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Mountain West to begin conference schedule in December
The Mountain West Conference will play an 18-game basketball schedule, starting in late December.
The season will begin on Dec. 29 and...
UNC opens play in home-state Maui Invitational against UNLV
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will begin play in the relocated Maui Invitational by facing UNLV in the Tar Heels’ home state as the tournament begins...
UConn won't play games in Hartford this academic year
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut won't play any of its home basketball or hockey schedule in Hartford this season.
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Rutgers guard McConnell (back) to take medical redshirt.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers guard Caleb McConnell is going to take a medical redshirt for the basketball season.
The junior disclosed...
Hawaii, Bahamas bowls canceled by ESPN due to pandemic
The Hawaii and Bahamas bowls were canceled by ESPN Events on Friday because of the pandemic and related travel restrictions.
The games are...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Sept. 27
1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959.
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Louisville challenges NCAA over recruiting allegations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has refuted NCAA allegations against its men's basketball program in the wake of a federal corruption scandal, requesting...
Ronnie Hogue dies, UGa's 1st Black scholarship hoops player
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Ronnie Hogue, the first Black scholarship athlete on the Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team, died Friday, the school announced. He was...
Maui Invitational moving to North Carolina during pandemic
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Maui Invitational is moving to the mainland during the coronavirus pandemic.
One of the premier preseason...
Burton eligible at Texas Tech after 2 seasons at Wichita St
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Junior guard Jamarius Burton has been granted a waiver from the NCAA that makes him eligible to play this season for Texas Tech after...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open....
UConn's Tyrese Martin granted waiver to play this season
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn swingman Tyrese Martin, who transferred from Rhode Island in April, has been granted a waiver that will allow him to play for the...
UConn may go beyond patches in support of BLM
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — University of Connecticut officials have discussed creating helmet stickers, warm-up T-shirts and altering athletic uniforms in other ways...
University at Buffalo basketball player charged in stabbing
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — A University at Buffalo basketball player was charged Friday with assault and weapons possession after stabbing a rival player...
