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Yale basketball coach Jones signs extension through 2025-26NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Yale men's basketball coach James Jones has signed a contract extension to keep him at the school through the 2025-26 season.Jones is coming off a 22-8 season and an Ivy League championship. Yale didn't announce the terms...

AP Sports WriterNo. 10 Creighton's streak puts 1st Big East title in sightBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) A season that started with low expectations could finish at unprecedented heights for Creighton.The 10th-ranked Bluejays are one of the hottest teams in the nation heading into their final three regular-season...

AP Basketball WriterCollege basketball coaches discuss racism, diversityBy DAVE SKRETTAFrank Martin remembers the day 22 years ago when he was stopped by a police officer in the middle of nowhere, when he was driving across the country from his home in Miami to help coach a youth basketball camp.''An...

The Latest: Georgia's Tom Crean wants what Saban, Izzo hadBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference media day (all times Eastern):7:10 p.m.Tom Crean wanted what Nick Saban and Tom Izzo had: A strong relationship between the basketball and football coach.Crean thinks he is building that with Georgia...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton basketball player Maurice Watson, who is out for the season because of a major knee injury, has been suspended from all athletic-related activities for misconduct. The university announced Wednesday that the suspension started Feb. 13 and is ''for alleged actions that are contrary to university policies...

AP Sports WriterIs This The Year? Clemson seeks first win at North CarolinaBy PETE IACOBELLIA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKENDClemson at North Carolina on Saturday. No, neither team is ranked, but the game is the latest chance for the Tigers (7-7,...

AP Basketball WriterTennessee stays No. 1 for 2nd week in AP Top 25 pollBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Tennessee handled its first week at No. 1 in more than a decade well enough to stay on its AP Top 25 perch.The Volunteers received 48 of 64 first-place votes...

FSU's trip to Notre Dame headlines weekend ahead in ACC playBy The Associated PressA look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 14 Florida State at Notre Dame. The Seminoles (21-4, 9-3) went 5-1 through a stretch of six straight games against ranked...

Weidenaar helps Central Ark. rally to beat A&M-CC 71-67CONWAY, Ark. (AP) Aaron Weidenaar had a career-high 20 points as Central Arkansas rallied to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71-67 on Saturday.Weidenaar shot 5 for 6 from behind the arc.Eddy Kayouloud had 18 points and eight rebounds for Central Arkansas...

AP Sports WriterBeilein still upbeat after Michigan loses another to NBABy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) For a major program, Michigan is a somewhat unlikely candidate for this kind of NBA-induced attrition.The Wolverines have fielded some very good teams under John Beilein, but they haven't been relying on...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton routs St. John's 97-79 without ZegarowskiBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Denzel Mahoney scored a season-high 24 points to lead six players in double figures with star Marcus Zegarowski out of the lineup, and seventh-ranked Creighton pulled away early in a 97-79 victory over...

AP Sports WriterUtah's NCAA Tournament hopes in trouble after skidBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said he ''just about blew a gasket'' Sunday when he heard giggles on the bus ride after his Utes blew a nine-point lead in the final minutes of a...