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Late nights at gym likely to pay off for Oladipo

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:38:46 -0400

CHICAGO - Victor Oladipo mentions the late nights at the gym, the wear and tear on his key card, and he's quick to point out he's just a tad unusual, too.

Tennessee's Jones faces balancing act on caravan

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:02:50 -0400

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - Tennessee coach Butch Jones faces a delicate balancing act this month as he talks to fans and alumni during the Volunteers' caravan.

Ore. lawmaker: Rule-breaking coaches should pay

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:07:24 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - One Oregon state lawmaker wants to make college coaches pay up if their recruiting methods break the rules.

Kansas lures top prospect Andrew Wiggins to Phog

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:33:43 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kansas - Bill Self knew after witnessing an emotional senior day that Andrew Wiggins was considering Kansas, even if the Jayhawks' coach was in the dark like everyone else while the superstar recruit made certain of his future.

South Carolina signs juco player of year

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:25 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has signed the junior college player of the year in 5-foot-7 guard Olivia Gaines.

Calipari confident heralded recruits will mesh

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:34:32 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The pending arrival of eight heralded newcomers has allowed Kentucky coach John Calipari to quickly move on after losing out on top recruit Andrew Wiggins.

Alabama transfer looks to help Wyoming next season

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:10:36 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - There are gym rats, and then there is Charles Hankerson Jr.

Techsters sign jr. college point guard

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:56:18 -0400

RUSTON, Louisiana - Louisiana Tech head coach Teresa Weatherspoon says the Lady Techster basketball program has signed junior college point guard Christassia Walter to a national letter of intent.

Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins signs with Kansas

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:01 -0400

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia - Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.

JUCO Kelly joins Hurricanes basketball program

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:10 -0400

MIAMI - Junior college transfer James Kelly signed a national letter of intent with the Miami Hurricanes, giving coach Jim Larranaga seven new players after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title last season.

Cornell's Rob Pannell ready for lacrosse playoffs

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:34:17 -0400

ITHACA, New York - When he was a budding freshman lacrosse star at Cornell, attackman Rob Pannell watched his lifelong dream vanish in a flash in the national championship game.

Ducks are business as usual awaiting NCAA decision

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:16:33 -0400

Now that spring football is all wrapped up, the Oregon Ducks wait to hear what the NCAA will decide about possible recruiting violations.

Federal judge throws out Haith petition

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:19:43 -0400

MIAMI - A federal judge has denied a petition by Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith, who wanted to subpoena Bank of America employees to determine if his checking account was illegally accessed by an unauthorized person during the NCAA's investigation of Miami athletics.

Seton Hall-Rutgers basketball rivalry to continue

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:56:43 -0400

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey - New Jersey rivals Seton Hall and Rutgers are going to continue their basketball rivalry for the next eight years.

O'Brien, PSU staff optimistic on recruiting trail

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:37:31 -0400

DUBOIS, Pennsylvania - Penn State is hitting the football recruiting trail hard with coaches visiting close to 200 schools in the first two weeks of the May recruiting period.

Giacoletti brings long-term vision to Drake

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:24:31 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Ray Giacoletti watched with pride as the Utah team he had constructed reached the 2009 NCAA tournament.

UAB signs Virginia Tech transfer Robert Brown

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:20:22 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Former Virginia Tech starter Robert Brown is transferring to UAB.

PSU coach O'Brien not expecting more transfers

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:03:14 -0400

NEW YORK - Penn State has 67 scholarship players on its football roster and coach Bill O'Brien sees no reason why that will change significantly by the time the season starts Aug. 31.

Tennessee G Trae Golden says he is transferring

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:32:32 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee guard Trae Golden's roller-coaster junior year has culminated with the biggest twist of all.

Tennessee releases Landry from letter of intent

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:44:07 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee has released guard Travon Landry from the letter of intent he signed with the school last fall.

Montana men's basketball signs power forward

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:42:08 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has announced the signing of 6-foot-7 power forward John "Chris" Kemp of Baltimore.

SEC's new network with ESPN to debut in 2014

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:37:25 -0400

ATLANTA - The Southeastern Conference and ESPN on Thursday announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014.

Kansas junior-college guard signs with Creighton

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:00:18 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - A guard from a Kansas junior college has signed a letter of intent to play basketball next season at Creighton.

Epps, Hawkins, Booher, Levandusky honored by AP

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:35:38 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - Makayla Epps and Dominique Hawkins had similar goals: closing their careers with state championships.

Clemson F Sullivan transfers to Charlotte

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:18:05 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Charlotte coach Alan Major says that former Clemson forward Bernard Sullivan has transferred to the play for the 49ers.