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New Mexico State hiring investigator to probe fatal shooting

Dec. 06, 2022 11:22 AM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University announced Tuesday that it will hire an external, third-party investigator to review the events surrounding last...

NMSU coach offers condolences to family of slain UNM student

Nov. 30, 2022 03:52 PM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State basketball coach Greg Heiar says he feels responsible for a fatal shooting that involved one of his players and has offered...

New Mexico State Police assists APD officers in investigating a deadly overnight shooting at Coronado Hall Dorms on the University of New Mexico campus, Saturday Nov. 19, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Student charged in New Mexico campus shooting is released

By Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 23, 2022 07:34 PM EST

New Mexico State Police assists APD officers in investigating a deadly overnight shooting at Coronado Hall Dorms on the University of New Mexico campus, Saturday Nov. 19, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Police: Shooting involved students from 2 New Mexico schools

Nov. 20, 2022 02:19 PM EST

Pre-dawn shooting at University of New Mexico kills 1

Nov. 19, 2022 03:52 PM EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 19-year-old man was killed and a 21-year-old man was wounded in a predawn shooting Saturday at the University of New Mexico campus in...

1Baylor forward Jalen Bridges (11) blocks the shot of Virginia guard Reece Beekman (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
With heavy hearts, No. 16 UVA beats No. 5 Baylor in Vegas

By Mark Anderson Nov. 18, 2022 09:40 PM EST

Former player sues Albany coach Killings, AD, and school

Nov. 17, 2022 11:29 PM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Albany men’s basketball coach Dwayne Killings, athletic director Mark Benson, and the university are being sued by a former walk-on regarding a...

Arizona guard Kerr Kriisa (25) shields the ball from Utah Tech guard Isaiah Pope, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
No. 14 Arizona blows out Utah Tech 104-77 behind Kriisa

By Brian J. Pedersen Nov. 17, 2022 11:28 PM EST

Omaha forward Marquel Sutton (10) and Kansas center Ernest Udeh Jr. (23) battle for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
No. 5 Kansas opens with 89-64 rout of Omaha without Self

By Dave Skretta Nov. 07, 2022 10:02 PM EST

Kansas head coach Bill Self watches during the second half of an exhibition NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburg State Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
No. 5 Kansas opening season without Hall of Fame coach Self

By Dave Skretta Nov. 06, 2022 09:11 AM EST

FILE - Louisville NCAA college basketball head coach Rick Pitino answers a question during the Atlantic Coast Conference men's media day in Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 26, 2016. An independent panel has fined Louisville $5,000 and placed the men’s basketball program on two years' probation, but sparing the school major penalties from NCAA allegations leveled in the aftermath of a federal investigation of corruption in college basketball. The Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) also declined to penalize former Cardinals coach Rick Pitino, whom the NCAA initially cited for failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
Louisville escapes major sanctions in hoops bribery case

By Gary B. Graves Nov. 03, 2022 10:40 AM EDT

FILE - Kansas head coach Bill Self, left, is held by assistant coach Kurtis Townsend after being called for a technical foul by referee Marques Pettigrew, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisiana Lafayette in Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 16, 2018. Kansas suspended Hall of Fame coach Bill Self and top assistant Kurtis Townsend for the first four games of the season Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, along with imposing several recruiting restrictions, as part of the fallout from a lengthy FBI investigation into college basketball corruption. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Kansas suspends Self for 4 games in ongoing infractions case

By Dave Skretta Nov. 02, 2022 11:13 AM EDT

Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Michigan State coach Mel Tucker always on brand to promote

By Larry Lage Aug. 24, 2022 04:51 PM EDT

FILE - North Carolina forward John Henson (31) vies for a rebound with Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) and forward Branden Dawson (22) during the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game aboard the USS Carl Vinson, Nov. 11, 2011, in Coronado, Calif. They're going to try to play college basketball on an aircraft carrier again, and Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans will get a return trip to San Diego Bay to face Gonzaga on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 11. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill,File)
Michigan State gives Tom Izzo new deal worth $6.2M per year

By Larry Lage Aug. 11, 2022 04:07 PM EDT

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...

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...

Texas shortstop Trey Faltine (0) loses the ball while trying to throw to first in the fourth inning against Notre Dame during an NCAA College World Series baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)
College baseball intent on increasing Black players, coaches

By Eric Olson Jun. 24, 2022 02:31 AM EDT

Canisius recruit gets bail on gun charges; school drops him

By John Wawrow Jun. 23, 2022 06:22 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state supreme court judge on Thursday set bail at $100,000 for a Canisius College basketball recruit arrested for having two handguns...

FILE - Houston Baptist guard Darius Lee (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State, Nov. 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Lee was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday, June 20, 2022 in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem, New York City police said. Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, file)
College basketball player killed in NYC shooting; 8 wounded

Jun. 20, 2022 12:45 PM EDT

No bail for Canisius basketball recruit facing gun charges

By John Wawrow Jun. 17, 2022 04:36 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Canisius College basketball recruit Sarion McGee was denied bail on Friday, five days after campus police arrested him for having two handguns,...