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AP Basketball WriterArizona's Miller out against Oregon following wiretap reportBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona coach Sean Miller sat out the team's game against Oregon on Saturday night, a day after ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported he was heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a $100,000 payment to current Wildcats freshman Deandre...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino defended his embattled father Wednesday, saying Rick Pitino had no knowledge of a former staffer allegedly paying escorts to have sex with recruits and players in a Louisville dorm.''I know, and I told him this, `Put your head on the pillow at...

AP Sports WriterAttorneys for plaintiff criticize Michigan State's statementBy NOAH TRISTERAttorneys for the woman suing Michigan State University over the school's response to an alleged sexual assault involving three former basketball players in 2015 say the school ''chose to victimize her all over again in the media.''The woman alleges...

UMBC called 'Surgeon General approved' after upsetBALTIMORE (AP) Plenty of college basketball fans were happy that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, pulled off a stunning upset of No. 1 seed Virginia, but one UMBC alumnus beamed about the win on Facebook.U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams posted a...

AP Sports WriterWisconsin assistant coach's wife, daughter die in crashBy KEITH JENKINSMILWAUKEE (AP) The University of Wisconsin said Sunday the wife and daughter of men's basketball assistant coach Howard Moore were killed in a Michigan automobile accident.Moore's wife, Jennifer, and daughter Jaidyn were killed early Saturday in the...

AP Sports WriterLouisville must vacate basketball title, NCAA denies appealBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville must vacate its 2013 men's basketball title following an NCAA appeals panel's decision to uphold sanctions against the men's program in the sex scandal case.The Cardinals will have to vacate 123 victories...

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 6-foot-11 forward must sit out the remainder of this season and 40 percent of next season because of his dealings with...

AP Sports WriterWhite scores career-high 19 as Providence beats Butler againBy TOM CANAVANNEW YORK (AP) Maliek White scored a career-high 19 points and Providence overcame a slow start to beat Butler for the third time in 16 days, posting an 80-57 victory in the first round of the...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Wiseman shows he's wise young man by dumping collegeBy PAUL NEWBERRYCongratulations to James Wiseman, a wise young man indeed.He didn't need one-and-done.None-and-done will work just fine (we rounded down from the three actual games he played at Memphis).After tussling with those tyrants at the NCAA, Wiseman...

AP Basketball WriterWake Forest fires coach Danny Manning after losing stretchBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Danny Manning never built a winner at Wake Forest. Now the school is looking for a new coach and direction.Wake Forest fired Manning on Saturday after losing seasons in five of his six...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 forms task force to seek answers for issues in sportsBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Pac-12 Conference is launching its own task force to develop reform proposals in the wake of a federal bribery investigation that includes two assistant coaches in the conference.Commissioner Larry Scott...

Pitt, WVU extend basketball 'Backyard Brawl' 2 more seasonsPITTSBURGH (AP) The basketball version of the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry between West Virginia and Pittsburgh has been extended through the 2022-23 season.The colleges separated by 75 miles have played 187 times since first meeting in 1906, with West Virginia holding...