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AP Sports WriterNCAA accuses Louisville, Pitino of violations in escort caseBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA accused Louisville of four serious violations and criticized the conduct of coach Rick Pitino for failing to monitor a former basketball staffer who hired escorts and strippers for sex parties...

AP Sports WriterRutgers ranked for 1st time entering season since 1978-79By TOM CANAVANPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) It's time to stop talking about the postseason drought at Rutgers.While the Scarlet Knights still have not been the NCAA Tournament since 1991, the only thing that kept them out last year's event...

AP Sports WriterUnexpected win has UConn fans downing hot sauce for charityBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from...

Kentucky, Notre Dame meet this fall to begin 3-year seriesLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky and Notre Dame play this fall to begin a three-year series between two of college basketball’s winningest programs.Kentucky hosts Notre Dame on Dec. 12 in the first regular-season meeting between the schools since Notre Dame's...

Forward Rui Hachimura will return to Gonzaga next seasonSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Forward Rui Hachimura has decided to return for his junior year at Gonzaga.Hachimura said in a news release Sunday that he was looking forward to improving his game.The 6-foot-8 native of Japan was one of Gonzaga's most...

AP Basketball WriterCOVID-19 putting college basketball traditions in quarantineBy DAVE SKRETTAThere is a tradition at Taylor University, a small NAIA school in Indiana, where the entire crowd sits in complete silence until the men's basketball team scores its 10th point of the game and sets off a wild celebration.Thanks...

Williams Jr. leads St. John’s past Georgetown 94-83NEW YORK (AP) Greg Williams Jr. scored a career-high 26 points as St. John's beat Georgetown 94-83 on Sunday night, ending a three-game skid.Williams Jr. shot 4-for-6 from behind the arc. Julian Champagnie, the Big East Conference leading scorer, added 20...

USC signs Akron grad transfer Utomi for 2019-20 seasonLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California has added forward Daniel Utomi to its basketball roster for next season, its second graduate transfer addition this month.Coach Andy Enfield said Tuesday that Utomi is expected to graduate from Akron soon with a degree...

AP Basketball WriterBeen there, done that: Experienced teams fill the Final FourBy JOHN MARSHALLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Zion Williamson is not here. Neither is R.J. Barrett or the rest of Duke's freshmen.North Carolina's Coby White? Knocked out in the Sweet 16. So was LSU's Tremont Waters. Those Kentucky kids, all...

Associated PressFather testifies on pay for play at college hoops programsBy TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) The father of a top-rated college basketball prospect testified Thursday that his son was offered thousands of dollars on the sly to play at major programs before a corruption scandal derailed the promising...

Associated PressPerry double-double helps Mississippi St. top Alabama 80-73By PAUL JONESSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Reggie Perry scored 21 points and Tyson Carter added 19 as Mississippi State held off Alabama 80-73 on Tuesday night.Perry also added 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (18-10, 9-6 SEC) for his conference-leading 15th double-double...

Louisville's Nwora to enter NBA draft but retain eligibilityLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville leading scorer Jordan Nwora will enter the NBA draft pool and maintain his collegiate eligibility for now.Nwora didn't specify in a release Thursday if he would hire an agent. The 6-foot-7 sophomore forward says feedback from...