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AP Sports WriterDriesell honored by Maryland with banner from raftersBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) It's been a long time since Lefty Driesell brought Maryland basketball into prominence, flashing the victory sign before home games and foot-stomping his way to 348 wins over 17 years.In an effort to...

Kansas' Vick joins Newman in planning to enter NBA draftLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas junior guard Lagerald Vick plans to skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft.Vick averaged 12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds this season while earning All-Big 12 honorable mention honors. His mother, La La Vick,...

Wisconsin assistant won't coach in 2019-20 after setbackMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin says assistant coach Howard Moore, who survived a car wreck two months ago, won't coach during the upcoming season after experiencing a medical issue and going into cardiac arrest.Moore suffered third-degree burns in a crash in May...

SAN DIEGO (AP) With Steve Fisher's coaching career winding down, the San Diego State Aztecs are focused on getting back to the NCAA Tournament after taking an unexpected detour to the NIT last season. Heading into his 18th season at SDSU, Fisher has built the program to the point that...

AP Sports WriterMissouri expects quick turnaround with Porter Jr., freshmenBy KURT VOIGTCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Cuonzo Martin took over a Missouri basketball team that had finished in last place in the Southeastern Conference for three straight seasons when he was hired in March.Very little looks the same with the...

AP Basketball WriterACC clash, battle in Pac-12 highlight week in college hoopsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe regular season is winding down, and while the bubble teams are fighting for spots in the NCAA Tournament, teams in the AP Top 25 are jockeying for position in the bracket.The penultimate week of the...

Associated PressNJ financier adviser praised at NCAA scandal sentencingBy LARRY NEUMEISTERNEW YORK (AP) A New Jersey financial adviser was praised for his cooperation and a judge spared him from prison Thursday after he admitted his role in a college basketball scandal.Munish Sood, 47, was fined $25,000 but was...

Vance Jackson, Jalen Tate to join Arkansas as grad transfersFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Vance Jackson and Jalen Tate will join the Arkansas basketball program as graduate transfers, the school announced Wednesday.Jackson, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward, started his college career by playing a season at Connecticut before playing two seasons...

AP Sports WriterVersatile freshmen make Larranaga's Hurricanes dangerousBy STEVEN WINECORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The Miami Hurricanes' deep, versatile freshman class is providing scoring, rebounding and even hot water.In other words, the freshmen do whatever's asked of them.''Sometimes after practice we tell them, `You've got to get the Gatorade...

Assault case for NC State's Johnson resumes next weekCLEVELAND (AP) The felony assault case involving suspended North Carolina State guard Markell Johnson will resume next week in his home state of Ohio.According to the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Common Pleas Court, a pretrial hearing was held Monday and another...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Last season was a big one for Northern Iowa, which won 31 games and the Missouri Valley tournament title in climbing into the Top 10.The Panthers still expect to be good this season, even without All-American Seth Tuttle and three other key seniors.The Panthers...

AP Sports WriterNCAA hoops game in Baltimore held in empty gym for COVID-19By STEPHEN WHYNOBALTIMORE (AP) In what was believed to be the first U.S. sports event held without fans because of the new coronavirus, Yeshiva University beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute in a Division III men's basketball NCAA...