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FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) drives past Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker (3) during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner's return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia has collided with free agency, creating potential travel complications for the league out of safety concerns for her.( AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

Griner return, free agency could spark charter flight change

By Doug Feinberg Feb. 01, 2023 09:18 AM EST

FILE - Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Will Ryan yells to the team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Madison, Wis. Green Bay has fired coach Will Ryan Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, three days after the Phoenix suffered their 11th consecutive loss.(AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Green Bay fires Will Ryan as coach after 11th straight loss

Jan. 24, 2023 03:41 PM EST

Missouri guard D'Moi Hodge (5) looks to shoot before being fouled by Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)

Radford has 16 as Aggies defeat No. 20 Missouri 82-64

By Kristie Rieken Jan. 12, 2023 12:16 AM EST

Syracuse's Abdi Salim (3) and Creighton's Duncan McGuire (13) compete for the ball during the first half of an NCAA men's soccer tournament semifinal in Cary, N.C., Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Syracuse advances to program's first NCAA College Cup final

Dec. 09, 2022 09:10 PM EST

Georgia beats Florida A&M 68-46 for coach White's 250th win

Dec. 02, 2022 09:41 PM EST
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Mardrez McBride had 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals, Jabri Abdur-Rahim added 14 points and Georgia beat Florida A&M 68-46 on Friday...

Duke coach Jon Scheyer speaks with Tyrese Proctor during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina-Upstate in Durham, N.C., Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Scheyer hopes No. 7 Duke's defense ready for No. 6 Kansas

By Aaron Beard Nov. 15, 2022 06:03 AM EST

West Virginia coach Neal Brown reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

West Virginia fires AD Shane Lyons as football team falters

Nov. 14, 2022 01:43 PM EST

FILE - St. Peter's head coach Shaheen Holloway looks on in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Monmouth during the championship of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament, on, March 12, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J. Hollaway, now the head coach at Seton Hall, wil face his old team on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Holloway faces Saint Peter's 1st time since deep NCAA run

Nov. 11, 2022 03:47 PM EST

Hartford men's basketball coach John Gallagher resigns

Nov. 08, 2022 02:20 PM EST
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Coach John Gallagher has resigned less than two years after leading the Hartford men’s basketball team to its first NCAA Tournament. ...

Kansas State guard Desi Sills (13) shoots over Texas-Rio Grande Valley guard Adante' Holiman (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Johnson returns 2 years after collapse as K-State romps

Nov. 08, 2022 12:36 AM EST

Missouri's Noah Carter, left, and D'Moi Hodge, right, battle Southern Indiana's Gary Solomon, center, for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 97-91. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Brown leads Missouri to 97-91 victory over Southern Indiana

Nov. 08, 2022 12:11 AM 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

Maryland guard Ian Martinez (23) is fouled by Niagara guard Noah Thomasson (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 in College Park, Md. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via AP)

Maryland opens Willard era with 71-49 win over Niagara

Nov. 07, 2022 09:12 PM 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 - Northwest Missouri's Wes Dreamer (10) is guarded by Flagler's Jaizec Lottie (4) and Tyler Collier (5) during their semifinal game at the NCAA Division II college basketball game in the Men's Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., on Thursday night, March 25, 2021. Northwest Missouri is coming off a record third straight national title and their fourth in the last five NCAA Tournaments. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP, File)

Northwest Missouri State hoops on verge of becoming dynasty

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

Reigning SWAC coach of the year signs extension with Braves

Oct. 27, 2022 06:09 PM EDT
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Alcorn State's men's basketball coach Landon Bussie has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in Lorman, Mississippi, through 2026,...

Manhattan fires men's basketball coach Steve Masiello

Oct. 25, 2022 08:46 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan fired head basketball coach Steve Masiello two weeks before the start of the season on Tuesday, the school announced. He has...