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AP Sports WriterMiller forming Indiana schedule after Big Ten decisionBy MICHAEL MAROTBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Archie Miller's trickiest summer job might be piecing together Indiana's schedule.Inheriting only a few locked-in matchups for next season, the Big Ten's decision to play two conference games in early December, the conference tournament...

Western Kentucky suspends freshman center Mitchell RobinsonBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has suspended freshman center Mitchell Robinson indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Robinson, a 7-footer from Chalmette (Louisiana) High School, is a consensus All-American and five-star prospect by several recruiting services. He's...

Top prospect Bagley signs with Duke to play this seasonDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke has signed top high school prospect Marvin Bagley III and says he will enroll for the Fall 2017 semester.Team spokesman Cory Walton said Bagley signed his financial aid agreement Tuesday, one day after a nationally...

Michigan adds Nwachukwu to basketball staffANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan has hired Chinedu Nwachukwu as director of program personnel for the men's basketball team.The Wolverines announced the move Tuesday.Nwachukwu received a degree in economics from Michigan in 2010 and spent three years as a student manager under coach...

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...

Horizon League sues Valparaiso, MVC for $500K exit feesEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) The Horizon League has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Valparaiso and the Missouri Valley Conference claiming that the school breached a one-year notification agreement before leaving the league for the MVC.Valparaiso, a member of the Horizon League...

Western Kentucky grants recruit Robinson release to transferBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury says freshman center Mitchell Robinson has been granted a release to transfer from the program, a day after the 7-footer was suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Stansbury repeated his...

Wolfpack adds former Buckeyes recruit Braxton BeverlyRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has signed former Ohio State recruit Braxton Beverly.N.C. State announced Beverly's addition for this fall on Friday, roughly a month after Ohio State granted Beverly his release. Beverly had signed under former coach Thad Matta, who...

AP Sports WriterK-State coach Weber agrees to 2-year contract extensionBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber went from the hot seat to the NCAA Tournament last season.That was enough to earn him two more years on the job.Weber agreed to a contract extension Tuesday...

AP Sports WriterLouisville appeals 'draconian' NCAA penalties in escort caseBy GARY B. GRAVESLouisville says the NCAA ''abused'' its authority when it disciplined the school for a sex scandal that could result in the loss of its 2013 national basketball championship.The school also says in a 68-page appeal released Friday...

San Jose State names Prioleau new head coachSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Jean Prioleau was named San Jose State's men's basketball head coach on Friday.Prioleau, who signed a five-year contract, joins SJSU after seven seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Colorado. He has 11 Division I...

Alabama gives hoops coach Avery Johnson 2-year extensionTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson has received a two-year contract extension through 2023.The board of trustees' compensation committee approved the extension Friday. Johnson will receive $2.9 million annually under the six-year deal, up from about $2.8 million.The former...