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AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Gonzaga uses late run to defeat Loyola MarymountBy JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Rui Hachimura scored 22 points, Brandon Clarke added 17 and No. 3 Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 73-60 on Thursday night to extend its winning streak to 15 games.It was only the second...

AP Sports WriterEddie Sutton, Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84By CLIFF BRUNTEddie Sutton waited so long to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He couldn't hang on long enough to make it to the ceremony.The man who led three teams to the Final...

Detroit hires ex-Indiana and Texas Southern coach Mike DavisDETROIT (AP) Detroit Mercy has hired basketball coach Mike Davis away from Texas Southern.The Horizon League school in the Motor City announced the move Thursday, adding a coach with a 352-241 career record in college.Davis led Texas Southern for the...

Duquesne holds off St. Francis (BKN), 80-70 in Dambrot debutPITTSBURGH (AP) Rene Castro-Caneddy and Tarin Smith combined to score 40 points as Duquesne held off St. Francis Brooklyn, 80-70 in the season opener Saturday night.The win is Duquesne's first under Keith Dambrot, who takes over after 13 seasons...

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national titleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organization's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championship and 2012 Final Four.John Morgan, one of several attorneys representing former Cardinals captain...

AP Sports WriterGillispie back in Division I close to home at Tarleton StateBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Billy Gillispie said he had other opportunities to get back in NCAA Division I basketball during a successful stint as a Texas junior college coach. The West Texas native accepted...

Associated PressUMBC beats top-seeded Vermont 65-62, wins America East titleBy BRUCE BOSLEYBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Jairus Myles hit a long 3-pointer with less than a second left, lifting Maryland Baltimore County over top-seeded Vermont 65-62 Saturday in the America East championship game.Myles scored 27 points to lead the second-seeded...

The Latest: No. 1 in West is Gonzaga and Northwestern gets 8By The Associated PressThe Latest on Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):---6:10 p.m.The No. 1 in West is Gonzaga, but it's the 8-9 game in Salt Lake City that has historical significance. Eighth-seeded Northwestern, in...

Gonzaga's Ayayi declares for NBA draft, won't hire agentSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga sophomore Joel Ayayi declared for the NBA draft on Saturday but will not hire an agent.The 6-foot-5 guard from France said his top option remains returning for his junior season. Ayayi averaged 10.6 points and 6.3...

Rai lifts Dartmouth past winless Central Connecticut 76-60HANOVER, N.H. (AP) Chris Knight scored 18 points and Aaryn Rai had 14 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists as Dartmouth defeated Central Connecticut 76-60 on Wednesday.Knight was 8 of 8 from the field, and tied his career high for rebounds....

AP Sports WriterNCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) In what was believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus, a Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament game was played Friday at an...

NCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violationsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I violation with an improper recruiting offer and extra benefits and several Level II violations that accuse former Cardinals...