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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Jan. 28 – Feb. 4
MOSES LAKE — College athletes head deeper into their seasons as competition heats up in the cold winter months. Se…
UConn's Gilbert makes expected decision to transfer
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn point guard Alterique Gilbert is transferring from the program, the school announced Thursday.
How will NCAA recoup millions from lost tournament?
The NCAA made more than $1 billion last year, almost $867 million from the men's Division I basketball tournament, and most of that from a massive television rights deal with CBS and Turner that runs through the 20…
Northern Colorado promotes Smiley as head basketball coach
GREELEY, Colorado (AP) — Steve Smiley has been promoted to head men's basketball coach at Northern Colorado, replacing Jeff Lindor, who took over at the University of Wyoming.
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Pitt guard Trey McGowens to transfer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh guard Trey McGowens is transferring, the second high-profile departure from the rebuilding program in less than a week.
Indiana's new AD takes on dream job during trying times
Two days after Scott Dolson accepted his dream job, he walked into an unimaginable transition.
Scratched: Kentucky Derby now set for September due to virus
The Kentucky Derby was postponed until September on Tuesday, the latest rite of spring in sports to be struck by the new coronavirus along with the Masters, March Madness and baseball season.
AP Was There: North Carolina beats Michigan for '93 title
EDITOR'S NOTE — A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut …
UNLV hires Stanford's La Rocque as women's basketball coach
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV has hired former Stanford assistant and player Lindy La Rocque as its next women's basketball coach.
Virus postpones former coach's sentencing for fatal punch
NEW YORK (AP) — The sentencing of a former Wake Forest University assistant basketball coach convicted of assault for fatally punching a man in New York City has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan, March 16
Grand Canyon hires Bryce Drew as basketball coach
PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has hired former Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew as its next men's basketball coach.
South Carolina finishes No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina are No. 1 in the final Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time in school history.
NCAA Tournament: Big shots that define the madness of March
This is the time of year people usually start tweeting at Ali Farokhmanesh.
Ohio governor, an early lone wolf on virus, wins wide praise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A week before Ohio recorded any coronavirus cases, Gov. Mike DeWine delivered his first warning, banning spectators from an international fitness and bodybuilding festival that brings in more …