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FILE - This Feb.16, 2020, file photo shows South Florida's Shae Leverett, left, and Connecticut's Olivia Nelson-Ododa during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tampa, Fla. UConn, one of the original members of the Big East Conference, is hoping a return to the league will help put the Huskies back among the elite programs in college basketball. The Huskies spent seven years in the American Athletic Conference, on a mostly downward trajectory since winning a fourth national title in 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File)
The Latest: Iowa St women's hoops coach in quarantine

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2019, file photo, the Big Ten logo is displayed on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Miami of Ohio in Iowa City, Iowa. Big Ten presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season until spring, bringing some clarity to a key question raised in a lawsuit brought by a group of Nebraska football players. The vote breakdown was revealed Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in the Big Ten's court filing in response to the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
List of college teams cut because of pandemic passes 230

The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 05:38 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 11:04 AM EDT
April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked...

UNC Wilmington hires NC State assistant Siddle as coach

Mar. 13, 2020 06:09 PM EDT
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — UNC Wilmington hired North Carolina State assistant coach Takayo Siddle as basketball coach Friday. Siddle replaces...

Hofstra guard Jalen Ray (20) goes to the basket against Northeastern guard Jordan Roland (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the Colonial Athletic Association men's tournament Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Hofstra returns to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2001

By Daniel Kucin Jr. Mar. 10, 2020 09:49 PM EDT

Northeastern heads to CAA finals with 68-60 win over Elon

Mar. 09, 2020 11:04 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jordan Roland hit 5 of 12 3-pointers and scored 21 points and sixth-seeded Northeastern led wire-to-wire to beat No. 7 Elon 68-60 in Monday...

Pemberton scores 24, Hofstra beats Delaware 75-61 in CAA

Mar. 09, 2020 08:46 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eli Pemberton had 24 points and Hofstra secured its second straight trip to the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association...

Boursiquot, Northeastern oust Towson in CAA tourney 72-62

Mar. 08, 2020 11:14 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Boursiquot scored 16 points in a balanced attack and, one week after closing the regular season with a three-point loss to Towson,...

No. 7 seed Elon ousts No. 2 William & Mary 68-63 in CAA

Mar. 08, 2020 09:17 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Woods scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as seventh-seeded Elon held off second-seeded William & Mary 68-63 in the...

Darling sends Delaware to CAA semis in win over Charleston

Mar. 08, 2020 04:55 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Nate Darling scored 25 points and Justyn Mutts had a double-double and Delaware beat Charleston 79-67 in a Colonial Athletic...

Pemberton's 2nd-half burst lead Hofstra past Drexel

Mar. 08, 2020 03:29 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Eli Pemberton scored 19 points with 12 rebounds to carry top-seeded Hofstra to a 61-43 win over Drexel in the quarterfinals of the...

Elon tops James Madison 63-61 in CAA first round

Mar. 07, 2020 09:54 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marcus Sheffield II scored 10 points and the game-winning jumper with three seconds left and seventh-seeded Elon came from behind to beat No....

Drexel downs UNC Wilmington 66-55 in CAA first round

Mar. 07, 2020 07:52 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Camren Wynter scored 18 points and eighth-seeded Drexel beat No. 9 UNC Wilmington in Saturday's first round of the Colonial Athletic...

Fobbs, Gibson help Towson hold off Northeastern 75-72

Mar. 01, 2020 06:34 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Brian Fobbs and Jason Gibson scored 18 points apiece and Towson held off Northeastern 75-72 in a regular-season finale Sunday afternoon. ...

Anderson lifts Delaware over UNC Wilmington 82-65

Feb. 29, 2020 09:47 PM EST
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Anderson had 14 points to lead six Delaware players in double figures as the Fightin' Blue Hens topped UNC Wilmington 82-65 on...

Knight scores 20 to lead William & Mary past Elon 86-79

Feb. 29, 2020 06:56 PM EST
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nathan Knight had 20 points as William & Mary got past Elon 86-79 on Saturday. Knight made 13 of 16 free...

Hofstra wins CAA with record 20 3-pointers

Feb. 29, 2020 06:50 PM EST
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Eli Pemberton scored a career-high 35 points and Hofstra drilled a school-record 20 3-pointers en route to a 97-81 win over James...

Riller leads College of Charleston past Drexel 75-66

Feb. 29, 2020 06:45 PM EST
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Grant Riller had 25 points as College of Charleston topped Drexel 75-66 on Saturday. Sam Miller had 14 points and...

Smith leads Northeastern past James Madison 77-57

Feb. 27, 2020 10:40 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Guilien Smith had a season-high 20 points as Northeastern routed James Madison 77-57 on Thursday night. Shaquille Walters had...

Phillips lifts UNC-Wilmington over Drexel 76-65

Feb. 27, 2020 10:03 PM EST
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Shykeim Phillips scored a season-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and UNC Wilmington beat Drexel 76-65 on Thursday night. ...