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Associated PressFormer Auburn assistant basketball coach avoids prisonBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) Former Auburn University assistant basketball coach and NBA star Chuck Person's lifelong generosity may have driven him to the poorhouse, but it saved him from the jailhouse Wednesday when a judge sentenced him in a bribery...

AP Sports WriterGophers to send off inspiring seniors McBrayer and MurphyBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The season, let alone Dupree McBrayer's entire college career at Minnesota, hasn't played out the way he planned it.When his mother, Tayra McFarlane, retired from her job as an assistant warden at a notorious...

AP Sports WriterAdvisers aid baseball prospects, might do same in basketballBy ERIC OLSONEvan Skoug had a decision to make his senior year of high school in 2014: go pro or go to college?He was rated the No. 1 prospect in Illinois for the Major League Baseball draft that year,...

AP Sports WriterSome coaches would rather have SEC/Big 12 Challenge earlierBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The SEC/Big 12 Challenge gives members of each league an opportunity to garner national attention the weekend before the Super Bowl.But some coaches would rather not have this event taking place Saturday, when...

Basketball player dies during training in SerbiaBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Former Florida State University center Michael Ojo died on Friday after collapsing during training in Serbia, his former team Red Star Belgrade said. He was 27.The Nigerian-born basketball player was taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but...

Furman, Mercer selected as favorites to win SoCon titleSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Mercer is the preseason pick to win the Southern Conference title in voting by league coaches while Furman was the choice among SoCon media members.The SoCon's men's basketball rankings were released Wednesday.Mercer finished ahead of Samford in...

Washington scores 20, UL-Lafayette routs Panhandle StateLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Bryce Washington scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Louisiana-Lafayette rout Division II Panhandle State 117-47 in its home-opener on Thursday night.The Ragin' Cajuns bounced back from an 84-83 loss at Montana State on Monday to snap...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State, Michigan on bubble at Big Ten's midway pointBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) If there's one win Michigan State can always be pleased with, it's a victory over rival Michigan.Freshman star Miles Bridges was enjoying it - but he was also focused on the...

AP Sports WriterIzzo still working on date he will address allegationsBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Michigan State coach Tom Izzo stuck to the script again Saturday night.No, he didn't talk about the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding his program. Yes, he said he plans to speak out. And he...

Wisconsin assistant won't coach in 2019-20 after setbackMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin says assistant coach Howard Moore, who survived a car wreck two months ago, won't coach during the upcoming season after experiencing a medical issue and going into cardiac arrest.Moore suffered third-degree burns in a crash in May...

AP Sports WriterLongtime KU broadcaster Max Falkenstien dies at 95By DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Max Falkenstien, the affable and silver-tongued ''Voice of the Jayhawks'' who brought Kansas football and basketball into the homes of fans for six decades, died Monday. He was 95.The school announced his death in...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hits Ga Tech with postseason ban, 4 years of probationBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech's basketball team was banned from postseason play for the upcoming season and slapped Thursday with four years of probation for major recruiting violations committed by a former assistant coach and...