College basketball
FILE - LSU head coach Kim Mulkey holds the winning trophy after the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
No 'joke': Biden celebrating LSU, UConn champion basketball teams at White House

By Darlene Superville May. 26, 2023 02:15 PM EDT

FILE -Sierra Canyon's Bronny James (0) drives against Christopher Columbus during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Springfield, Mass. LeBron James' oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall. Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
LeBron James' son Bronny commits to play basketball at USC

By Greg Beacham May. 06, 2023 06:46 PM EDT

FILE - Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, and Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon, right, flank Dick Groat at a ceremony honoring Groat before an NCAA college basketball game between Pittsburgh and Duke, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Pittsburgh. Groat, a two-sport star who went from All-American guard in basketball to a brief stint in the NBA to ultimately an All-Star shortstop and the 1960 National League MVP while playing baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, has died. He was 92. Groat's family said in a statement that Groat died early Thursday morning, April 27, 2023, at UMPC Presbyterian Hospital due to complications from a stroke. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Duke-Pittsburgh 1/27/2014

Apr. 27, 2023 10:34 AM EDT

FILE - LSU's Theresa Plaisance (55) walks past as then-LSU assistant coach Tasha Butts celebrates the team's win over Kentucky with guard Jeanne Kenney after an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 24, 2013. Long-time college assistant Tasha Butts was hired as head coach of Georgetown's women's basketball team on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Butts replaces James Howard, whose contract was not renewed last month after four consecutive losing seasons at the school. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)
Kentucky-LSU (Women) 2/24/2013

Apr. 11, 2023 12:42 PM EDT

North Texas head coach Grant McCasland celebrates while cutting down the net after his team defeated UAB in an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the NIT, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Texas Tech hires coach Grant McCasland after NIT title

By Stephen Hawkins Mar. 31, 2023 02:21 PM EDT

Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May arrives at practice for their Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Houston. San Diego State and Florida Atlantic play on Saturday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Florida Atlantic Owls at San Diego State Aztecs 4/1/2023

Mar. 31, 2023 01:38 PM EDT

FILE - San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher calls out instructions during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Charleston in the NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. The number of San Diego State teams that have won an NCAA championship can be counted on one finger. Dutcher, who has been on campus for 24 years, not only knows about that championship but would love to match it when he coaches the Aztecs in their first Final Four. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Charleston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs 3/16/2023

Mar. 29, 2023 07:34 PM EDT

UConn head coach Dan Hurley, right, celebrates after the 82-54 win against Gonzaga of an Elite 8 college basketball game in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Hurley's rebuild complete as UConn returns to Final Four

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 29, 2023 11:34 AM EDT

Alabama forward Nick Pringle (23) dunks the ball against San Diego State guard Adam Seiko (2) in the second half of a Sweet 16 round college basketball game in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
South Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win) at South Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win) 3/26/2023

Mar. 24, 2023 08:48 PM EDT

Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler (5) greets teammates before the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Florida Atlantic in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament at Madison Square Garden, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Florida Atlantic Owls at Tennessee Volunteers 3/23/2023

Mar. 23, 2023 09:52 PM EDT

Actor Bill Murray, middle, attends a Sweet 16 college basketball game between UConn and Arkansas in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
UConn Huskies at Gonzaga Bulldogs 3/25/2023

Mar. 23, 2023 09:02 PM EDT

FILE - Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman reacts on the bench in the second half of a second-round college basketball game against Kansas in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Musselman has a support staff of 14 people beyond himself and three assistants with the goal of being “at the forefront of analytics.” That includes a director of internal operations, a director of scouting, a recruiting coordinator, an assistant director of recruiting and scouting, and seven graduate assistants. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
College hoops staffs specialize to meet roster, NIL demands

By Aaron Beard Mar. 21, 2023 01:25 PM EDT

Sports on TV for Wednesday, March 22

By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2023 11:00 AM EDT
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Texas guard Shaylee Gonzales (2) drives around Louisville guard Chrislyn Carr (3) during the first half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas, Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
WNIT - Second Round - Game 7 (win) at WNIT - Second Round - Game 8 (win) 3/22/2023

Mar. 20, 2023 09:22 PM EDT

West Virginia head coach Dawn Plitzuweit gestures in the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament against Arizona, Friday, March 17, 2023, in College Park, Md. Arizona won 75-62. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
West Virginia Mountaineers at Arizona Wildcats 3/17/2023

Mar. 20, 2023 05:26 PM EDT

Iona head coach Rick Pitino calls out during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Marist in the championship of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Atlantic City N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP source: Rick Pitino accepts coaching job at St. John's

By Mike Fitzpatrick Mar. 20, 2023 03:32 PM EDT

Baylor forward Jalen Bridges sits on the bench late in the second half of the team's second-round college basketball game against Creighton in the men's NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/John Leyba)
Ok State Bracket - Second Round - Game 2 (win) at Ok State Bracket - Second Round - Game 1 (win) 3/21/2023

Mar. 19, 2023 09:32 PM EDT

Missouri forward Noah Carter, rear, embraces forward Aidan Shaw (23) after the team's loss to Princeton during a second-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Princeton won 78-63. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)
WBI - Semifinals - Game 2 (loss) at WBI - Semifinals - Game 1 (loss) 3/19/2023

Mar. 18, 2023 08:42 PM EDT

Auburn forward Johni Broome, left, grabs a rebound away from Houston forward Reggie Chaney (32) in the first half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Indiana State Sycamores 3/20/2023

Mar. 18, 2023 08:34 PM EDT

Creighton's Rachael Saunders (13) drives to the basket as Mississippi State's JerKaila Jordan (2) and Ahlana Smith (1) defend during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 17, 2023, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Caterina)
Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3/17/2023

Mar. 17, 2023 06:58 PM EDT