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Man found incompetent for trial in college student's slayingKALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) A 21-year-old man has been found incompetent to stand trial in the slaying of a Western Michigan University student during a robbery.MLive.com reports a Kalamazoo County judge on Monday agreed to accept the findings by the Michigan...

LSU's coach: Oregon's Bigby-Williams transferring to TigersBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU basketball coach Will Wade says 6-foot-11 Oregon forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is transferring to LSU this fall.The former national junior college player of the year will redshirt one year before becoming eligible to compete with the Tigers in...

AP Basketball WriterBagley chooses Duke, could make Blue Devils preseason No. 1By JOHN MARSHALLTop high school prospect Marvin Bagley III has committed to Duke and is eligible to play in the 2017-18 season, immediately making the Blue Devils a top national-title contender.Bagley made his announcement on ESPN's SportsCenter on...

High schooler LaMelo Ball gets signature shoeLOS ANGELES (AP) Two of LaVar Ball's sons now have their own signature shoe. The latest one has led to plenty of questions.Big Baller Brand shoes announced Thursday that it is coming out with a shoe for LaMelo Ball, who is a...

Georgia Tech gives Josh Pastner 1-year contract extensionATLANTA (AP) Josh Pastner has signed a one-year contract extension to remain Georgia Tech's coach through the 2022-23 season after exceeding expectations in his debut season.Pastner agreed to a six-year deal with escalating annual salaries with an average value of $1.87...

AP Basketball WriterRollie Massimino, who led Villanova to '85 NCAA title, diesBy TIM REYNOLDSWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) There was a night earlier this year when Rollie Massimino's home was filled by family, friends and many members of the 1985 Villanova team that he led to the national...

Arkansas senior basketball player Arlando Cook arrestedFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas senior forward Arlando Cook has been arrested on accusations of first-degree assault, public intoxication and disorderly conduct.Cook was booked into the Washington County Detention Center at 2:48 a.m. Saturday and was released just before noon on a $1,250...

Former Western Kentucky center Jim McDaniels dies at 69BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Jim McDaniels, a 7-footer who led Western Kentucky to the NCAA Final Four in 1971 and ranks at or near the top of several statistical categories, has died. He was 69.The school said McDaniels died Wednesday...

AP Basketball WriterRichard Pitino: 'It's been a tough week for our family'By JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) During Richard Pitino's most difficult days as coach at Minnesota, when the Gophers were losing at a historic rate two years ago, his father Rick would come in from Louisville to give the...

Grand Canyon cleared for D-I play by NCAAPHOENIX (AP) Grand Canyon has been granted Division I active membership by the NCAA following a four-year transition period.The school said it was informed by the NCAA on Wednesday and will begin Division I play in the 2017-18 season.Grand Canyon went...

Wake Forest scoring leader Dickie Hemric dies at 83WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Dickie Hemric, the leading scorer and rebounder in Wake Forest history, has died. He was 83.School spokesman Steve Kirkland said family members told the school that Hemric died Thursday in Akron, Ohio. No cause of death was...

AP Sports WriterLouisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leaveBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino couldn't survive another scandal, as an angry interim Louisville president Wednesday placed the head men's college basketball coach and his boss on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.President Greg Postel...