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Minnesota transfer Liam Robbins gets immediate eligibilityMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota transfer center Liam Robbins was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA, the university announced Wednesday.Robbins made the switch in April after two seasons at Drake. The 7-foot, 235-pound Robbins will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Gophers.As...

No. 23 Seton Hall suspends Sanogo for violating rulesSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) No. 23 Seton Hall says it is suspending Ismael Sanogo for violating team and university rules.School officials announced the suspension Friday but declined to specify Sanogo's infraction.Coach Kevin Willard said in a statement that he hopes...

AP Sports WriterMen's March Madness will be played entirely in IndianaBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The NCAA announced Monday that all 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event from being called off for...

Matchups set for Legends ClassicNEW YORK (AP) Notre Dame, coming off an Elite 8 season, will play Colorado and Texas will meet Northwestern in the semifinals of the 10th annual Legends Classic at Barclays Center.The semifinals will be Nov. 21, with the championship and consolation games the next...

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...

AP Sports WriterLes Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, diesBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Les Hunter, a star on Loyola Chicago's barrier-breaking 1963 NCAA championship team, died Friday. He was 77.The university announced Hunter's death, saying he battled cancer.Hunter helped Loyola - with four black starters - break...

AP Basketball WriterFINAL FOUR: 3 newcomers, one standby arrive in MinneapolisBy DAVE SKRETTAMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Tom Izzo certainly knows his way around the Final Four, even if the longtime Michigan State coach had never toured U.S. Bank Stadium until the Spartans arrived for practice Thursday.The rest of his coaching...

Kentucky's Washington to enter draft but not hire an agentLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky freshman forward PJ Washington says he will enter the NBA draft but not hire an agent, leaving open a possible return for his sophomore season.Washington averaged 10.8 points and 5.7 rebounds this season. He is...

Garza, No. 18 Iowa rally to beat Wisconsin 68-62IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa’s offense was sputtering, so the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes vowed to beat Wisconsin with defense.“We knew we weren’t going to lose this game,” center Luka Garza said. “We had to string together some stops, and we would...

Calhoun officially named head coach at DIII St. JosephWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jim Calhoun has officially been named the head coach at Division III University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut.The Hall of Famer had already announced he would be taking the job and has been working for a...

Associated PressNo. 24 Rutgers tops Nebraska 75-72 on Baker's 3-pointerBy MATT SUGAMPISCATAWAY, NJ (AP) Geo Baker hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to send No. 24 Rutgers past Nebraska 75-72 Saturday to raise the Scarlet Knights' home record to 14-0.Rutgers had four double-digit scorers, with Akwaski Yeboah...

Indiana adds another top guard to 2020 recruiting classBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Khristian Lander, one of the nation's top point guards, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball next season at Indiana.Coach Archie Miller announced Monday that Lander has decided to reclassify from the 2021 recruiting...