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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...

Police issue warrant for former college basketball playerPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island police have issued an arrest warrant for a former Providence College basketball player because he did not register as a sex offender.Abdul Abdullah pleaded guilty to statutory rape in 2005 in Georgia and moved back to...

AP Sports WriterHawks look to future on draft night, address trade of HowardBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) On a night when the focus was on the future, the Atlanta Hawks insisted the trade of Dwight Howard was not the start of a major rebuilding job.New general manager Travis Schlenk...

AP Sports WriterOhio State hires Butler basketball coach Chris HoltmannBy BY MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State has hired Butler basketball coach Chris Holtmann to be its next head coach.Ohio State announced Holtmann's hiring Friday morning and plans a news conference Monday to formally introduce him. He'll be...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina coach suspends G Raykm Felder indefinitelyBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina guard Rakym Felder has been suspended indefinitely and won't attend classes this fall, another blow to a thinning Gamecock backcourt that reached the Final Four this past April.Felder's status was announced by...

AP Sports WriterHawkins, star at Notre Dame, worked for Dodgers, dies at 80By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Tommy Hawkins, the first black basketball player to earn All-America honors at Notre Dame and who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during a 10-year NBA career, died Wednesday. He was...

Mississippi State's Nick Weatherspoon arrested on DUI chargeSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence over the weekend.Online arrest records for the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office show that Weatherspoon was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of DUI...

AP Sports WriterClemson basketball looks to create bonds on Spanish tripBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Brad Brownell is hopeful his summer trip to Spain next week benefits the Tigers as much as the last overseas trip to Italy did four years ago.The season after their Italian...

Ball State basketball player's death ruled a suicideMUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Ball State coach James Whitford is offering condolences to the family of Zach Hollywood a day after the basketball player was found dead of an apparent suicide in an off-campus apartment.Delaware County coroner Scott Hahn said Hollywood killed...

AP Sports WriterFormer Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90By LARRY LAGEJud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90.The school announced Heathcote died Monday in Spokane, Washington.Spartans coach Tom Izzo was hired by Heathcote as a part-time...

AP Sports WriterRichmond player back on court after collapse, heart scareBy HANK KURZ Jr.RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Grant Golden had no idea what was happening when he collapsed.''I just got extremely dizzy and then I ended up blacking out at half court,'' the Richmond forward said, recounting a frightening...