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Appeals court OKs convictions in college basketball scandal
By Larry Neumeister Jan. 15, 2021 11:29 AM EST
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 03:57 PM EST
Jan. 16
1962 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors finished with 42 points and 24 rebounds, winning NBA honors even though his...
Holy Cross, Boston University wear masks; Crusaders win
Jan. 05, 2021 05:37 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Gerrale Gates scored 19 points, Austin Butler added 18 and Holy Cross edged past Boston University 68-66 on Tuesday in a game both teams wore...

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
By Beth Harris Dec. 02, 2020 01:46 PM EST
Bias leads 6 players, 2 coaches into college hoops Hall
Nov. 29, 2020 05:26 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maryland basketball star Len Bias, who was chosen No. 2 by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft before dying days later of a drug...
Former Detroit college basketball star Duerod dies at age 64
Nov. 13, 2020 06:20 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) — Terry Duerod, a college basketball standout who played for Dick Vitale at Detroit in the 1970s before winning an NBA title with the Boston...
Ronnie Hogue dies, UGa's 1st Black scholarship hoops player
Sep. 18, 2020 06:36 PM EDT
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...

Column: A college hockey program worth saving in Alabama
By Paul Newberry May. 29, 2020 06:56 PM EDT
Star college football recruit charged with attempted murder
May. 22, 2020 12:37 PM EDT
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) — A high school football player designated as a star recruit for colleges by ESPN is accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend...
Former Celtics, Canisius guard Johnny McCarthy dies at 86
May. 13, 2020 11:36 AM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with 1964 Boston Celtics and helped the Canisius Golden Griffins to a pair of NCAA Tournament...
Former Western Kentucky star center Chris Marcus, 40, dies
Apr. 25, 2020 06:02 PM EDT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Chris Marcus, a two-time Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection during a decorated career at center for Western...
Illinois' Dosunmu declares for NBA draft
Apr. 16, 2020 08:27 PM EDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu declared for the NBA draft in a video posted to his Twitter account Wednesday.
A first...

Les Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, dies
By Andrew Seligman Mar. 27, 2020 06:26 PM EDT

The Latest: Fauci, Curry talk on Instagram, as Obama watches
By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2020 04:43 PM EDT

The Latest: USA Gymnastics to ask for Olympic postponement
By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2020 01:25 PM EDT
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2020 02:08 PM EDT
March 25
1934 — Horton Smith wins the first Masters, beating Craig Wood by one stroke.
1947 — Holy Cross, led by George...