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NCAA Latest: Kansas, Duke both not shooting well in 1st halfBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:40 p.m.Grayson Allen made a steal and drove the length of the court for a dunk and Duke leads Kansas 25-23 with 5:20 left in the...

LSU top assistant Greg Heiar leaving men's basketball staffBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU associate head basketball coach Greg Heiar is leaving the staff, he announced on social media Thursday.Heiar left Wichita State to join LSU as an assistant when current Tigers head coach Will Wade took over in...

Jarrett scores 31, Jackson State defeats Portland 73-63PORTLAND (AP) Tristan Jarrett scored 31 points and Jackson State snapped an eight-game road losing streak, getting past Portland 73-63 on Thursday night.Roland Griffin had 14 points the Tigers (3-8) and Jayveous McKinnis added 12 points and nine rebounds.Chase Adams had...

Pitino, Adidas reach settlement; terms not disclosedLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Former Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has reached a settlement with Adidas, the Hall of Fame coach and the global sportswear company said in a joint statement Monday.Pitino had contended in a lawsuit that Adidas ''outrageously conspired'' to funnel...

USD identifies Lamont Smith in admissions bribery scandalSAN DIEGO (AP) The University of San Diego said former basketball coach Lamont Smith was the previously unnamed ''varsity coach'' alleged to have taken a kickback in what federal authorities called the largest college admissions cheating scam ever prosecuted in the...

Idaho St. downs feisty Cal St. Northridge 74-66POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) Balint Moscan shot 6 of 9 beyond the 3-point arc en route to a career-high 23 points and Idaho State handed Cal State Northridge its seventh consecutive loss 74-66 on Wednesday night.The Matadors led for most of the...

The Latest: LSU Tigers still grieving over player's deathBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference media day (all times Eastern):4:45 p.m.The LSU Tigers are still worried about more than preseason practice and predictions.The Tigers are coping with the death of 20-year-old teammate Wayde Sims, who was shot...

UT athletic director: Shaka Smart to remain for next seasonAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas will stick with coach Shaka Smart next season after the Longhorns won five of their final six games and were fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament before it was canceled amid the coronavirus...

AP Sports WriterNew Alabama coach Nate Oats says, 'We can make a Final Four'By JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Nate Oats was a high school coach and math teacher making a five-figure salary six years ago.Then he made a rapid ascent as a Buffalo assistant and head coach and...

AP Basketball WriterFederal probe, Villanova's follow-up top 2018-19 story linesBy AARON BEARDSAN ANTONIO (AP) A year ago at this time, Villanova faced the question of whether it could keep rolling after two seasons of key player losses from its 2016 national championship team.The Wildcats offered an emphatic answer...

BOSTON (AP) More than 20 Boston College students, including at least eight members of the men's basketball team, complained of gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle restaurant, school officials said Monday.It was not immediately known if the illnesses were part of a national outbreak of E. coli...

Riller carries Coll. Of Charleston over Delaware 80-71CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Grant Riller had 24 points as College of Charleston topped Delaware 80-71 on Thursday night.Brevin Galloway had 19 points for College of Charleston (16-13, 10-7 Colonial Athletic Association), which snapped its four-game losing streak. Sam Miller added 16...