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AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed a two-year contract extension Tuesday that could keep him with the Wildcats through the 2020-21 season.It was the first major personnel decision made by new athletic director...

Kentucky, then Duke: Utah Valley opens with a brutal doubleOREM, Utah (AP) Utah Valley is calling it perhaps the toughest 24 hours of basketball in NCAA history.The Wolverines say they will play at bluebloods Kentucky and Duke on back-to-back days to open the season. They'll visit Rupp Arena...

AP Sports WriterUS college teams in Barcelona during van attack, players OKBy ANNE M. PETERSONMen's basketball teams from several U.S. universities, including Oregon State, Clemson and Arizona, were in Barcelona, Spain, when a van drove into pedestrians Thursday in a historic district popular with tourists but school officials said...

AP Sports WriterPitino outraged at NCAA penalties, Louisville will appealBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The NCAA didn't feel Louisville went far enough with its self-imposed sanctions following a sex scandal investigation, so the governing body Thursday handed down a few more.An outraged Rick Pitino feels the NCAA...

Missouri player Jeremiah Tilmon gets alcohol citationCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) University of Missouri police say freshman basketball player Jeremiah Tilmon was arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor and released after being given a summons.Police Capt. Brian Weimer says Tilmon was pulled over early Friday for a traffic...

No indictment for escort, staffer in Louisville sex scandalLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A grand jury declined to indict an escort and former Louisville men's basketball staffer in a sex scandal that engulfed the program.The Jefferson County grand jury decided Thursday there wasn't enough evidence for charges of prostitution and...

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...

New oversight instituted for New Mexico athletic departmentALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The University of New Mexico is instituting new controls and oversight of athletics department finances as it continues a review that has found ''inconsistencies'' in contracts for basketball arena suites, the university said Monday.A top university administrator, Chris...

AP Basketball WriterItaly trip will give Keatts look at Wolfpack's early growthBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's delayed trip to Italy will offer coach Kevin Keatts the first chance to see how much his new team has learned.The team departs Wednesday for a three-game, 11-day tour...

NCAA lauds Kentucky, Syracuse, Big Ten for attendanceINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Kentucky, Syracuse and the Big Ten recorded three of the top NCAA basketball attendance marks during the 2016-17 season.In a short video released by the NCAA on Tuesday, the two storied programs and the powerhouse league were recognized for...

Big man Yurtseven to return to NC State for sophomore seasonRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State says big man Omer Yurtseven will return for his sophomore season.The school announced Yurtseven's decision to withdraw from NBA draft consideration Wednesday, the last day the NCAA allows players without agents to...

AP Basketball WriterNBA draft deadline shapes next season in college hoopsBy JOHN MARSHALLCollege basketball's version of decision day could go a long way toward shaping how the next season will play out.Teams that have players remain in the NBA draft will have huge holes to fill, while teams with...