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C-USA will play basketball tournaments at NFL Cowboys' homeFRISCO, Texas (AP) Conference USA will play its men's and women's postseason basketball tournaments at the Dallas Cowboys' headquarters the next two years.The 14-team league announced Tuesday that its 2018 and 2019 tournaments will be hosted at Ford Center, a...

AP Sports WriterPitino outraged at NCAA penalties, Louisville will appealBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA didn't feel Louisville went far enough with its self-imposed sanctions following a sex scandal investigation, so the governing body Thursday handed down a few more.An outraged Rick Pitino feels the NCAA...

Ray Kasongo joins Iowa State after leaving TennesseeAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State coach Steve Prohm says Tennessee transfer Ray Kasongo has joined the program.Kasongo, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward from Toronto, will sit out next season per NCAA transfer rules. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.Kasongo played in...

UMKC hits season-high 16 3-pointers in win over NAIA OttawaKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kyle Steward and Broderick Newbill each scored 20 points and Missouri-Kansas City cruised by NAIA's Ottawa University 93-67 on Tuesday night in the Kangaroos' nonconference finale.It was the second career 20-plus game for each player.UMKC...

Former UConn star Toby Kimball dead at 74; played in NBASTORRS, Conn. (AP) Toby Kimball, who starred for the University of Connecticut and played for nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 74.Kimball died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in La Jolla, California, of...

AP Basketball WriterPitt releases Johnson to play at UNC as graduate transferBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Pittsburgh has released guard Cameron Johnson to play immediately at North Carolina as a graduate transfer.Johnson's father, former Pitt player Gil Johnson, said the school notified the family Thursday that it has...

Kentucky, then Duke: Utah Valley opens with a brutal doubleOREM, Utah (AP) Utah Valley is calling it perhaps the toughest 24 hours of basketball in NCAA history.The Wolverines say they will play at bluebloods Kentucky and Duke on back-to-back days to open the season. They'll visit Rupp Arena...

TCU, Nevada added to hoops tripleheader at Staples CenterLOS ANGELES (AP) TCU and Nevada have been added to the second annual Basketball Hall of Fame Classic this fall, joining Arizona State, Oklahoma, Southern California and St. John's in the tripleheader.The event on Dec. 8 at Staples Center will...

AP Sports WriterWisconsin's 2nd-half drought leads to 71-56 loss to MichiganBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes sensed this Big Ten Tournament might turn out the way it did.When the senior forward heard what happened to fellow conference member Michigan on its way to the nation's capital -...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State, Michigan on bubble at Big Ten's midway pointBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) If there's one win Michigan State can always be pleased with, it's a victory over rival Michigan.Freshman star Miles Bridges was enjoying it - but he was also focused on the...

The Latest: South Carolina beats Florida to reach Final FourBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):4:45 p.m.South Carolina has completed its surprise run to the Final Four.The seventh-seeded Gamecocks held on down the stretch to beat 4-seed Florida 77-70 in...

Former UConn star Toby Kimball dead at 74; played in NBASTORRS, Conn. (AP) Toby Kimball, who starred for the University of Connecticut and played for nine seasons in the NBA, has died. He was 74.The school announced that he died Tuesday in California. Kimball's son, Tim, posted on...