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Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highwayBy JOHN KEKIS and MICHAEL HILLSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man standing along an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, police say.Syracuse police say 51-year-old...

AP Sports WriterAP top tourney one-and-done players led by Davis, 'MeloBy STEVE MEGARGEEAnthony Davis didn’t need to score big to control a game for Kentucky.He made that clear during the final performance of his freshman season. Coach John Calipari recalls the conversation Davis had with his teammates after struggling...

Ollie wins ruling on union protection in fight over firingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The arbitrator in the dispute between UConn and Kevin Ollie says the former basketball coach is protected by a union contract when it comes to the standard the school must meet in proving his ouster was...

AP National WriterHistory? Virginia's got plenty. And soon, maybe a titleBy EDDIE PELLSMINNEAPOLIS (AP) It is not Duke, North Carolina or UCLA.Yet when sorting through all the games, personalities and events that helped shape college basketball into the billion-dollar colossus it is today, it's hard to look past...

Associated Pressda Silva scores 21 points to lead Stanford past MontanaBy RICK EYMERSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Oscar da Silva scored 21 points and Stanford beat Montana 73-62 in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.Tyrell Terry added 13 points for the Cardinal, which improved to 87-14 all-time...

NCAA Latest: UNC's Little in shootaround after being sickBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:20 p.m.North Carolina freshman Nassir Little took part in Friday afternoon's shootaround at Sprint Center and could play when the top-seeded Tar Heels face No. 5...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA case against Kansas hoops taken for independent reviewBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The NCAA's infractions case against the University of Kansas men's basketball program has been accepted into a newly created independent investigation process that was created to handle especially complex cases.The Infractions Referral Committee...

AP Sports WriterKansas-Missouri to renew rivalry for hurricane relief effortBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The Border War is back, only this time it's for charity.Bitter rivals Kansas and Missouri have agreed to play an exhibition men's basketball game at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Oct. 22...

AP Basketball Writer'What happened to Felipe?' Film helps Lopez tell his storyBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Felipe Lopez somehow forgot what all the attention was like.That would have been impossible to imagine 25 years ago, back when he practically owned magazine covers and newspaper headlines. But he has...

Big West moving all tourney games to Anaheim in 2021 and '22ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Big West Conference Tournament has agreed to a two-year contract extension with Honda Center that will bring all the men's and women's games to the Anaheim venue through 2022.Starting in 2021, the tournament...

AP Sports WriterBone's big game helps No. 7 Vols beat No. 4 Kentucky 71-52By STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jordan Bone scored a career-high 27 points and No. 7 Tennessee beat No. 4 Kentucky 71-52 on Saturday to maintain its home-court dominance and snap the Wildcats' four-game winning streak.Tennessee...

Young scores 28 as Quinnipiac routs Saint Peter's 77-58HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) Cameron Young poured in 28 points, Jacob Rigoni scored 16 and Quinnipiac breezed to a 77-58 victory over Saint Peter's on Sunday.Young hit 7 of 12 shots, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and made 10...