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Holtmann contract offers bonuses for winning, good gradesCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) New Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann's $3 million annual contract includes incentives for making the NCAA Tournament and ensuring his players get good grades.Ohio State signed the former Butler coach to an eight-year deal to replace Thad...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the semifinal games in the Final Four: (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Rock music rang out in between commercials on the giant video screen at University of Phoenix Stadium as tens of thousands of fans, paying $40 a pop just to park, filtered in for...

Tennessee dismisses guard Detrick Mostella from its teamKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has dismissed guard Detrick Mostella from its program, leaving the Volunteers without their second-leading scorer.Vols coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday night in a statement that ''I've always been very clear about the standards that members of this...

Xavier suspends Miles DavisCINCINNATI (AP) Xavier men's basketball coach Chris Mack announced Thursday that senior guard Myles Davis has been suspended from the team indefinitely.Myles averaged 10.8 points last season for the Musketeers, who finished ninth in The Associated Press' final poll. He averaged 4.1 assists and was...

Jorgensen leaving George Washington to join Butler's rosterINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Former George Washington guard Paul Jorgensen has decided to transfer to Butler.Bulldogs coach Chris Holtmann announced the move Thursday.Jorgensen played two seasons with the Colonials. He will sit out next season because of NCAA rules and will have two...

Michigan State forward Gavin Schilling needs knee surgeryEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State's basketball roster has taken another hit.The school announced Wednesday forward Gavin Schilling hurt his right knee last week in practice and will need surgery. Schilling is out indefinitely.Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says Schilling had...

Arizona Wildcats name Romar associate head coachTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Lorenzo Romar has been named associate head coach at Arizona, joining Sean Miller's staff a month after he was fired as head coach at Washington.Romar coached the Huskies for 15 seasons, winning Pac-12 coach of the year honors three...

Iowa State's Prohm adds former Alabama coach to staffAMES, Iowa (AP) Former Alabama head coach David Hobbs has been named a special assistant to Iowa State coach Steve Prohm, a former team manager under Hobbs with the Crimson Tide.Hobbs spent six seasons at Alabama, winning 110 games from...

AP Sports WriterAfter months of drama, has No. 18 Duke turned the corner?By JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) The drama looming around No. 18 Duke seems to have finally stopped. Maybe the struggles have, too.For the team picked No. 1 in the preseason, the past three months included plenty...

AP Sports WriterCommodores adjusting to Bryce Drew as Vanderbilt's new coachBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Vanderbilt Commodores have their first new coach since the turn of this century, and Bryce Drew already is making quite an impression.He was hired away from his alma mater Valparaiso in...

Former Houston guard L.J. Rose to transfer to BYUPROVO, Utah (AP) Former Houston guard L.J. Rose has decided to transfer to BYU, coach Dave Rose said Tuesday. He will be eligible to play as a graduate-transfer senior during the upcoming season.Rose averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 assists during...

3 Lindenwood basketball players face charges in rape caseST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Three basketball players at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis are facing charges in connection with an alleged rape.Authorities say 22-year-old Ermias Tesfia Nega of Arlington, Virginia, and 19-year-old Tylan Jamon Birts of Homestead, Florida, were...