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By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2021 03:40 PM EDT
Sept. 28 1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as...

Rhoades, VCU agree to contract extension

Jul. 22, 2021 02:21 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him on the...

Kentucky guard Davion Mintz will return for final season

Jul. 01, 2021 03:39 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Guard Davion Mintz will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to Kentucky for his final season after leading the Wildcats in scoring as...

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Kentucky head coach John Calipari gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. Calipari is awaiting a pivotal rulings on the eligibility of transfers before he will know who’ll be around to help the Wildcats bounce back from the coach’s first losing season in Lexington. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Kentucky outlook unclear; Calipari awaits transfer rulings

By Gary B. Graves May. 28, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

Minnesota signs George Washington transfer Jamison Battle

Apr. 28, 2021 07:37 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has finalized the first of several expected transfers, adding former George Washington forward Jamison Battle. ...

Duke signs Marquette's John, Davidson's Jones as transfers

Apr. 23, 2021 02:43 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has signed Marquette graduate transfer Theo John and Davidson graduate transfer Bates Jones to scholarship agreements. ...

Fordham forward Joel Soriano transfers to St. John's

Apr. 19, 2021 12:26 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Fordham forward Joel Soriano is transferring to St. John's, strengthening the Red Storm's inside game. The 6-foot-11, 250...

Syracuse forward Kadary Richmond (3) reacts to a three-point basket against Houston in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Syracuse's Richmond, Braswell and Ajak leaving program

Mar. 30, 2021 06:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, Fans sit in seats assigned for social distancing at an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn. For all the stops and starts endured by men's and women's college basketball teams because of the pandemic, more than 80% of scheduled conference games were played this season, according to research by The Associated Press. The season was nonetheless a grind for most teams and none had it harder than the George Washington men and UC Davis women. By Eric Olson. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

8 of 10 conference games played in pandemic; it wasn't easy

By Eric Olson Mar. 30, 2021 05:29 PM EDT

FILE - Villanova head coach Jay Wright, left, and assistant coach Kyle Neptune yell to their team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in Philadelphia, in this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, file photo. Fordham hired longtime Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune on Tuesday, March 30, 3021, to take over a men's basketball program that has had only two winning seasons since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1995.
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Fordham hires Villanova's Neptune to revive men's basketball

Mar. 30, 2021 10:46 AM EDT

Kentucky adds 2,000-point scorer Kellan Grady from Davidson

Mar. 29, 2021 06:19 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has added former Davidson guard Kellan Grady to its roster. The graduate transfer scored 2,002 career points with the Wildcats. ...

AP source: Fordham taps Villanova assistant Neptune as coach

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 29, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Fordham is finalizing a deal to hire Villanova assistant Kyle Neptune to be its new men’s basketball coach. A person with...