Charity fundraising
Texas announces $130 million grant for basketball arena
Nov. 09, 2019 04:13 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas will receive a $130 million grant for its new on-campus basketball arena, which will replace the 42-year-old Frank...
Villanova to visit Southern California in hoops exhibition
Jul. 31, 2019 02:47 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California will host two-time national champion Villanova in an exhibition basketball game on Oct. 18 with proceeds benefiting the...
Mississippi picks Carter to be interim athletic director
May. 27, 2019 11:53 AM EDT
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has picked former basketball standout Keith Carter to be its interim athletic director.
The school made the...
Ex-Louisville coach Denny Crum hospitalized with a stroke
May. 21, 2019 11:38 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An official with Denny Crum's foundation says the former Louisville coach has been hospitalized after recently suffering a stroke.
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Vitale raising millions for pediatric cancer research
By Fred Goodall May. 05, 2019 05:53 PM EDT
For all the accolades he's received as a college and professional basketball coach and an even longer career in broadcasting, Dick Vitale insists his greatest...
