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AP Sports WriterNotre Dame on best run in its history, welcomes new facesBy TOM COYNESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Coach Mike Brey isn't discouraging Notre Dame players from trying to get past the NCAA Tournament regional finals after back-to-back appearances. He just knows how difficult it will be.The Irish...

Notre Dame Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressNotre Dame Preview CapsuleBy The Associated Press=Notre DameLast season: 24-12, lost in NCAA Tournament Regional Final.Nickname: Fighting Irish.Coach: Mike Brey.Conference: Atlantic Coast.Who's gone: G Demetrius Jackson, F Zach Auguste, F A.J. Burgett.Who's back: F V.J. Beachem, who put his name briefly into the...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech starting over with new coach Josh PastnerBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech is starting over.Again.Once an Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse and program that sent a steady stream of players to the NBA, the Yellow Jackets haven't made the NCAA tournament since 2010 - a...

Georgia Tech Preview CapsuleBy The Associated PressGeorgia Tech Preview CapsuleEds: Should stand. With BC-BKC--Georgia Tech PreviewBy The Associated Press=Georgia TechLast season: 21-15, lost in quarterfinals of the NITNickname: Yellow JacketsCoach: Josh PastnerConference: Atlantic Coast.Who's gone: G Marcus Georges-Hunt, G Adam Smith, F Charles Mitchell, F Nick Jacobs.Who's back: G...

Ex-student pleads guilty in UTEP betting schemeEL PASO, Texas (AP) A former West Texas university student has pleaded guilty to a role in a gambling operation at the university that took bets from basketball players on different sports.The FBI says Michael Karpus pleaded guilty during a Friday federal...

AP Sports WriterDefending champion Oregon picked to repeat as Pac-12 winnerBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Coaches in the deep-as-ever Pac-12 Conference are determined to continue some serious momentum in men's basketball that was built up during a special March.A conference-record seven teams reached the 2016 NCAA Tournament.''The biggest...

3 Lindenwood basketball players face charges in rape caseST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Three basketball players at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis are facing charges in connection with an alleged rape.Authorities say 22-year-old Ermias Tesfia Nega of Arlington, Virginia, and 19-year-old Tylan Jamon Birts of Homestead, Florida, were...

UNC: Pinson out indefinitely with broken bone in right footCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina junior swingman Theo Pinson is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot.In a news release Friday, the school said Pinson was hurt in practice this week. UNC says a treatment...

AP Sports WriterDefending champion Oregon picked to repeat as Pac-12 winnerBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Defending Pac-12 champion Oregon is picked to repeat as the regular-season conference winner.The Ducks received 23 first-place votes from a panel of 27 media members covering the conference, the Pac-12 announced Friday at...

3 Lindenwood basketball players face charges in rape caseST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Three basketball players at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis are facing charges in connection with an alleged rape.Authorities say 22-year-old Ermias Tesfia Nega of Arlington, Virginia, and 19-year-old Tylan Jamon Birts of Homestead, Florida, were...

3 Lindenwood basketball players face charges in rape caseST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Three basketball players at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis are facing charges in connection with an alleged rape.Authorities say 22-year-old Ermias Tesfia Nega of Arlington, Virginia, and 19-year-old Tylan Jamon Birts of Homestead, Florida, were...

UNC: Pinson out indefinitely with broken bone in right footCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina junior swingman Theo Pinson is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his right foot.In a news release Friday, the school said Pinson was hurt in practice this week. UNC says a treatment...