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AP Sports WriterUnexpected win has UConn fans downing hot sauce for charityBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from...

AP Sports WriterVirginia Tech extends Williams' contract through 2022-23By HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech has extended the contract of men's basketball coach Buzz Williams through the 2022-23 season.Athletic director Whit Babcock announced the extension Wednesday.Williams has coached the Hokies for two seasons, and last year produced once of the best...

AP Sports WriterJohn Thompson spoke truth to power 'when it was hard to do'By JIM LITKEJohn Thompson opened the palm of one of his catcher's mitt-sized hands and pointed to it with the index finger of the other. The lesson of hard work was never far from his mind.''See...

AP Sports WriterNo. 2 Michigan State has shot to seal share of Big Ten titleBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) No. 2 Michigan State can seal a share of the Big Ten title by beating Illinois at the Breslin Center, where three seniors will be honored at their...

AP Sports WriterNCAA: Hurricanes' Dewan Hernandez must continue to sit outBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The NCAA says Miami Hurricanes junior forward Dewan Hernandez must sit out the remainder of this season and 40 percent of next season because of his dealings with an agent.The NCAA said Monday that...

Arizona's Akinjo immediately eligible after waiverTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona guard James Akinjo has been granted a waiver by the NCAA and will immediately be eligible after transferring from Georgetown.The decision announced Tuesday gives Akinjo two years of eligibility left.A 6-foot guard, Akinjo was the Big East freshman of...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Through all its ills, college hoops wins in the endBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Let's not gloss over college basketball's myriad problems.Rampant corruption. Academic malfeasance. One-and-dones posing as actual students.Yet somehow, as this thoroughly maddening March has shown, the game finds a way to rise above...

AP Sports WriterNCAA: Hurricanes' Dewan Hernandez must continue to sit outBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) For Miami Hurricanes junior Dewan Hernandez, the season that never started is over.The NCAA said Monday that the 6-foot-11 forward must sit out the remainder of this season and 40 percent of next season...

Isaiah Moss returning to Iowa in '18-19IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa guard Isaiah Moss says he'll be back for his junior season with the Hawkeyes in 2018-19.Moss announced on Tuesday he intends to return to Iowa City after getting feedback from NBA personnel on his future in the...

AP Basketball WriterArkansas looking to play fast in Musselman's first seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLEric Musselman's Nevada teams played an up-tempo style predicated on crisp passing and 3-point shooting. The Wolf Pack certainly had success with it, earning three straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program...

Associated PressEven before big upset, Virginia has history of NCAA flopsBy JEFFREY COLLINSCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Last year Virginia became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed. But the Cavaliers' recent history, even when they make it past the first round of the NCAA...

Pacific keeps rolling with a 74-66 win over UNLVLAS VEGAS (AP) Justin Moore scored 22 points and Gary Chivichyan scored 11 and Pacific beat UNLV 74-66 on Wednesday night.The Tigers (11-3) are off to their best start since the 2004-05 season when they won 11 of their first...