Professional basketball
FILE - Memphis coach Penny Hardaway signals to his team during an NCAA college basketball game against Tulsa, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 in Memphis, Tenn. The NCAA’s Independent Accountability Resolution Process put Memphis on three years of probation with a public reprimand on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, but declined to punish Tigers coach Penny Hardaway or hand down an NCAA Tournament ban. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP, File)
NCAA puts Memphis on 3 years' probation, no tourney ban

By Teresa M. Walker Sep. 27, 2022 04:24 PM EDT

FILE - UCLA coach John Wooden listens to Greg Lee, left, during a timeout in the team's NCAA college basketball game against Iowa in January 1974 in Los Angeles. Lee, who helped UCLA to consecutive national championships in 1972 and '73 as a starting guard under Wooden, has died. He was 70. Lee died at a San Diego hospital Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, from an infection related to an immune disorder, the university said Thursday after being informed by his wife, Lisa. (AP Photo, File)
Greg Lee, UCLA guard under coach John Wooden, dies at 70

By Beth Harris Sep. 22, 2022 08:27 PM EDT

Sportlight: Week Ahead, Sept. 23-30

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Sept. 27 1894 — Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the new Aqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959. ...

Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry poses with his diploma after his graduation ceremony at Davidson College on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Davidson, N.C. Curry was also inducted into the school's Hall of Fame and his number and jersey were retired during the event. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Curry's 3: Joins Davidson HOF, has jersey retired, graduates

Aug. 31, 2022 04:37 PM EDT

FILE - Inductees to the Basketball Hall of Fame pose at a news conference in New York, Feb. 4, 1997. From left are Joan Crawford of Nashville, Tenn.; Denise Curry of UCLA; Pete Carril of Princeton; Alex English of the Denver Nuggets; Don Haskins of UTEP; and Bailey Howell of the Detroit Pistons. Carril, the rumpled, cigar-smoking basketball coach who led Princeton to 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament, where his teams unnerved formidable opponents and rattled March Madness with old-school fundamentals, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. He was 92. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Pete Carril, old-school Princeton coaching maestro, dies

By Tom Canavan Aug. 15, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

Charge dropped against Banchero tied to teammate's DWI stop

Jul. 29, 2022 10:47 PM EDT
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed a misdemeanor charge against former Duke player and No. 1 overall NBA draft pick Paolo Banchero tied to an...

FILE - Northwestern forward Pete Nance (22) plays during NCAA game against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Roman Legend Classic tournament, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021, in New York. Nance is joining a UNC team that returns four starters from last year's run to the NCAA title game. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Tar Heels' Pete Nance aims to fill void in UNC title chase

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2022 05:01 PM EDT

Ackerman, Hamilton, Morris, Byrd to receive Lapchick Award

Jul. 12, 2022 01:15 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Val Ackerman, Leonard Hamilton, Speedy Morris and Rick Byrd are this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Ackerman...

Former NBA PG Rod Strickland hired as LIU basketball coach

Jun. 30, 2022 09:53 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA point guard Rod Strickland is the new men’s basketball coach at Long Island University. Strickland was hired Thursday to...

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives against Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) during the fourth quarter of Game 6 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics 6/16/2022

Jun. 29, 2022 04:02 PM EDT

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, 30, goes up for a layup against Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown, 7, and Robert Williams III, 44, during the second quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez, San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
From the court to the stage: Stephen Curry to host ESPYs

Jun. 29, 2022 03:59 PM EDT

Former Illinois star Dee Brown to coach at NAIA's Roosevelt

Jun. 27, 2022 06:02 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois star and NBA player Dee Brown is the new coach at Roosevelt University in Chicago, the NAIA school announced Monday. The...

Coroner: Former Purdue star Caleb Swanigan dies at 25

Jun. 21, 2022 02:38 PM EDT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at 25. The Allen County Coroner's office confirmed Tuesday that Swanigan...

Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder poses for a photo on May 18, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena during halftime of a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle storm and the Chicago Sky in Seattle. As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary in 2022, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Title IX propelled women from college courts to CEO offices

By The Associated Press Jun. 20, 2022 01:45 PM EDT

FILE - North Carolina basketball star Lennie Rosenbluth is shown during a practice session Feb. 27, 1957, location not known. Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to its first basketball NCAA title in 1957 with a victory over Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in the championship game, died Saturday, June 18, 2022. He was 89. (AP Photo/File)
Lennie Rosenbluth, star of UNC's '57 title team, dies at 89

Jun. 18, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

FILE - Davidson coach Bob McKillop yells during the second half of the team's college basketball game against Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA men's tournament Friday, March 18, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching NBA star Stephen Curry with the Wildcats and ranking among the Division I men’s basketball’s winningest active coaches. McKillop announced his retirement Friday, June 17, 2022, at a campus news conference, effective at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Bob McKillop retires as Davidson coach after 33-season run

By Aaron Beard Jun. 17, 2022 02:39 PM EDT

FILE - Teammates George Thompson (24) and Pat Smith (11) of Marquette leap for rebound in the first half of a college basketball against Marshall University at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 16, 1967. Thompson, who played for Marquette from 1967-69 and remains one of the program’s all-time leading scorers, has died. He was 74. Marquette announced Thompson died Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at his Milwaukee home due to complications from diabetes. (AP Photo)
Former Marquette basketball star George Thompson dies at 74

Jun. 09, 2022 11:25 AM EDT

Duke hires former Nike, NBA staffer to aid players with NIL

Jun. 07, 2022 04:00 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — New Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has hired a former Nike and NBA staffer for a newly created role with duties that include overseeing...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 3 1932 — Lou Gehrig becomes the first major league player to hit four consecutive home runs in a game, giving the New York Yankees a 20-13 win...

Timme, Strawther, Bolton returning to Gonzaga next season

Jun. 01, 2022 07:02 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Star forward Drew Timme and wing Julian Strawther said Wednesday they will drop out of the NBA draft and return to the Gonzaga basketball team...