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Basketball player: Co-defendant killed man during robberyKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A Western Michigan University basketball player charged with murder in the shooting death of a student during a robbery says his co-defendant pulled the trigger.Joeviair (Joe-vee-AIR') Kennedy testified Wednesday during a hearing about whether Jordan Waire would stand trial...

Minnesota finalizes Pitino deal, with $1.7M in new bonusesMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino's one-year extension through 2021-22 includes $1.7 million in new bonuses for staying with the program, on top of his $1.6 million base salary.Pitino's contract, announced without terms last week by the university, was approved...

AP Sports WriterKentucky players look forward to making presence felt insideBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Physical post play was lacking at Kentucky last year, though establishing an inside presence shouldn't be an issue this season.The Wildcats are tall, long and athletic once again, and this year the...

Louisiana Tech's Boykins, UAB's Baxter suspended for fightIRVING, Texas (AP) Conference USA says Louisiana Tech's Jacobi Boykins and UAB's Hakeem Baxter are suspended one game for fighting in the benches-clearing mayhem that led to multiple ejections from Thursday's game.Boykins will miss Louisiana Tech's game at Middle Tennessee. Baxter...

Purdue's Haas opts to return for final season over NBAWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue center Isaac Hass has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return to school for his senior season.The announcement comes more than a week before the deadline to opt out.Haas issued a...

AP Basketball WriterNo. 7 Arizona gets big boost from Trier's returnBy JOHN MARSHALLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Allonzo Trier had a long, strange journey while waiting to be cleared after inadvertently using performance-enhancing drugs, never knowing when that day might come.When it finally did, the emotions washed over Arizona's sophomore...

The Latest: Kentucky, UNC have most combined tourney winsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):5:10 p.m.Thanks to the pedigrees of Kentucky and North Carolina, the South Regional final is being called the real national championship game by many fans.One thing...

AP Sports WriterLouisville officials meet with NCAA Committee on InfractionsBy GARY B. GRAVESLouisville's interim president said the school received a ''full and fair review of the facts'' after meeting Thursday with the NCAA's Committee on Infractions and expects resolution in 6 to 8 weeks of the investigation into an...

The Latest: Fouls piling up for Florida vs. South CarolinaBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4 p.m.Florida was called for seven fouls in the first 5 minutes of the second half, putting South Carolina in the bonus for 15 minutes....

AP Sports WriterNCAA suspends Louisville' Pitino after escort investigationBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA has suspended Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino for five Atlantic Coast Conference games following its sex scandal investigation.The governing body also Thursday placed the basketball program on four years' probation, vacated wins...

AP Basketball WriterUNC, Kentucky get rolling with Midnight Madness-style eventsBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) The college basketball season is officially here.From North Carolina's ''Late Night With Roy'' event to Kentucky's ''Big Blue Madness'' that drew a packed crowd to Rupp Arena, Friday night featured a busy schedule...

AP Basketball WriterRichard Pitino signs extension at Minnesota through 2022By JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Guiding Minnesota to the best single-season turnaround in the country last year has earned coach Richard Pitino a contract extension.Minnesota announced the extension on Wednesday. It runs through the 2021-22 season. Terms were not immediately...