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AP Sports WriterEx-NCAA scoring leader Daniel ready to return for new teamBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee guard James Daniel III finally has the chance to deliver a follow-up performance to his 2015-16 NCAA scoring title, an opportunity that essentially eluded him last season.After an ankle injury caused...

Penn State at a GlanceBy The Associated Press=Penn StateLast season: 18-16.Nickname: Nittany Lions.Coach: Patrick Chambers.Conference: Big Ten.Key Returnees: Shep Garner (9.2 points) and Brandon Taylor (9.1) are the top returning scorers and Taylor grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game.Who Left: D.J. Newbill was the star of this program as it...

AP Sports WriterTennessee's Barnes gets 3-year contract extension, a raiseBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes has received a three-year contract extension and raise that will earn him $21 million over the next six years.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced Thursday in a university release that...

AP Basketball WriterTOP 25 REWIND: UNC, Kentucky, Miami learning from lossesBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Fifth-ranked North Carolina made use of its few days off to sort out what went wrong during an upset home loss to Wofford. Now sixth-ranked Miami and No. 7 Kentucky have to do...

TCU, Nevada added to hoops tripleheader at Staples CenterLOS ANGELES (AP) TCU and Nevada have been added to the second annual Basketball Hall of Fame Classic this fall, joining Arizona State, Oklahoma, Southern California and St. John's in the tripleheader.The event on Dec. 8 at Staples Center will...

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl felt like a winner two days before his team even plays its first game. The Tigers assured themselves one of the nation's top recruiting classes when the early signing period began Wednesday. It is headlined by top-10 prospect Austin Wiley, whose parents both starred for Auburn,...

AP Sports WriterRick Pitino out at Louisville as expected amid federal probeBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino has been able to roam the sidelines as Louisville's iconic men's basketball coach, even defiantly at times, holding onto his job amid a series of highly embarrassing missteps off...

San Diego State's Mitchell declares for NBA draftSAN DIEGO (AP) San Diego State junior forward Matt Mitchell has declared for the NBA draft while keeping open the option of returning to school.The Aztecs made the announcement Sunday, the final day underclassmen had to decide on their futures.The school...

AP Sports WriterDuke, Clemson, Syracuse give Midwest a strong ACC flavorBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) The ACC is looming large in downtown Omaha earlier than usual this year.The Atlantic Coast Conference regularly sends a couple baseball teams to the College World Series each June. But the field for...

IUPUI gives Jason Gardner contract extension through 2019-20INDIANAPOLIS (AP) IUPUI coach Jason Gardner has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him on the sideline through 2019-20.Terms of the deal were not announced by the school.Gardner is 37-58 in three seasons at the school. But with the...

AP Sports WriterZion's freak injury ripples in basketball, business worldsBy JOEDY McCREARYDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Soon after Zion Williamson's shoe ripped apart, Nike's stock price took a hit.The freak injury during one of the college basketball season's marquee games immediately sparked debates about everything from the shoe manufacturer to...

Hammond scores 26 to carry Niagara past Monmouth 77-72LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) Marcus Hammond had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Niagara narrowly defeated Monmouth 77-72 on Sunday.Hammond hit 6 of 9 3-pointers with the Purple Eagles finishing 11 of 23 from the arc.Shandon Brown had 17 points and...