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O'Bannon awaits case that could have major impact on college sports

SEATTLE - They demolished the Kingdome years ago, but the likeness of the 1995 NCAA Final Four most outstanding player has lived on in video games.

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Smart will use the world championships to improve his game

The final play of Saturday morning's scrimmage showed why the NBA wants Oklahoma State sophomore guard Marcus Smart so badly.
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New AAC puts 1st men's tournament in Memphis

The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first men's basketball tournament at the FedExForum in Memphis next March.
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UConn qualifies academically for postseason

Connecticut's men's basketball team, which was barred from the 2013 postseason because of past problems with its Academic Progress Rate, has qualified academically for next year's NCAA tournament.
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Former Akron guard pleads guilty in drug case

Former University of Akron point guard Alex Abreu has pleaded guilty in a drug case.
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Longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Coles dies

Longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories, died Friday in Oxford, Ohio, the school said. He was 71.
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Indiana not yet at full strength after departures

Indiana's basketball practices are getting lonely these days.
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Gun found by police when UNC player arrested

A police report says officers seized a 9mm handgun and ammunition when North Carolina's leading scorer last season, P.J. Hairston, was arrested on a marijuana possession charge.
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North Carolina's Hairston arrested on marijuana charge

Durham, N.C., police arrested North Carolina basketball player P.J. Hairston on Wednesday night and charged him with possession of marijuana and driving without a license.
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Former Runnin' Rebel Savoy arrested in drug sting

Former UNLV basketball standout Patrick Savoy has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking cocaine after an undercover operation in Las Vegas.
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Ex-Auburn player pleads not guilty to fixing game

Former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he conspired to fix a 2012 game that his team lost to Arkansas.