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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— West Virginia University says men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has been released from a Las Vegas hospital.
WVU says coach Bob Huggins released from hospital
The university says Huggins was released Wednesday. He had been hospitalized since breaking seven ribs in a fall in his hotel room on Friday while in Nevada [...]
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INDIANAPOLIS —Texas-San Antonio athletic director Lynn Hickey is getting ready for her next big balancing act.
Yes, she wants to be the impartial judge and find a workable format for the NCAA’s new 68-team format for the men’s basketball tournament. She also must perform her role as an advocate for schools such as UTSA [...]
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UCLA’s legendary former basketball coach John Wooden, who in 27 years led his teams to stunning triumphs and was just as well known for mentoring his players off the court and for his motivational “Pyramid of Success,” died at 6:45 p.m. of natural causes. He was 99. His 100th birthday would have been [...]
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LEXINGTON, Ky. —Kentucky assistant coach Rod Strickland has been voluntarily reassigned to another position within the program.
Strickland will move into an administrative role to reduce travel requirements following his DUI charge last month.
The school announced Thursday that Strickland will move into an administrative role to reduce travel requirements. The move comes a [...]
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LEXINGTON, Ky. —John Calipari is reassuring Kentucky basketball fans that he plans to coach the Wildcats next year, despite speculation he is being pursued by the NBA.
ohn Calipari is reassuring Kentucky basketball fans that he plans to coach the Wildcats next year
Calipari sent a message on Twitter on Friday that said: “I [...]
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP)—Seton Hall says three of its top basketball players will return to school instead of entering the upcoming NBA draft.
Assistant athletic director Matt Sweeney confirmed Friday that guard Jeremy Hazell and forwards Jeff Robinson and Herb Pope have filed the paperwork to withdraw their names from the draft, thereby retaining [...]
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CINCINNATI — Xavier’s Jordan Crawford has decided to enter the NBA draft.
Xavier University sophomore Jordan Crawford has decided to keep his name in the upcoming June 24 NBA Draft. Crawford is bidding to become the 15th former Xavier player to play and/or be drafted to play in the NBA Draft since 1990.
The [...]
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari says while he’s open to a contract extension, he’s not interested in a raise.
Calipari says he loves coaching at Kentucky and the Wildcats went 35-3 in his first season.
Calipari said Wednesday in an audio tweet on lexy.com that athletic director Mitch Barnhart approached him 10 [...]
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari could be in line for a raise.
Athletic director Mitch Barnhart said Tuesday night the university and Calipari have started talks on a new deal that would keep the coach with the Wildcats for the rest of his career.
“We have [...]
