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Kentucky's John Calipari to receive Legends of Coaching Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Calipari of Kentucky will receive the John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching honor. Greg Wooden, grandson of the late UCLA coach, announced his selection Tuesday. The honorees are chosen based on character, on-court success, graduation rate...
South Carolina to host Wofford in charity exhibition game to help those affected by Maui wildfires
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will host Wofford in a charity exhibition game with proceeds going to those affected by fatal wildfires in Maui. The contest will take place Nov. 1 with $10 tickets at the Colonial Life Arena. Monies raised will go to the Maui Strong Fund, which...
LeBron James says Bronny is doing well, working to play for USC this season after cardiac episode
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James says his son, Bronny, is progressing in his rehabilitation from cardiac arrest in hopes of playing for the University of Southern California this season. James gave the update on his 18-year-old son Monday when the Los Angeles Lakers held...
UConn center Donovan Clingan to miss a month with a foot injury
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn center Donovan Clingan injured his right foot in practice this week and is expected to be sidelined for about a month, the school announced Friday. The school described the injury as a “foot strain” and said the 7-foot-2 sophomore is expected to be...
Kansas guard Arterio Morris charged with rape, dismissed from men's basketball team
Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris was charged Friday with one count of rape and dismissed from the Jayhawks' program, the latest in a string of legal trouble that has followed the former prep standout from his days at Texas. Morris was booked in Douglas County and his bond was...
South Carolina's Dawn Staley has work ahead with a new group of players
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dawn Staley embraced the change on her South Carolina Gamecocks. If only things came a little bit quicker. Staley opened practice Thursday minus the skilled and accomplished “Freshies,” led by All-Americans Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke who left a legacy of...
Rutgers, South Carolina women's hoops teams to play exhibition to honor late Nikki McCray-Penson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina women's basketball will host Rutgers in an exhibition game Oct. 22 to honor the late player and coach Nikki McCray-Penson, who served as an assistant on both staffs. Both school announced the game Wednesday. There will be no charge for those...
NCAA announces details and broadcast plans for inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will hold the inaugural 32-team Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament next spring on campus sites with the champion crowned April 3 in Indianapolis. ESPN owns television broadcast rights, the NCAA said Tuesday. ESPN-plus will air preliminary round...
LSU's Kim Mulkey is publicizing a health scare to promote cardiovascular screening
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kim Mulkey, the coach of defending national champion LSU, is publicizing that she had two stents put in a major artery this summer as she tries to promote screening for life-threatening arterial blockages. Mulkey, 61, was not having obvious symptoms of a...
K-State agrees with hoops coach Jerome Tang on new 7-year contract
Kansas State and Jerome Tang agreed to a new seven-year contract Monday after the men's basketball coach took a program that had just two returning players and was picked last in the Big 12 to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last season. The contract replaces the six-year deal...
