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FILE - Inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame pose at a news conference in New York, Feb. 4, 1997. From left are Joan Crawford of Nashville, Tenn.; Denise Curry of UCLA; Pete Carril of Princeton; Alex English of the Denver Nuggets; Don Haskins of UTEP; and Bailey Howell of the Detroit Pistons. Carril, the rumpled, cigar-smoking basketball coach who led Princeton to 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament, where his teams unnerved formidable opponents and rattled March Madness with old-school fundamentals, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. He was 92. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies

By Tom Canavan Aug. 15, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

Charge dropped against Banchero tied to teammate's DWI stop

Jul. 29, 2022 10:47 PM EDT
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed a misdemeanor charge against former Duke player and No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Paolo Banchero tied to an...

FILE - Northwestern forward Pete Nance (22) plays during NCAA game against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Roman Legend Classic tournament, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021, in New York. Nance is joining a UNC team that returns four starters from last year's run to the NCAA title game. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Tar Heels' Pete Nance aims to fill void in UNC title chase

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2022 05:01 PM EDT

Ackerman, Hamilton, Morris, Byrd to receive Lapchick Award

Jul. 12, 2022 01:15 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Val Ackerman, Leonard Hamilton, Speedy Morris and Rick Byrd are this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Ackerman...

Former NBA PG Rod Strickland hired as LIU basketball coach

Jun. 30, 2022 09:53 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA point guard Rod Strickland is the new men’s basketball coach at Long Island University. Strickland was hired Thursday to...

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives against Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics 6/16/2022

Jun. 29, 2022 04:02 PM EDT

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, 30, goes up for a layup against Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, 7, and Robert Williams III, 44, during the second quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez, San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
From the court to the stage: Stephen Curry to host ESPYs

Jun. 29, 2022 03:59 PM EDT

Former Illinois star Dee Brown to coach at NAIA's Roosevelt

Jun. 27, 2022 06:02 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois star and NBA player Dee Brown is the new coach at Roosevelt University in Chicago, the NAIA school announced Monday. The...

Coroner: Former Purdue star Caleb Swanigan dies at 25

Jun. 21, 2022 02:38 PM EDT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at 25. The Allen County Coroner's office confirmed Tuesday that Swanigan...

FILE - North Carolina basketball star Lennie Rosenbluth is shown during a practice session Feb. 27, 1957, location not known. Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to its first basketball NCAA title in 1957 with a victory over Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in the championship game, died Saturday, June 18, 2022. He was 89. (AP Photo/File)
Lennie Rosenbluth, star of UNC's '57 title team, dies at 89

Jun. 18, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

FILE - Davidson coach Bob McKillop yells during the second half of the team's college basketball game against Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament Friday, March 18, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching NBA star Stephen Curry with the Wildcats and ranking among the Division I men’s basketball’s winningest active coaches. McKillop announced his retirement Friday, June 17, 2022, at a campus news conference, effective at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Bob McKillop retires as Davidson coach after 33-season run

By Aaron Beard Jun. 17, 2022 02:39 PM EDT

Duke hires former Nike, NBA staffer to aid players with NIL

Jun. 07, 2022 04:00 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — New Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has hired a former Nike and NBA staffer for a newly created role with duties that include overseeing...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 3 1932 — Lou Gehrig becomes the first major league player to hit four consecutive home runs in a game, giving the New York Yankees a 20-13 win...

Timme, Strawther, Bolton returning to Gonzaga next season

Jun. 01, 2022 07:02 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Star forward Drew Timme and wing Julian Strawther said Wednesday they will drop out of the NBA draft and return to the Gonzaga basketball team...

FILE - Marquette forward Justin Lewis (10) reacts after making a three point shot against Seton Hall during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Justin Lewis has decided to remain in the NBA draft rather than returning to Marquette for the 2022-23 season. The 6-foot-7 forward issued a social media post saying, “Thank you Marquette,” on Wednesday, June 1, which marked the NCAA deadline for players who had entered the draft to withdraw from draw consideration and maintain their college eligibility.(AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Marquette's Justin Lewis staying in NBA draft

Jun. 01, 2022 12:16 PM EDT

Smith returning to NC State instead of staying in NBA draft

May. 31, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State guard Terquavion Smith is returning for his sophomore season after going through the NBA draft process. The 6...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 31 1927 — Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun records an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning to end the 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians....

Louisville adds Cardinals scoring great Milt Wagner to staff

May. 24, 2022 02:50 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has added Milt Wagner as its men's basketball director of player development and alumni relations, reuniting the Cardinals scoring...

FILE - Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis runs up the court during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Minnesota on Feb. 27, 2022, in Minneapolis. Jackson-Davis will be on the court for Indiana next season after he withdrew from the NBA draft Friday, May 20. Jackson-Davis still has two years of eligibility remaining and will begin his senior season ranked No. 15 on the school's career scoring list with 1,565 points.(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Indiana's Jackson-Davis pulls out of NBA draft, will return

May. 20, 2022 06:13 PM EDT

Weber State's Rahe retiring after 16 seasons

May. 16, 2022 09:53 PM EDT
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber State men's basketball coach Randy Rahe is retiring after 16 seasons and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Longtime Wildcats...