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FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) drives past Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker (3) during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner's return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her.( AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
Griner return, free agency could spark charter flight change

By Doug Feinberg Feb. 01, 2023 09:18 AM EST

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats takes questions at his press conference, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This was Oats' first meeting with the media after the dismissal of Darius Miles from the basketball team, following Miles' arrest for capital murder Sunday. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Coach: Alabama 'grieving' after teammate charged with murder

By Aaron Beard Jan. 16, 2023 03:33 PM EST

LSU's Angel Reese, left, looks to shoot against Auburn during an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
Auburn Tigers at LSU Lady Tigers 1/15/2023

Jan. 15, 2023 05:12 PM EST

Chicago-area players sent to hospital after grueling workout

Jan. 07, 2023 11:15 AM EST
RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago college postponed two men's basketball games after five players went to a hospital following a rigorous workout. ...

Texas has fired men's basketball coach Chris Beard as he faces a felony domestic violence charge.

Jan. 05, 2023 02:37 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has fired men's basketball coach Chris Beard as he faces a felony domestic violence charge. ...

Kansas State forward Keyontae Johnson drives during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas-Rio Grande Valley Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. On Dec. 12, 2020, Johnson collapsed on the court while playing for Florida in a game against rival Florida State. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Bills' Hamlin collapses; medical events that stopped play

By The Associated Press Jan. 03, 2023 12:53 AM EST

DePaul's Nick Ongenda, of Canada, poses for photos in Paradise Island, Bahamas, Nov. 19, 2022. College athletes from foreign countries have been left out of the rush for endorsement deals because student visa rules largely prohibit work while in the U.S. But a growing number are pursuing a loophole: they can profit from use of their name, image and likeness (NIL) when traveling internationally and are not on U.S. soil. (AP Photo/Aaron Beard)
Foreign college athletes chase endorsement money outside US

By Aaron Beard Dec. 14, 2022 06:00 AM EST

Brenda and Brian Lilly speak during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Easton, Conn. Brian Lilly Jr., 19, who committed suicide on Jan. 4, 2021, was a rower at University of California San Diego. The Lillys have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and the rowing coach, Geoff Bond, who is no longer with the school. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods

By Janie Mccauley Dec. 07, 2022 10:48 AM EST

New Mexico State hiring investigator to probe fatal shooting

Dec. 06, 2022 11:22 AM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University announced Tuesday that it will hire an external, third-party investigator to review the events surrounding last...

Antoine Davis sets Horizon League's all-time scoring record

Dec. 01, 2022 09:48 PM EST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Antoine Davis became the Horizon League's all-time leading scorer and he helped Detroit Mercy rally late for a 75-66 victory over Purdue Fort...

New Mexico State Police assists APD officers in investigating a deadly overnight shooting at Coronado Hall Dorms on the University of New Mexico campus, Saturday Nov. 19, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Student charged in New Mexico campus shooting is released

By Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 23, 2022 07:34 PM EST

FILE - Fans line up outside Madison Square Garden for an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Golden State Warriors in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. On Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, a judge granted a partial victory to a lawyer who sued Madison Square Garden after he and his colleagues were barred from the Garden and other MSG-owned venues because their firm represents a group suing the company. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks 2/23/2021

Nov. 23, 2022 12:12 PM EST

FILE - Fans cheer as the Oakland Raiders announce their fourth round draft pick during an NFL football draft event in Las Vegas, April 29, 2017. Las Vegas oddsmakers had argued for years that sports betting is easier to monitor where it's legal and regulated. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
NCAA awards Final Four to Las Vegas for first time

By Dave Skretta Nov. 22, 2022 01:00 PM EST

Virginia's Jayden Gardner (1) celebrates after Virginia defeated Illinois in an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
No. 16 Virginia beats No. 19 Illinois to cap emotional week

By Mark Anderson Nov. 20, 2022 05:52 PM EST

New Mexico State Police assists APD officers in investigating a deadly overnight shooting at Coronado Hall Dorms on the University of New Mexico campus, Saturday Nov. 19, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Police: Shooting involved students from 2 New Mexico schools

Nov. 20, 2022 02:19 PM EST

Pre-dawn shooting at University of New Mexico kills 1

Nov. 19, 2022 03:52 PM EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 19-year-old man was killed and a 21-year-old man was wounded in a predawn shooting Saturday at the University of New Mexico campus in...

Members of the Virginia basketball team warm up Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas for an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor, while wearing shirts in memory of the three students killed in a shooting nearly a week ago. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
Virginia basketball back on court, honors shooting victims

By Mark Anderson Nov. 18, 2022 07:15 PM EST

Former player sues Albany coach Killings, AD, and school

Nov. 17, 2022 11:29 PM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Albany men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings, athletic director Mark Benson, and the university are being sued by a former walk-on regarding a...

Today in Sports History-Brown scores NCAA record 43 points

By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 17 1956 — Syracuse beats Colgate 61-7 behind halfback Jim Brown. Brown sets an NCAA-record for points by an individual player in a single game by...

San Diego State guard Darrion Trammell, second from right, drives to the basket between Stanford forward Spencer Jones (14) and guard Michael O'Connell (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
No. 17 San Diego State beats Stanford for first time, 74-62

By Ben Ross Nov. 15, 2022 11:15 PM EST