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Valparaiso to join Missouri Valley ConferenceVALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Valparaiso is officially the newest member of the Missouri Valley Conference.The Indiana college accepted the league's invitation on Thursday and will join on July 1. The Crusaders have been part of the Horizon League since 2007.Valparaiso was a rumored finalist...

AP Sports WriterPitino encouraged about hoops program as NCAA decision loomsBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Coach Rick Pitino got some good news while Louisville awaits its fate after an NCAA investigation into the men's basketball program.Forward Deng Adel has decided to return to school, withdrawing from consideration...

Former Kentucky player Jerry Bird diesCORBIN, Ky. (AP) Former Kentucky basketball player Jerry Bird, who was a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame and had his No. 22 jersey retired to the Rupp Arena rafters, has died.An obituary posted by O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home says Bird died...

Creighton bringing in grad transfer from Division II AdelphiOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Manny Suarez, who spent the last two seasons at Division II Adelphi University, will play his final season at Creighton as a graduate transfer.Creighton coach Greg McDermott said Tuesday night that Justin Patton's decision to declare for...

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...

North Carolina's Kenny Williams undergoes knee surgeryCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina guard Kenny Williams has undergone surgery on his right knee but is expected to be ready for the start of preseason practice in October.School officials announced Tuesday that Williams had surgery Friday. The university release...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Creighton's goals intact even with Maurice Watson outBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Creighton returned to practice Wednesday with the same aspirations it had before Maurice Watson Jr. went out with a season-ending knee injury.With Watson leading one of the nation's most prolific offenses, the...

AP Basketball WriterBig day: College coaches wait to see if players stay, or goBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The first NBA deadline college coaches had circled on their calendars was Sunday - the last date players could declare for the draft.The next date they have circled is May...

AP Technology WriterShhh! How to stream March Madness when the boss isn't aroundBy ANICK JESDANUNNEW YORK (AP) The 67-game March Madness basketball tournament begins Tuesday, with many games taking place during the day when you're, ahem, supposed to be working.Fortunately for you - but not your bosses -...

AP Basketball WriterMcKillop, Raftery, Burke to get Lapchick AwardBy JIM O'CONNELLNEW YORK (AP) Bob McKillop, about to start his 29th season as coach at Davidson, and TV analysts Bill Raftery and Doris Burke have been chosen for the 2017 Lapchick Character Award.The three will be honored on Oct....

The Latest: Set for tight finish in Florida-South CarolinaBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:25 p.m.The all-SEC East Regional final looks as if it will come down to the wire.There have been 12 lead changes and seven ties so far...