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AP Basketball WriterMajor conferences still with plenty left to be decidedBy JOHN MARSHALLCollege basketball has reached the final week of the regular season in all the major conferences.A lot is still left to be decided.While No. 6 Kentucky has wrapped up the SEC title and No. 8 Seton Hall...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 7 Michigan faces stiff test against 2 ranked opponentsBy JOHN MARSHALLMichigan has rolled through the first part of its schedule, beating two ranked opponents while opening the season with 10 straight wins.The Wolverines face a stiff challenge this week in an always-tough Big Ten if they're...

AP Sports WriterLouisville fires Rick Pitino amid federal investigationBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville's Athletic Association has officially fired coach Rick Pitino nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that its men's basketball program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe.The association, which oversees...

Powell sorry for Louisville fallout, says ordeal 'worth it'LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Katina Powell said Saturday that she is ''so sorry'' about the fallout of the sex scandal that resulted in sanctions against Louisville's basketball program, but added that her experience was ''worth surviving.''In her 2015 book, ''Breaking Cardinal...

AP Sports WriterVirginia raises banner, celebrates hoops championshipBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) More than five months after Virginia won its first basketball national championship, the school hosted a celebration Friday night, raising a banner to the rafters of John Paul Jones Arena as thousands of boosters and...

N. Dakota takes control in 2nd half in win over Montana St.FARGO, N.D. (AP) Vinnie Shahid scored 24 points and Tyson Ward scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and North Dakota State beat Montana State 79-65 on Monday night.Ward's 13 boards tied a career high and marked...

University of Dayton center Steve McElvene diesDAYTON, Ohio (AP) The University of Dayton says a member of its basketball team has died.UD says in a statement that 20-year-old center Steve McElvene died Thursday in his hometown of New Haven, Indiana. No other information about his death was made...

Boilermakers add size, Indy's top player on signing dayWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue added two more post players and Indianapolis' top player in Wednesday's signing class.The biggest name might be 6-foot-3 guard Eric Hunter Jr. He averaged 25.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists while leading Tindley Prep...

AP College Sports WriterVirginia and Auburn match contrasting styles in Final FourBy RALPH D. RUSSOMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Virginia and Auburn meet at the Final Four in the latest installment of a long-running competition in basketball: Slow and steady vs. fast and furious.The top-seeded Cavaliers are rarely in a hurry,...

Lyons scores 40, hits 10 3s to carry Furman past VMI 89-73LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Jordan Lyons had a season-high 40 points, making 10 of 12 3-pointers, as Furman defeated VMI 89-73 on Wednesday for its fifth straight victory.Lyons became the first Paladin to score 40 points against a...

AP National WriterAP Exclusive: Corruption probe prompts reviews of NCAA teamsBy EDDIE PELLSThe spate of arrests, details of under-the-table bribes to teenagers and the downfall of one of the sport's best-known coaches has triggered uncomfortable soul-searching among the institutions at the heart of college basketball, including internal reviews by...

Associated PressCarr leads Penn State's rout of Coppin StateBy TRAVIS JOHNSONUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) Tony Carr scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half and Penn State routed Coppin State 88-43 on Saturday.Josh Reaves scored 12 points with seven assists and Mike Watkins and Lamar Stevens...