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Georgetown women's hoops coach Tasha Butts steps away to focus on ongoing battle with breast cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown women's basketball coach Tasha Butts is taking time away from the team to focus on her health in her ongoing battle against breast cancer, the school announced Thursday night. Associate head coach Darnell Haney will take over in her absence. ...
Caitlin Clark of Iowa wins Sullivan Award as the nation's top collegiate athlete
NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark won the 93rd AAU James E. Sullivan Award on Tuesday night as the nation's top collegiate or Olympic athlete. Clark was honored at the New York Athletic Club. Voting by the public as well as the AAU Sullivan Award committee, AAU...
Tennessee extends men's basketball coach Rick Barnes' contract through 2027-28
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has extended coach Rick Barnes' contract through the 2027-28 season, which should help ensure he finishes his career with the Volunteers. Athletic director Danny White on Tuesday announced the extension that adds a year onto Barnes' contract with...
Michigan coach Juwan Howard undergoes heart surgery but is expected to make full recovery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Juwan Howard underwent heart surgery Friday but is expected to make a complete recovery. School officials said Dr. Himanshu Patel successfully removed an aortic aneurysm and repaired Howard’s aortic valve. Patel said Howard is expected to...
The Maui Invitational is relocating to Honolulu in the wake of the wildfires that devastated Lahaina
The Maui Invitational will be held in Honolulu this year because of the wildfires that devastated Lahaina, where the tournament usually is played. Games will be played at the Stan Sheriff Center on Hawaii's campus on Nov. 20-22 and the tournament will again feature a loaded field...
Kansas guard Arterio Morris ends assault case in Texas with plea deal
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas guard Arterio Morris entered a plea deal to end a misdemeanor assault case against him in Texas, canceling a trial scheduled for October, his attorney said Thursday. Morris was originally charged with a Class A misdemeanor on allegations he assaulted an...
Dartmouth College basketball players file petition seeking to be represented by union
BOSTON (AP) — Men's basketball players at Dartmouth College have become the latest college athletes to challenge the status quo by attempting to unionize. A petition filed with the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday by the Service Employees International Union identified...
Judge finds Iowa basketball coach's son guilty of misdemeanor in fatal crash
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The teenage son of University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery was found guilty Tuesday of failure to yield to a pedestrian who later died from injuries suffered in the crash. A judge found Jonathan McCaffery, 17, guilty of the simple misdemeanor...
St. John’s and Rutgers to play charity exhibition game to benefit pediatric cancer research
NEW YORK (AP) — St. John’s and Rutgers will play an exhibition game for charity in October to benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation. Just more than two weeks before the college basketball regular season tips off, new coach Rick Pitino and the...
Sue Bird is returning to international basketball as ambassador for 2026 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sue Bird loves telling this story. She’s on a plane, flying home from the Athens Olympics, and a flight attendant approached to ask if the pilot could see her gold medal. The next thing Bird knew, the medal was being passed up and down the aisles so everyone could...
