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Kansas running back Velton Gardner (0) gets past Coastal Carolina safety Mateo Sudipo (13) for a 61-yard touchdown run during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Coastal Carolina defeated Kansas 38-23. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
No. 20 K-State looks for 12th straight win over Kansas
By The Associated Press
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FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Villanova head coach Jay Wright gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in Washington. Two-time Villanova national champion coach Jay Wright says it's "50-50" the sport -- which took one of the first major hits in the coronavirus pandemic era with the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament - can make it through this season intact. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Wright leads Villanova through COVID-19, early injuries
By Dan Gelston
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Rhode Island's Jacob Toppin reacts as he runs the court during an NCAA college basketball game against Dayton, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton won 81-67. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Kentucky transfers Sarr, Toppin immediately eligible to play
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A fan wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus waits for the start of the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Sweden at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Marquette halts all basketball for 2 weeks
By The Associated Press
20 hrs ago
FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 file photo, Penn State head coach Pat Chambers gestures in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind. Penn State’s Pat Chambers has resigned following an internal investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct by the Nittany Lions’ basketball coach. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Penn State coach Pat Chambers resigns after investigation
By Ralph D. Russo
22 hrs ago
Merritt Norvell, first Black AD at Michigan State, has died
22 hrs ago
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Merritt Norvell Jr., the first Black athletic director at Michigan State, has died. He was 79. A spokesman at...
Big West basketball to reduce travel; no fans at games
Oct. 21, 2020 04:12 PM EDT
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — The Big West Conference will play 20 league games in men’s and women’s basketball under a modified format that will reduce travel during...
Spiders' Sherod to miss season after tearing ACL in practice
Oct. 19, 2020 07:00 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond guard and captain Nick Sherod will miss the coming season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in practice, coach Chris Mooney...
FILE - In this March 18, 2015, file photo, a basketball with the NCAA logo goes in on a shot by Northeastern during practice at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Pittsburgh. Coaches did the best they could to prepare for the big moment, yet still find themselves in a scramble once it actually happened. The NCAA announced last month that the season would begin on Nov. 25 and teams are still trying to fill all the holes in their schedules. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
College coaches still scrambling to fill hoops schedules
By John Marshall
Oct. 16, 2020 05:24 PM EDT
A-10 commissioner: NCAA penalties against UMass unfortunate
By Ralph D. Russo
Oct. 16, 2020 04:37 PM EDT
The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men’s basketball and women’s tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three...
FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, the national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is shown. A set of proposals to permit NCAA athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorships deals will go up for vote in January, the last step for the association to change its rules but not the last word on how name, image and likeness compensation will work. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
After NIL, next NCAA challenge is restructuring Division I
By Ralph D. Russo
Oct. 15, 2020 03:36 PM EDT
FILE - In this March 12, 2017, file photo, Texas State coach Danny Kaspar reacts during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Troy for the Sun Belt tournament title in New Orleans. Kaspar, the former Texas State basketball coach who resigned while under investigation for allegations he directed racist taunts at Black players, said he holds “only love in my heart for people of all races, colors and creeds” in a resignation letter released Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, by the school. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Former Texas State coach Kaspar denies allegations of racism
By Jim Vertuno
Oct. 14, 2020 08:22 PM EDT
NCAA: Dayton will host First Four through at least 2026
Oct. 14, 2020 05:06 PM EDT
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dayton will continue to host the NCAA Tournament First Four through at least 2026. The NCAA on Wednesday announced the...
Vegas to host NCAA Tournament men's regional for first time
Oct. 14, 2020 02:02 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Las Vegas will host an NCAA Tournament men's regional for the first time after the NCAA changed a policy that prevented states with sports...
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, Iowa State takes on Colorado during an NCAA college basketball game on Heritage Court at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Four teams that finished last season in the Associated Press Top 25 make up half the field for a three-day tournament Thanksgiving week in South Dakota's largest city. The event will be held Nov. 25-27 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, organizers of the inaugural Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic announced Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.(AP Photo/Jay Pickthorn, File)
South Dakota arena to host 8-team Thanksgiving week tourney
Oct. 14, 2020 01:34 PM EDT
Former AP sports writer Ken Rappoport dead at age 85
By Barry Wilner
Oct. 13, 2020 10:28 PM EDT
Some people light up a room with their smile. Ken Rappoport could energize an entire arena or stadium with his laugh. Not to mention his...
Leal hoping to take advantage of shot with hometown Hoosiers
By Michael Marot
Oct. 13, 2020 06:16 PM EDT
Anthony Leal accomplished just about everything an Indiana high school basketball player could imagine. He broke the scoring record at...
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak speaks during the Pac-12 NCAA college basketball media day, in San Francisco. The return of football isn't likely to make much of a dent in the losses athletic departments across the Pac-12 will ultimately incur because of the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with dramatic budget shortfalls, most schools in the league have already resorted to layoffs, furloughs, and cutting some sports entirely. At Utah, football coach Kyle Kyle Whittingham and men's basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak both took salary cuts to help offset up to $60 million in projected losses. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)
Pac-12 football may be back, but not all the revenue will be
By Anne M. Peterson
Oct. 13, 2020 01:34 PM EDT
Wisconsin's Bowman takes leave of absence for family reasons
Oct. 09, 2020 06:12 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin freshman guard Lorne Bowman has taken an indefinite leave of absence and returned to his Detroit home to attend to a family...
Wichita State investigating men's basketball coach
Oct. 09, 2020 05:55 PM EDT
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University is conducting an internal investigation into allegations that men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall mistreated...