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AP College Sports WriterOnly essential staff and limited family at NCAA tournamentsBy RALPH D. RUSSONCAA President Mark Emmert says NCAA Division I basketball tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.Emmert said in a statement Wednesday that he made...

NCAA President Emmert: Only essential staff, limited family attendance at championships including basketball tournamentsINDIANAPOLIS (AP) NCAA President Emmert: Only essential staff, limited family attendance at championships including basketball tournaments.

AP College Sports WriterOhio order would force NCAA Tournament games without fansBy RALPH D. RUSSOAn order from the governor of Ohio to restrict spectator access to indoor sporting events because of concerns about the coronavirus would force the NCAA to play men's basketball tournament games in the state without...

AP Sports WriterMarquette's Howard hoping to cap career with long NCAA runBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) Markus Howard will leave Marquette as one of the most dynamic scorers in Big East history. He has the most career points of any active Division I player and leads the nation in...

AP Basketball WriterOregon's Pritchard, UCLA's Cronin win AP Pac-12 honorsBy JOHN MARSHALLPayton Pritchard accomplished something just three other Pac-12 players have done. Mick Cronin led UCLA to a massive turnaround in his first season at Westwood.Zeke Nnaji at times outshined his more-heralded freshmen teammates at Arizona.The trio earned the...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten tourney challenge gives Pitino, Gophers last chanceBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) All those late-game lapses over the past month pushed Minnesota way off the NCAA Tournament bubble, forcing the Gophers to win five games in five days this week just to get in.This last-chance challenge...

AP Sports WriterCreighton out to make better memory at Big East TournamentBy ERIC OLSONCreighton is hoping for a change of fortune after crushing losses in its last two Big East Tournament openers and another late-season injury to a key player.The seventh-ranked Bluejays (24-7) are the top seed for the...

AP Basketball WriterPac-12 Tournament could be a wild ride in Las VegasBy JOHN MARSHALLLAS VEGAS (AP) The Pac-12 had one of the closest conference races in the country during the regular season. Five teams were within two games of the lead heading into the final week and No....

Ivy League cancels basketball tournaments due to coronavirusCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) The Ivy League on Tuesday canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.The four-team tournaments were scheduled to be played Friday through Sunday at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge. The Ivy League...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten takes bruising battles to conference tournamentBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Michigan State coach Tom Izzo thought he had seen everything during his 25-year tenure.Then came this season, in which three teams with six Big Ten losses shared the league's regular-season crown and as many as...

AP Sports WriterAuburn fresh example for teams to win SEC tourney hard wayBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Auburn coach Bruce Pearl believes with the parity in the Southeastern Conference that a handful of teams could do the same thing his Tigers did in last year's league tournament...

AP Sports WriterCavs' catalyst: Kihei Clark has No. 17 Virginia on the riseBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (AP) There have been times this season when Virginia coach Tony Bennett's assessment of point guard Kihei Clark's play has made it pretty clear that the No. 17 Cavaliers' fortunes hinged...