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Duke elevates former player Nolan Smith to assistant coach

Apr. 15, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has promoted Nolan Smith to assistant men’s basketball coach. The school announced the move Thursday, with Smith...

Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) fights for a rebound with Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Analysis: Baylor bullied the Bulldogs to win national title

By John Marshall Apr. 05, 2021 11:42 PM EDT

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson cuts a net down after beating Oregon State 67-61 during an Elite 8 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Houston's Sampson gets emotional talking about his father

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2021 05:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2021, file photo people view the Supreme Court building from behind security fencing on Capitol Hill in Washington after portions of an outer perimeter of fencing were removed overnight to allow public access. A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Column: To pay or not pay college athletes is not the issue

By Paul Newberry Apr. 02, 2021 04:45 PM EDT

FILE - Stanford's Kiana Williams passes during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri State in the Sweet 16 round of the Women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 28, 2021, file photo. Williams said it hurt to see “the same effort” did not go into organizing the women’s basketball tournament as the men’s tournament. A new AP survey of athletic directors and conversations with ADs and conference commissioners during March Madness show concern about what would happen to women's college sports under proposals that would put more money in the pockets of some athletes. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
In AP survey, ADs raise worries about women’s college sports

By Howard Fendrich And Eddie Pells Apr. 01, 2021 08:18 AM EDT

FILE - Stanford players, top, and a Utah Valley player warm up before their college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 21, 2021, file photo. Arena branding was among the differences people noticed between the NCAA's two biggest events, the women's and men's basketball tournaments. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Utah Valley Wolverines at Stanford Cardinal 3/21/2021

Apr. 01, 2021 08:18 AM EDT

FILE - Stanford players, top, and a Utah Valley player warm up before their college basketball game in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, in this Sunday, March 21, 2021, file photo. Arena branding was among the differences people noticed between the NCAA's two biggest events, the women's and men's basketball tournaments. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
In AP survey, ADs raise worries about women's college sports

By Howard Fendrich And Eddie Pells Apr. 01, 2021 08:15 AM EDT

Baylor players celebrate after an Elite 8 game against Arkansas in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. Baylor won 81-72. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Study: Michigan stands out in academics-based NCAA brackets

By Aaron Beard Mar. 31, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

Michigan's Isaiah Livers wears a T-shirt that reads "#NotNCAAProperty" as he walks off the court with teammates after the first half of a first-round game against Texas Southern in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
NCAA President to meet with protesting basketball players

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 30, 2021 07:09 PM EDT

In this undated file photo, Oregon State University volleyball coach Mark Barnard poses for a photo in Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State leaders are suing to block disclosure of details about an investigation of abuse allegations in their volleyball program, even as they tout a refreshed mission for transparency in wake of their president’s resignation over the handling of sexual-misconduct cases at another school. Meanwhile, the school is pressing forward with a lawsuit to prevent disclosing details about an internal investigation of the volleyball program and its current coach, Mark Barnard, who critics say has been running an emotionally exploitative program.( Godofredo Vasquet/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, File)
Oregon State sues AP to stifle request in volleyball case

By Eddie Pells Mar. 26, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

Loyola Chicago guard Lucas Williamson (1) celebrates after beating Illinois 71-58 after a men's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Loyola's Williamson bridges past, present in '63 team film

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 25, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

Michigan's Isaiah Livers wears a T-shirt that reads "#NotNCAAProperty" as he walks off the court with teammates after the first half of a first-round game against Texas Southern in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
The Latest: Colorado's Boyle bemoans shooting in Boulder

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, left, greets the Loyola Chicago basketball team as the Ramblers walk off the court after a win over Miami in a first-round game at the NCAA college basketball tournament in Dallas. Loyola Chicago is back in the tournament. And Sister Jean will be there, too. The 101-year-old team chaplain's lobbying paid off Tuesday, March 16, when the school reversed course and announced she will go. That means she gets to watch her beloved Ramblers in person for the first time this season when No. 17 Loyola meets Georgia Tech in Indianapolis on Friday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Police contacted after Ohio State's Liddell receives threats

By Charles Odum Mar. 20, 2021 03:42 PM EDT

LSU's Javonte Smart, left, battles Missouri's Dru Smith, right, for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
LSU, Wade push on under cloud of suspicion in NCAA tourney

By Brett Martel Mar. 19, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

FILE - Iona head coach Rick Pitino celebrates after Iona won an NCAA college basketball game against Fairfield during the finals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament in Atlantic City, N.J., in this Saturday, March 13, 2021, file photo.Rick Pitino survived sex scandals and FBI investigations , won national championships , and when his coaching options seemingly dried up , he left for Greece. Somehow , the winding road of his career took him to Iona - and back in the NCAA Tournament. The last stop - he swears it’s true - of his career. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Pitino rises from ashes of scandal for rebirth at Iona

By Dan Gelston Mar. 18, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

Hartford's Traci Carter (25) faces off against UMass-Lowell's Anthony Blunt (14) during an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the America East conference tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant via AP)
Hartford guard leads fight off the court against violence

By Pat Eaton-Robb Mar. 16, 2021 02:17 AM EDT

Kansas guard Dajuan Harris (3) drives on Oklahoma guard Umoja Gibson (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 men's tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas headed to NCAA tourney trying to put bad week to bed

By Dave Skretta Mar. 15, 2021 03:10 PM EDT

FILE - Kansas head coach Les Miles is shown before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers. Then-Athletic Director Joe Alleva's recommendation to former LSU President F. King Alexander is detailed in a newly released report into how the university handled sexual misconduct complaints. The report was released Friday, March 5, 2021, by the Husch Blackwell law firm. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Kansas AD Jeff Long resigns after Les Miles debacle

By Dave Skretta Mar. 10, 2021 04:10 PM EST

Creighton's Shereef Mitchell is among a group of players who were broadcast on the scoreboard reading a statement about suspended coach Greg McDermott, at the team's NCAA college basketball game against Butler on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Creighton's McDermott reinstated after 'plantation' remark

By Eric Olson Mar. 08, 2021 04:47 PM EST

Creighton's Shereef Mitchell is among a group of players who were broadcast on the scoreboard reading a statement about suspended coach Greg McDermott, at the team's NCAA college basketball game against Butler on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Creighton players express hurt over McDermott words in video

By Eric Olson Mar. 06, 2021 05:52 PM EST