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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 Kimball died Tuesday in California. Kimball's son, Tim, wrote on...

NCAA committee to place greater emphasis on road winsBy The Associated PressWinning road games will have a greater emphasis than before in the NCAA Tournament selection process.The NCAA Division I men's basketball committee is altering its definition of a ''quality win'' to highlight the importance of winning on the...

UCLA, Baylor, Wisconsin, Creighton in Hall of Fame ClassicKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The annual Hall of Fame Classic will include UCLA, Baylor, Wisconsin and Creighton in a men's basketball showcase this November.The Badgers and Bears will meet in a semifinal matchup at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri,...

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...

AP Sports Writer7 people ID'd for threats to NCAA ref after Kentucky lossBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Seven people have been identified for threatening basketball referee John Higgins after an NCAA Tournament game in March. Information will be referred to authorities in their jurisdictions and to the FBI's...

Injured Gamecocks point guard Blanton gives up basketballCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard TeMarcus Blanton is giving up basketball after struggling with a serious hip injury he suffered before his freshman season.Gamecocks coach Frank Martin says Blanton told him he could not get his body to respond to...

AP Sports WriterCoach Mike Rhoades considers VCU home, has no plans to leaveBy HANK KURZ Jr.RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Mike Rhoades' new office at VCU is vast improvement over the shoebox that was previously his home.Instead of having a bird's eye view of countless high school graduations in the...

Tennessee G Shembari Phillips transferring to Georgia TechATLANTA (AP) Tennessee guard Shembari Phillips is returning home to play for Georgia Tech.Yellow Jackets coach Josh Pastner announced the transfer Monday. Phillips, who must sit out 2017-18 season, will have two years of eligibility remaining.The 6-foot-3 Phillips, who graduated from...

NCAA finds no evidence of rule violations in Bamba caseAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The NCAA announced Tuesday that Texas basketball recruit Mo Bamba remains eligible after reviewing the assistance the incoming freshman received from a Detroit financial adviser.Bamba's older brother, Ibrahim Johnson, released a Facebook video last month in...

Diallo announces he will return to play for KentuckyLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky freshman guard Hamidou Diallo has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will return to school to begin playing with the Wildcats.The 6-foot-5 New York native enrolled in January but didn't play in order to learn the...

AP Sports WriterThad Matta out as basketball coach at Ohio StateBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Thad Matta is out as Ohio State's basketball coach after 13 seasons, with the Buckeyes having missed the NCAA Tournament for two straight years.He said at a news conference Monday it was a...

Iowa State lands Nebraska transfer JacobsonAMES, Iowa (AP) Former Nebraska forward Michael Jacobson is transferring to Iowa State.Jacobson, who grew up just down the road from Ames in Waukee, Iowa, is a 6-foot-9, 240-pound power forward. He made 56 starts in two seasons with the Cornhuskers, averaging 5.3...