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Kansas' Jackson diversion requires apology, anger classesLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Former Kansas basketball player Josh Jackson must attend anger management classes, write a letter of apology and refrain from using alcohol or recreational drugs for a year as part of a diversion agreement arising from his confrontation with a...

AP Sports WriterHawks look to future on draft night, address trade of HowardBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) On a night when the focus is on the future, the Atlanta Hawks insist they're not looking for a major overhaul after trading Dwight Howard.New general manager Travis Schlenk met with the...

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....

Dayton basketball player charged after fight in jailDAYTON, Ohio (AP) Police say a University of Dayton basketball player got into a fight with another inmate at a county jail after he was picked up on a charge of underage drinking.Police say Sam Miller, a 20-year-old junior forward for...

K-State adds graduate transfer Mawdo Sallah in hoopsMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has added graduate transfer Mawdo Sallah from Mount St. Mary's to provide some front-court depth following the dismissal of Isaiah Maurice from the men's basketball program.Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said Tuesday that Sallah, a 6-foot-9 forward,...

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...

Georgetown's Ewing picks coaching staff: Orr, Kirby, WaheedWASHINGTON (AP) Nearly three months after he was introduced as Georgetown's new basketball coach, Patrick Ewing has a staff of assistants and recruiters: Louis Orr, Robert Kirby and Akbar Waheed.The school announced Ewing's choices on Monday.Orr was the head coach at...

Boston College forward AJ Turner transfers to NorthwesternEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Forward A.J. Turner is transferring to Northwestern from Boston College.The 6-foot-7 Turner played two years at Boston College. He averaged 8.4 points while shooting 42.4 percent from the field and 37.4 percent from 3-point range last season. He...

Associated PressNew sponsor to get naming rights to The PitBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A home-remodeling business that operates in four states has bought the naming rights for The Pit - the University of New Mexico's famed basketball arena - and the football stadium for $10 million.School...

AP Sports WriterCleveland State hires former Georgia coach Dennis FeltonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland State has hired former Georgia coach Dennis Felton.He succeeds Gary Waters, who retired after 11 seasons with the Vikings. Felton has also coached at Western Kentucky and spent the past three seasons as an...

Florida State extends Hamilton's contract through 2019-20TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has extended basketball coach Leonard Hamilton's contract through the 2019-20 season.The deal was announced Thursday. The contract had been set to expire after the 2018-19 season.Hamilton has coached the Seminoles for 15 seasons and is the winningest...