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FILE - In this March 17, 2017, file photo, Creighton assistant coach Preston Murphy, right, stands as players warm up during practice in Omaha, Neb. The NCAA put Creighton men's basketball program on two years' probation and docked scholarships each of the next two seasons on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, after alleging that a former assistant coach accepted cash from a management agency. The committee on infractions said Preston Murphy did not take any other action after the meeting in a Las Vegas hotel. But the meeting itself violated NCAA rules because the receipt of money formalized a business relationship in which the management company could attempt to use the coach to gain access to Creighton players. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Creighton put on probation by NCAA amid fallout of FBI probe

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UConn coach says refusal to violate protocols led to ouster

By Pat Eaton-Robb Jun. 17, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
A former strength coach for UConn's men's basketball team has sued the school, claiming his contract wasn't renewed after he refused demands from coach Dan...

This photo provided by Detroit Police Department shows Keith Appling. Appling, a former Michigan State University basketball star has been ordered to remain in jail during his first court appearance on murder and other charges in Detroit. He is accused, Thursday, June 10, 2021, of killing 66-year-old Clyde Edmonds during a dispute over a gun. (Detroit Police Department via AP)

Former Michigan State star to remain in jail in murder case

Jun. 11, 2021 07:28 AM EDT

Former Michigan State basketball star charged with murder

Jun. 07, 2021 05:59 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — A former captain of the Michigan State University basketball team was charged with murder Monday in the fatal shooting of a man in Detroit,...

FILE - In this March 20, 2010, file photo, then-Wake Forest head coach Dino Gaudio watches during an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in New Orleans. Gaudio, a former University of Louisville basketball assistant, pleaded guilty Friday, June 4, 2021, to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison time. Gaudio threatened to expose alleged violations by the Louisville team “in its production of recruiting videos for prospective student-athletes and in the use of its graduate assistants in practices,” according to a charging document filed in May. He asked for 17 months of salary or a $425,000 lump sum payment, according to the U.S. Attorney. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Former Louisville assistant gets plea deal in extortion case

Jun. 04, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case

By Larry Neumeister Jun. 04, 2021 11:48 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The convictions of a sports business manager and an amateur basketball coach in a conspiracy to bribe top college coaches to get them to steer...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
June 4 1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey to win the Belmont Stakes, with Kingfisher. 1927 — The...

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)

Duke's Krzyzewski eager for a final run with the Blue Devils

By Aaron Beard Jun. 03, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2009, file photo, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski congratulates Jon Scheyer (30) late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C. Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final season with the Blue Devils in 2021-22, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The person said former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer would then take over as Krzyzewski's successor for the 2022-23 season. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Duke's Krzyzewski to coach 1 final year, hand off to Scheyer

By Aaron Beard Jun. 02, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
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Federal judge in South Carolina dismisses Bowen lawsuit

May. 26, 2021 01:24 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge in South Carolina has dismissed former Louisville and South Carolina basketball player Brian Bowen II's lawsuit against...

Hawkeyes' Bohannon sustains serious head injury in assault

May. 24, 2021 08:55 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon was recovering Monday after sustaining a serious head injury while being assaulted, the university's athletic...

Ex-Michigan State player Appling wanted in fatal shooting

May. 23, 2021 01:24 AM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police named a former Michigan State University basketball star as the suspect in a deadly shooting late Saturday. ...

Nina King speaks during a press conference where she was introduced as Duke's new athletic director, Friday, May 21, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

Duke's King embraces being role model as Black woman AD

By Aaron Beard May. 21, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, Louisville assistant coach Dino Gaudio cheers on the team against Wake Forest during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Federal authorities have charged Gaudio with attempting to extort the university after his dismissal from the team. Gaudio threatened to go to the media with alleged NCAA violations by the team, according to a charging document filed in federal court. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Former Louisville assistant charged by feds with extortion

By Dylan Lovan May. 18, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

Zion's name surfaces in court documents for Bowen lawsuit

May. 17, 2021 07:24 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zion Williamson's name has surfaced in court documents that are part of a lawsuit filed against Adidas by another player who was at the...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
May 14 1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56...