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Washington hires Cameron Dollar as assistant coachSEATTLE (AP) Washington has hired former Seattle coach Cameron Dollar for a second stint as an assistant coach with the Huskies.New Washington coach Mike Hopkins announced the hiring on Sunday. Dollar was fired at Seattle earlier this month after eight seasons in...

Iowa State adds ODU's Talley as grad transferAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has added Zoran Talley, last season's Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year, as a graduate transfer.The Cyclones announced Thursday that Talley, a 6-foot-7 forward who averaged 11.3 points in 2016-17 for Old Dominion, will join...

Louisville's Jaylen Johnson will stay in draft, hire agentLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville junior forward Jaylen Johnson will hire an agent and stay in the NBA draft.The 6-foot-9 Johnson said Monday in a release that his decision followed a talk with coach Rick Pitino. Johnson added that it was...

AP Sports WriterSeminoles must try to slow down Miami's 'lovable' BrownBy STEVEN WINECORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Boston native and Patriots fan Bruce Brown is also a freshman guard for the Miami Hurricanes, so at the moment he's focused on only one game - Wednesday against No. 15 Florida...

AP Sports WriterHigh-flying Jayhawks present question: Can they be stopped?By DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Purdue coach Matt Painter stopped short of calling Kansas invincible on Thursday night.Not by much.After watching the top-seeded Jayhawks run roughshod over his overmatched Boilermakers in the Midwest Regional semifinals, Painter was asked...

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...

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...

Austin Peay's Loos returning from his leave of absenceCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Austin Peay coach Dave Loos plans to return from a leave of absence this week after missing four games during his ongoing chemotherapy treatment.Loos is expected to resume coaching Thursday when Austin Peay (6-13, 2-3 Ohio Valley)...

Pairings announced for semifinals of 2K ClassicNEW YORK (AP) Providence will meet Washington and Virginia Tech will play Saint Louis in the semifinals of the 23rd annual 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.The games will be played Nov. 16-17 at Madison Square Garden for the 20th time, it...

Retirement not on coach Mike Krzyzewski's radar at DukeDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke's Mike Krzyzewski says he isn't even thinking about the end of his Hall of Fame coaching career.Krzyzewski spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since a pair of offseason surgeries and said, ''I don't have plans...

AP Sports WriterTennessee wants to end NCAA Tournament drought next seasonBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Rick Barnes doesn't want his players to get accustomed to ending their season this early.The Volunteers finished 16-16 and won't be playing in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT for a...