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AP Sports WriterVitale raising millions for pediatric cancer researchBy FRED GOODALLFor all the accolades he's received as a college and professional basketball coach and an even longer career in broadcasting, Dick Vitale insists his greatest accomplishment has been raising money for pediatric cancer research.It's an obsession, he says, that...

LSU guard Mays announces intent to enter NBA draftBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU junior guard Skyler Mays says he is planning to leave the Tigers and enter this summer's NBA draft.Mays becomes the third starter from the Southeastern Conference regular-season champions to announce plans to leave the team...

LSU top assistant Greg Heiar leaving men's basketball staffBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU associate head basketball coach Greg Heiar is leaving the staff, he announced on social media Thursday.Heiar left Wichita State to join LSU as an assistant when current Tigers head coach Will Wade took over in...

Associated PressNo. 22 West Virginia rallies, upsets No. 2 Ohio State 67-59By BRIAN DULIKCLEVELAND (AP) West Virginia freshman guard Miles McBride remains an avid Ohio State football fan. The Cincinnati native doesn’t share the same love for its basketball team.McBride scored a season-high 21 points, including six in...

AP College Sports WriterMarch Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.The unprecedented move...

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...

AP Basketball WriterThe strategy behind Nevada's improbable comebackBy JOHN MARSHALLNevada trailed New Mexico by 25 with 11 minutes left, was still down 14 at 89 seconds to go.Coach Eric Musselman's message at both junctures was simple: Keep playing hard.The Wolf Pack did, pulling off one of the greatest comebacks...

Virginia fans turn out to celebrate NCAA hoops titleCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Thousands of fans turned out Saturday to celebrate Virginia's first national championship in basketball.The crowd filled one side of Scott Stadium five days after the Cavaliers beat Texas Tech 85-77 in overtime to win the title.''This is...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hits Ga Tech with postseason ban, 4 years of probationBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner still has the support of his athletic director even after the Yellow Jackets basketball team was slapped with NCAA sanctions Thursday, including a ban on postseason play...

AAC scoring leader Martin to miss rest of season for MemphisMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis point guard Jeremiah Martin has a broken left foot that will force the Tigers to play the rest of the season without the American Athletic Conference's leading scorer.The 6-foot-3 sophomore will undergo surgery Tuesday...

Pennsylvania college cancels men's basketball seasonSCRANTON, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania college is canceling its men's basketball season but won't say why.Lackawanna College in Scranton says it holds student-athletes to ''high standards both inside and outside the classroom.'' Lackawanna spokeswoman Sharon Lynett says school officials had ''no choice but...

Louisville, Pitino settle breach of contract lawsuitLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The University of Louisville Athletic Association and Rick Pitino have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit, with the former Cardinals men's basketball coach's changing his termination to a resignation.Pitino sued the ULAA for more than $38.7 million in November...