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Jim Larrañaga steps down at Miami, Bill Courtney takes over to finish season
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larrañaga insists he still loves the University of Miami, still loves the game of basketball, still loves mentoring players, still loves coaching. He doesn't love what college basketball has become. And with that, he's leaving. The...
Clawson: 'It was time' to step aside and make Wake Forest football coach 'somebody else's job'
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Emotions bubbled up repeatedly for Dave Clawson, leaving him choking back tears as he explained why it was the right time for him to step down as Wake Forest's coach. They came as he talked about his players, his coaching staff, the high points of a successful 11-year...
Movie Review: 'Kraven the Hunter' is another misfire in the Spider-Man universe
Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But there's something this slab of human beef can't do: Anchor a decent movie. Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the titular hero in “Kraven the Hunter,” the sixth attempt in...
Young Cavaliers finding mixed results early under interim coach following Bennett's departure
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — After a fifth consecutive March came and went without Virginia winning a game in the NCAA Tournament, something had to change. Instead, everything did. “It’s unprecedented for us to be here,” interim coach Ron Sanchez said during his...
No. 22 St. John's bounces back from double OT loss with 80-55 rout of Virginia
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — RJ Luis Jr. scored 18 points, Kadary Richmond added 12 and No. 22 St. John’s bounced back from a buzzer-beating, double-overtime loss the night before to rout Virginia 80-55 in the consolation game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night. Deivon Smith...
Isaac McKneely makes all 6 of his 3-point attempts to help Virginia beat Villanova 70-60
BALTIMORE (AP) — Isaac McKneely scored 23 points and made all six of his 3-point attempts to help Virginia beat Villanova 70-60 on Friday night as part of the Hall of Fame Series. Virginia is 3-0 under interim coach Ron Sanchez after three-time national coach of the year Tony...
McKneely gives Virginia a fast start, Cavaliers roll to a 62-45 victory over Coppin State
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaac McKneely hit three straight 3-pointers in the closing minutes of the first half to push Virginia to a double-digit halftime lead and the Cavaliers cruised to a 62-45 win over Coppin State on Monday night. Virginia is now 2-0 to start the season...
Virginia outlasts Campbell to give interim head coach Ron Sanchez a victory in his debut
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Freshman Jacob Cofie had 16 points, Elijah Saunders scored nine of his 11 points in the second half and Virginia outlasted Campbell 65-56 on Wednesday night to begin the Ron Sanchez era. Sanchez was named interim head coach on Oct. 18 after three-time...
Roster chaos born of NIL money and the transfer portal have turned college hoops upside-down
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — KJ Adams Jr. is sitting in a corner of Hadl Auditorium, just down the hallway from Allen Fieldhouse, the historic home of the top-ranked Kansas basketball team, and the place that the senior forward has called home for the past four years. He is a rarity these...
Big 12 coaches understand Tony Bennett's decision to retire as college hoops landscape changes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are only six coaches left in men's Division I basketball that know how it feels to raise a national championship trophy. Two of them are in the Big 12 Conference. That makes Bill Self of Kansas and Scott Drew of Baylor suited to opine on...
