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AP Basketball WriterRichard Pitino: 'It's been a tough week for our family'By JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota coach Richard Pitino says ''it's been a tough week for our family'' after his father, Rick Pitino, was placed on administrative leave at Louisville.Rick Pitino is on his way out with the...

The Latest: Pitino's son Richard says tough week for familyLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the corruption scandal in college basketball (all times Eastern):4:30 p.m.Minnesota coach Richard Pitino says ''it's been a tough week for our family'' after his father, Rick Pitino, was placed on administrative leave at...

AP Basketball WriterRollie Massimino, who led Villanova to '85 NCAA title, diesBy TIM REYNOLDSWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova's storied run to the 1985 NCAA championship and won more than 800 games in his coaching career, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer....

Puerto Rico tournament moves to SC due to Hurricane MariaCONWAY, S.C. (AP) The Puerto Rico Tip-Off will be played in South Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The eight-team college basketball tournament will be played at the arena of Coastal Carolina in November.Organizers announced Thursday the event...

AP Sports WriterBasketball ref sues Kentucky media company over harassmentBy ERIC OLSONOMAHA, Neb. (AP) A college basketball referee filed a federal lawsuit against a Kentucky media company on Tuesday, accusing it of creating conditions that led to the harassment of him and his family after he worked an...

AP Basketball WriterArizona's Miller breaks silence following FBI probeBy JOHN MARSHALLArizona has initiated an independent review and hired outside counsel in the wake and a federal probe involving one of its assistant basketball coaches.University President Robert C. Robbins also said Tuesday that head coach Sean Miller has not been...

AP Sports WriterTommy Hawkins, 1st black basketball star at Notre Dame, diesBy 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 80.Hawkins...

Arkansas freshman Garland out with medical conditionFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas freshman guard Khalil Garland has not been cleared to practice to begin the preseason because of an undisclosed health condition.Coach Mike Anderson says Garland is receiving treatment for the condition and that the school's medical staff is ''optimistic''...

UNC team skipping White House visit due to schedule conflictCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's national championship men's basketball team will not visit the White House because of a scheduling conflict.Team spokesman Steve Kirschner said Saturday that Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams and the players were willing...

AP Basketball WriterCorruption scandal threatens eligibility for college playersBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A federal fraud and bribery scandal shaking college basketball has led to a key question of what will happen to recruits who received money linked to attending certain schools.It could mean the permanent loss of...

AP Sports WriterLouisville board OKs firing of Pitino in hoops scandalBy GARY B. GRAVESLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville's interim president was authorized Monday to fire Rick Pitino because of a federal bribery investigation, a scandal that has shaken the university and brought down one of the most prominent coaches...

AP Sports WriterHall of Fame coach Calhoun unretires for DIII Saint JosephBy PAT EATON-ROBBWEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jim Calhoun says he tried, but just couldn't get rid of the itch to coach basketball.Almost exactly five years after announcing his retirement from UConn, the 75-year-old Hall of Famer started...