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AP Sports WriterNCAA hits Ga Tech with postseason ban, 4 years of probationBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner still has the support of his athletic director even after the Yellow Jackets basketball team was slapped with NCAA sanctions Thursday, including a ban on postseason play...

UConn men's Big East opener vs St John's postponed by virusSTORRS, Conn. (AP) The UConn men's basketball team has suspended team activities for a second time this fall following another positive coronavirus test in the program.The school said the move will force the postponement of Friday's home game...

Athlete hurt in Brussels attacks says recovery going wellROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) Former Oakland University basketball player Sebastien Bellin says he expects to return to Michigan in two or three weeks and his recovery following the March bombings at an airport in Brussels is ahead of schedule.Bellin became known...

Kentucky headlines field for Brooklyn Hoops Winter FestivalNEW YORK (AP) Kentucky, the Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament champion, will face Hofstra, the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season champion, and St. John's will meet LIU Brooklyn in the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at Barclays Center on Dec. 11.The doubleheader was...

AP Basketball WriterThings to Watch at Final Four of the NCAA TournamentBy JIM O'CONNELLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Some things to watch for in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday:MEN IN THE MIDDLE: Seven-foot-1 Przemek Karnowski is Gonzaga's center and he will be matched up with 6-10...

Louisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leaveLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.Interim university President Greg Postel said at a news conference Wednesday that Jurich is on paid leave, while Pitino is...

Texas Tech signs 7-foot-1 Russian center as 8th additionLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech has signed 7-foot-1 Russian center Vladislav Goldin.Coach Chris Beard announced Goldin's signing Thursday. Goldin is from Nalchik, Russia.Goldin played last season at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. He also played for Russia's U18 and U19...

NCAA Latest: Michigan can go from unranked to undisputedSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Latest on the championship game of the NCAA Tournament (all times local):1:10 p.m.When the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll came out, Villanova was a very respectable No. 6.Michigan was an afterthought.The Wolverines were unranked...

AP Basketball WriterNCAA calls alleged Kansas basketball violations "egregious"By DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The NCAA struck back at the University of Kansas and its men's basketball program Thursday, calling five Level I violations that are alleged to have occurred “egregious” and arguing that they undermine and threaten" college...

AP Basketball WriterMiami's Larranaga says he is 'Coach-3' in corruption probeBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami coach Jim Larranaga believes he is the ''Coach-3'' named in court documents detailing the federal investigation of college basketball, and insisted that he will be vindicated.''I did nothing wrong,'' Larranaga said.Larranaga...

CCSU coach Donyell Marshall subject of school investigationNEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Central Connecticut men's basketball coach Donyell Marshall is the subject of a school investigation, but officials there will not say what is being investigated.Marshall and assistant coach Anthony Anderson were not allowed to coach in Thursday's exhibition...

McDaniel's 3s lifts UL Monroe past Coastal Carolina 82-72MONROE, La. (AP) Sam McDaniel scored a career-high 28 points and made all six of his 3-pointers and free throws and Louisiana Monroe defeated Coastal Carolina 82-72 on Thursday night.Louisiana Monroe (7-7, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference) built a 20-4 lead...