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Texas Tech's Davide Moretti turning pro back home in ItalyLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech guard Davide Moretti is skipping his final season to turn pro with Olimpia Milano is his home country of Italy.The EuroLeague club announced the signing of Moretti on Tuesday, ending a three-year Texas Tech...

AP Basketball WriterStudy: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men's NCAA teamsBy AARON BEARDA diversity report for graduation rates among potential NCAA Tournament teams found a larger gap between white and black men’s players from the previous year, while male players continue to lag behind their female counterparts overall.The Institute...

Maryland basketball coach Turgeon receives 4-year extensionCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland coach Mark Turgeon has received a four-year extension on his contract, which now runs through the 2022-23 season.Turgeon enters his sixth season at the school with a 114-59 record. The Terrapins have reached the NCAA Tournament in...

AP Sports WriterFormer Louisville recruit Brian Bowen entering NBA draftBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina forward and former Louisville recruit Brian Bowen is entering the NBA draft.A school spokeswoman said Wednesday Bowen won't hire an agent, so he could return to school.Bowen was suspended by Louisville after...

AP Basketball WriterVillanova still No. 1, Arizona State up to No. 3 in AP pollBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Villanova remains No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week and Arizona State moves up two spots to No. 3 after Wichita State dropped out...

Arkansas-Pine Bluff beats Texas Southern for 4th victoryPINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) Markedric Bell had 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Arkansas-Pine Bluff won its fourth game of the season, topping Texas Southern 74-72 in overtime on Monday night.Dequan Morris hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds...

AP College Sports WriterNCAA panel wants men's basketball at halves, not quartersBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA basketball rules committee will keep the men's game at two halves and not recommend that it be broken into four quarters. It is also encouraging conferences to experiment with widening the lane and...

AP Basketball Writer2 at a time: C-USA tourney games on 2 courts simultaneouslyBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFRISCO, Texas (AP) Conference USA is playing tournament games two at a time, on opposite sides of a huge black curtain in the facility where the NFL's Dallas Cowboys practice.This is a unique Texas...

AP Basketball WriterUNLV's Menzies signs strong recruiting class for 2017-18By JOHN MARSHALLUNLV coach Marvin Menzies has bolstered his rebuilding project in the desert by signing a stellar recruiting class, headed by five-star forward Brandon McCoy.The six-player class, announced on Wednesday, should give the Runnin' Rebels a boost in their...

Associated PressThornton, Boston College hold off N.C. State for 71-68 winBy GETHIN COOLBAUGHBOSTON (AP) Derryck Thornton had 22 points, five rebounds and five assists, Jay Heath scored 16, and Boston College held off a second-half surge from North Carolina State in a 71-68 win on Sunday night.Nik Popovic...

Tennessee officially announces addition of James DanielKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has officially announced the addition of Howard graduate transfer James Daniel, who was the nation's leading Division I scorer in 2015-16.School officials said Tuesday that the 6-foot guard had signed with Tennessee. Daniel had tweeted Tennessee's logo with...

AP Sports WriterCoaches on hot seat heading into conference tourneysBy PAUL NEWBERRYMark Fox might need an improbable run through the Southeastern Conference tournament to save his coaching job.He's hardly alone on the college basketball hot seat.From Georgia's Fox to Pittsburgh's Kevin Stallings to UConn's Kevin Ollie, numerous coaches went...