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Iowa's Garza enters draft, keeps college eligibility for nowIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa All-America center Luka Garza announced he'll enter the NBA draft process without an agent so he can maintain his college eligibility.''This year was one I could never have imagined,'' Garza said Friday. ''None of the...

AP Sports WriterUConn beats Iona 80-62 for third straight winBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) Josh Carlton isn't the most demonstrative of players.So after UConn's 6-foot-8 post made a particularly strong move to the basket Wednesday night, it was his coach who jumped off the bench and flexed in...

AP Sports WriterLouisville trustees fire athletic director Tom JurichBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Tom Jurich was loyal to the coaches he hired at Louisville almost to a fault, supporting them through good and bad times during 20 years as the Cardinals athletic director.None more than men's basketball...

Arkansas-Little Rock fires coach; 7-25 mark set loss recordLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has fired its basketball coach after his team lost a school-record 25 games.Wes Flanigan's team ended the season with a 29-point loss to Appalachian State in the Sun Belt...

Wisconsin beats NZ Breakers 85-75 in overseas openerAUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Wisconsin got off to a winning start on its five-game trip to New Zealand and Australia on Tuesday, beating the New Zealand Breakers 85-75.The Badgers were tied 57-57 after three quarters but pulled away to win the...

AP Sports WriterJudge allows expelled player to continue suit against YaleBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A federal judge has ruled that a former Yale basketball captain who was expelled for sexual misconduct can move forward with his lawsuit against the university.U.S. District Judge Alfred Covello, in a ruling...

ESPN's annual tip-off marathon won't happen this seasonBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) There will be no 24-hour basketball marathon on ESPN to mark the start of the college season this year.The broadcasting giant says the annual event, which ran for nine seasons, presented programming challenges and won't be part of...

AP Basketball WriterThe marquee NCAA Tournament matchups that could have beenBy JOHN MARSHALLSeton Hall's Myles Powell and Marquette's Markus Howard went head to head during the regular season in a pair of games befitting two of college basketball's most dynamic players.The potential for a third meeting washed away with...

AP College Sports WriterBig Ten expands conference basketball schedules next seasonBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Big Ten basketball came to the Big Apple on Thursday for media day and a look at Madison Square Garden, where the conference will hold its tournament in March.''This is the mecca...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina moving up in SEC basketball standingsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Early on South Carolina didn't look much like the Final Four team it was a year ago. Lately, though, the Gamecocks are have turned things around, both on and off the court.New additions, a...

AP Sports WriterSexton leads Alabama back to tourney, faces NBA decisionBy JOHN ZENORMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Collin Sexton and a highly rated freshman class helped deliver Alabama back to the NCAA Tournament.The Crimson Tide might have to earn its next trip without the high-scoring point guard.Sexton, a projected NBA...

AP Basketball WriterEx-Wolfpack coach Gottfried sues NC State for buyout moneyBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Former North Carolina State men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried is suing the school for buyout money he says has been improperly withheld.Attorneys for Gottfried - now Cal State Northridge's head coach - filed...