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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA has talked with Ohio State freshman JaQuan Lyle, whose recruitment by Louisville is mentioned in a book by an escort alleging that strippers danced and had sex with Cardinals players and prospects.OSU spokesman Dan Wallenberg confirmed via email that Lyle met Tuesday with...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Butler Director of Athletics Barry Collier and Missouri Valley Conference Commissioner Doug Elgin will begin four-year terms on the National Invitation Tournament Committee, it was announced Tuesday.C.M. Newton, chair of the NIT Committee since its inception in 2006, will now serve as chair emeritus. Reggie Minton...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana coach Tom Crean hired former player Derek Elston as the new director of player development Monday.The native of Tipton, Indiana, will help with mentoring, life skills, administrative operations and support services.Elston played on the Hoosiers' 2012 Sweet 16 team and the 2013 Big Ten...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas coach Mike Anderson says he was ''blindsided'' by a tumultuous offseason for the Razorbacks, one that included the arrests of three players on allegations of using counterfeit money.Still, entering his fifth season at Arkansas - his 22nd overall at the school, including 17 as...

A book by an escort alleging that former University of Louisville staffer Andre McGee brought escorts into dorm parties, and paid for the women to strip and have sex with the Cardinals' basketball recruits, their fathers and players is available online.Louisville is investigating allegations by Katina Powell in the...

SEATTLE (AP) Midway through Lorenzo Romar's news conference on Thursday the Washington coach was asked if he could assess each of his new players.''All nine of them?'' Romar asked incredulously, half-joking.While it may have been a time-consuming answer - one that Romar completed without complaint - it also...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State redshirt freshman forward Kenny Goins is expected to miss six weeks due to a sports hernia injury.The school says Wednesday in a release that surgery to repair the hernia was successful.The 6-foot-6 Goins joined the Spartans as a walk-on before the 2014-15...

STORRS, Conn. (AP) The UConn's men's basketball team ended its summer workouts and unofficially began the new basketball season Wednesday by completing the annual Husky run through campus.Sophomore swingman Daniel Hamilton was the first member of the team to complete the annual 3.1-mile race. He jogged the last...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) There's a huge mural of Billy Donovan plastered just inside the doors of Florida's basketball facility. It went up after the Gators won consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007.It's a tribute to the man who built Florida into a basketball power. It also could...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee freshman guard Lamonte Turner has been ruled ineligible for the 2015-16 season.Turner tweeted Monday that he'd been ruled ineligible. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Tom Satkowiak confirmed that Turner is unable to compete or travel with the Volunteers this season because he ''was not cleared...

WASHINGTON (AP) Kentucky basketball John Calipari was in the House chamber for Pope Francis' speech Thursday as a guest of House Speaker John Boehner.The Hall of Fame coach couldn't contain himself and sent out excited tweets in anticipation. Wednesday night, he tweeted that the speech was going to...

AMES, Iowa (AP) A former Iowa State basketball player's lawsuit against a woman who accused him of sexual abuse has been settled.A news release from the Des Moines law firm of Parrish Kruidenier says Bubu Palo's lawsuit was ''resolved to the mutual satisfaction of both parties'' on Tuesday....