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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...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach assists cast in play about recruitingBy PAT EATON-ROBBWATERFORD, Conn. (AP) Actor Sam Kebede went to rehearsal hoping to get some insights about what it's like to be recruited by a big-time college basketball coach. Hall-of-Famer Jim Calhoun was happy to assist.The coach...

College basketball coach charged with indecent exposurePHILADELPHIA (AP) A former NBA player and current college coach has been arrested on charges he exposed himself on a public trail in Pennsylvania.Doug Overton, coach of Division II Lincoln University, was arrested April 30 on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly...

Duke freshman Bagley's eligibility certified by NCAADURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says freshman Marvin Bagley III has been certified to play by the NCAA's eligibility center.Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Bagley's certification Friday.Bagley is a Phoenix native who attended two high schools in two years in Arizona before transferring to...

AP Basketball WriterVitale preparing 12th annual gala to fight pediatric cancerBy JIM O'CONNELLDick Vitale has a passion that even surpasses his love of college basketball.The 77-year-old bundle of energy says he has turned his life ''24-7'' into raising money for pediatric cancer research.''I will do this is until my...

NC State coach Keatts signs 6-year deal worth $2.2M annuallyRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) New North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts has signed his six-year contract with the school worth at least $2.2 million per year.N.C. State officials released a copy of the contract Friday.The deal will pay the men's...

Stanford F Reid Travis gets extra year of eligibilitySTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford forward Reid Travis has been given an extra year of eligibility because of a medical hardship.Travis now has two years of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted his petition Wednesday. Travis missed the final 22 games...

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...