four time with S Carolina-Gonzaga, Oregon-UNC in semisGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The NCAA Tournament is ready to carve out its finalists from among the Final Four.South Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon and North Carolina are the last teams standing in a March Madness field that started with 68 teams.There are...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Rock music rang out in between commercials on the giant video screen at University of Phoenix Stadium as tens of thousands of fans, paying $40 a pop just to park, filtered in for...

The Latest: Game time in the desert as Final Four beginsGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local):3:10 p.m.It's game time in the desert.Gonzaga and South Carolina, both in their first Final Four, tipped off as fans poured in to...

The Latest: Game time in the desert as Final Four beginsGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local):3:15 p.m.The official who received death threats from Kentucky fans after the Elite Eight is the crew chief for the Final Four game...

The Latest: South Carolina's dilemma in guarding KarnowskiGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local):3:25 p.m.South Carolina is taking a rare approach against Gonzaga by not double teaming Przemek Karnowski.Previous teams in the NCAA Tournament have sent double teams at...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Sindarius Thornwell has been red hot for South Carolina in the NCAA tournament. Not so much in the first half against Gonzaga. The SEC player of the year was scoreless through the first 12...

Pitt guard Cameron Johnson to transferPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh redshirt sophomore guard Cameron Johnson is transferring.This is the team's latest departure following a bumpy first season under coach Kevin Stallings. Johnson will have two years of eligibility remaining and can play immediately because he is graduating this spring.Johnson averaged...