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A quick look at Mount St. Mary's-New Orleans in First FourBy The Associated PressNo. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's (19-15) vs. No. 16 seed New Orleans (20-11)First Four, East region; Dayton, Ohio; 6:40 p.m. EDT.BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's relies on a pressing defense - so-called ''Mount Mayhem'' -...

The Latest: Pitino blasts NCAA decision, defends his programLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the NCAA ruling in the Louisville basketball investigation (all times local):1:20 p.m.Louisville coach Rick Pitino blasted the NCAA's ruling and defended his program while saying he will continue to move forward ''because that's what...

Butler adds high school guard to fall recruiting classINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Point guard Aaron Thompson has signed a national letter-of-intent to play at Butler.Last season, the Maryland native averaged 10.9 points for Paul VI Catholic High School in Virginia. He is the only player in that school's history to...

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 handed down other penalties Thursday, including placing the basketball program on...

The Latest: Allen starts half for Florida after early injuryBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):3:50 p.m.KeVaughn Allen, who was shaken up at the end of the first half, started the second half for Florida - and promptly shot an...

AP Sports WriterGonzaga's Karnowski wins Abdul-Jabbar center of year awardBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Przemek Karnowski of national runner-up Gonzaga has won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar center of the year trophy at the College Basketball Awards.The 7-foot, 320-pounder from Poland averaged 12.2 points on 59 percent shooting and 5.8...

UNLV forward Dwayne Morgan suspended indefinitelyLAS VEGAS (AP) UNLV junior forward Dwayne Morgan was suspended indefinitely from the team following his arrest last weekend on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge in a dispute with a taxi driver over cab fare.Associate athletic director Andy Grossman said Wednesday that Morgan...

AP College Sports WriterNCAA panel wants men's basketball at halves, not quartersBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA basketball rules committee will keep the men's game at two halves and not recommend that it be broken into four quarters. It is also encouraging conferences to experiment with widening the lane and...

Alabama signs Texas transfer guard/forward Tevin MackTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has signed transfer guard/forward Tevin Mack, who led Texas in scoring last season but also was suspended twice.Mack played his first two college seasons with the Longhorns and will sit out the 2017-18 season under NCAA transfer rules....

Baldwin hired as Milwaukee's men's basketball coachMILWAUKEE (AP) Patrick Baldwin is the new men's basketball coach at Milwaukee.Baldwin takes the job left open when Lavall Jordan became the coach at Butler. The 44-year-old Baldwin will be the third basketball coach in three seasons at Milwaukee.It's the first head...

Louisville's Donovan Mitchell says he's staying in NBA draftLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville sophomore Donovan Mitchell says on his Instagram account that he will forgo his final two years of eligibility and stay in the NBA draft.Mitchell had announced on Instagram in March that he would ''test the waters''...

Maryland's Jackson to skip NBA draft, stay in schoolCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland forward Justin Jackson will return for his sophomore season after considering a move to the NBA.The 6-foot-7 Jackson attended the NBA scouting combine and gathered information regarding his potential stock in the draft before deciding...