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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) A University of Vermont basketball player has been suspended for eight games for reselling textbooks.The university's athletic department said Thursday that junior Dre Wills violated its student athlete code and NCAA rules regarding his athletic scholarship by selling the books. In addition to the suspension,...

Former Louisville basketball player faces drug, gun chargesLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Chane Behanan, a member of Louisville's 2013 men's basketball national championship team, has been arrested on charges of possessing marijuana and receiving a stolen gun.The 25-year-old Behanan was arrested Saturday night with three other men following a traffic...

AP Sports WriterSEC ref explains photo of himself posing with LSU T-shirtBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Southeastern Conference referee Anthony Jordan has told the league he didn't mean to show favoritism toward any particular school when he posed for a picture holding an LSU T-shirt five years ago...

Associated PressRakocevic takes charge as USC tops Florida Gulf CoastBy DOUG PADILLALOS ANGELES (AP) While it was the exuberance of “Dunk City” that ultimately led Andy Enfield to Southern California as head coach, it was his team’s steady senior leadership Sunday that earned a victory over his former...

AP Basketball WriterDuke recruit Bagley hoping to play in the 2017-18 seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLMarvin Bagley III, widely considered the top recruit in the class of 2018, reclassified this week and could be eligible to play for Duke in the upcoming season.His decision immediately thrusts the Blue Devils toward the...

Paradise Jam tourney moved to Liberty due after hurricanesLYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) The 2017 Paradise Jam basketball tournament has been moved to Liberty University because of hurricane damage in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Tournament organizers announced the change Friday. The eight-team tournament will be held from Nov. 17-19.The school says...

AP Basketball WriterArizona has plenty of offseason work after tumultuous seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona went through one of the program's most tumultuous seasons in 2017-18.The Wildcats were ensnared in an FBI probe into recruiting before the season started, had a key player go down for a...

Former BYU basketball coach Dave Rose stable after strokePROVO, Utah (AP) Former BYU basketball coach Dave Rose has been hospitalized after a stroke.The school said the 63-year-old Rose was stricken Thursday and has been stabilized.''The Rose family expressed appreciation for the love and support they have received,'' the...

Anderson resigns as Maryland following 6-month sabbaticalCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Kevin Anderson has resigned as Maryland athletic director after a seven-year run that ended in a surprising leave of absence.Anderson abruptly announced in October that he would be taking a six-month ''professional development sabbatical'' to work on student-athlete...

Arrest made in shooting death of LSU player Wayde SimsBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) An arrest has been made in the shooting death of LSU basketball player Wayde Sims.Baton Rouge police said Saturday that 20-year-old Dyteon Simpson has been charged with second-degree murder and is at East Baton Rouge...

Burmeister, who coached UTSA to NCAA tourney, dies at 72CHICAGO (AP) Ken Burmeister, a college basketball coach for 21 seasons who took Texas-San Antonio to the NCAA Tournament and later guided Loyola of Chicago, died Tuesday. He was 72.Loyola said Burmeister died following a fight with cancer.Burmeister posted...

Associated PressElleby scores 34, Washington St. beats Washington 79-67By WILL FERGUSONPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Every time he put the ball up it seemed like it was going in.CJ Elleby scored a career-high 34 points and had his fourth double-double of the season to lead Washington State to a 79-67...