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'City Game' between Pitt/Duquesne won't return in 2020PITTSBURGH (AP) The annual “City Game” between Pitt’s and Duquesne’s basketball teams will remain on hiatus for a second straight year.Duquesne announced Thursday that Pitt had backed out of a verbal agreement to renew the long-running series during the 2020-21 season....

AP Sports WriterKrzyzewsi, Duke reload with another strong freshman classBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) One star-studded freshman class has left Duke for the NBA. Another has come in right behind them.A national title once again is a realistic goal for the latest crop of blue-chip Blue Devils who...

AP Sports WriterUMBC wins on social media during NCAA Tournament upsetBy STEPHEN WHYNOThe University of Maryland-Baltimore County didn't just beat Virginia in the first victory by a 16th seed over a top seed in the NCAA Tournament.The UMBC Athletics Twitter account put a friendly beating on CBS Sports analyst...

AP Basketball WriterGonzaga, Baylor stay atop AP Top 25; Va. Tech, Richmond inBy JOHN MARSHALLThe first Associated Press men's college basketball poll of the regular season remained steady at the top.The rest, predictably, was filled with change as teams exceeded or failed to live up to preseason expectations.Gonzaga and...

Associated PressVanderbilt ends 2018 with win over UNC AshevilleBy CHIP CIRILLONASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Notre Dame transfer Matt Ryan scored a season high with 19 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Vanderbilt to a 90-59 win over UNC Asheville on Monday.Simi Shittu, projected to go in the first round...

Auburn fires indicted basketball assistant Chuck PersonAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has fired associate head basketball coach Chuck Person, who has been indicted on federal bribery, conspiracy and fraud charges.The university announced the move Wednesday, a day after Person and seven others were indicted by a federal grand jury...

UConn's Tyrese Martin granted waiver to play this seasonSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn swingman Tyrese Martin, who transferred from Rhode Island in April, has been granted a waiver that will allow him to play for the Huskies this season.The 6-foot-6 junior averaged 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds and started...

AP Sports WriterToledo's Fletcher out of MAC title game with knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Toledo star guard Tre'Shaun Fletcher will miss the Mid-American Conference championship against Buffalo because of an injured left knee.Fletcher, the conference's player of the year, injured his knee earlier in the tournament and...

Minnesota finalizes Pitino deal, with $1.7M in new bonusesMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino's one-year extension through 2021-22 includes $1.7 million in new bonuses for staying with the program, on top of his $1.6 million base salary.Pitino's contract, announced without terms last week by the university, was approved...

USC guard Drew Peterson eligible this season after transferLOS ANGELES (AP) Drew Peterson will be eligible immediately to play for Southern California this season.Coach Andy Enfield said Friday that the junior guard from Libertyville, Illinois, was granted a legislative relief waiver by the NCAA.Peterson transferred to USC after...

Texas Tech fans in Lubbock spill into streets, cause damageLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Police say fans celebrating Texas Tech's Final Four win near the school's Lubbock campus caused damage that included flipping a car and setting several scooters on fire.Lubbock police said Sunday that they're investigating several incidents of...

Lawsuit: Coach told Drake player to lie after shootingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A Drake University student who was accidentally shot in the head by a basketball player alleges in a lawsuit that a coach instructed the player to lie to police.Nathaniel Miller Jr. filed the lawsuit this week...