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Providence hires Kim English as next men's basketball coach

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence hired Kim English on Thursday as its next basketball coach, quickly moving to fill the opening left after Ed Cooley left to take the job at Big East rival Georgetown. English becomes the 16th coach in school history. Cooley resigned from Providence on Monday following

KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer

Mar 23

Soundtrack of this year's March Madness begins with 'CLANK!'

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Folks across the country watching the first-round of the NCAA Tournament last week thought it rightfully funny when they saw a couple of stadium workers scurry up a ladder and place a construction level across the rim. Turns out Iowa State players, puzzled by their

DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball Writer

Mar 23

Brian Dutcher's Aztecs meeting March Madness expectations

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Dutcher will always be known as the guy who spent all those years at Steve Fisher's side, winning the NCAA title at Michigan in 1989 and recruiting the Fab Five before helping to build San Diego State into a West Coast power. It's a pretty

BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer

Mar 22

NYC guards lead Michigan State, K-State to Sweet 16 at MSG

NEW YORK (AP) — Stories of New York City point guards have an almost mythical quality. There are Hall of Famers and trailblazers such as Bob Cousy and Nate "Tiny" Archibald. In the 1980s, Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson followed a similar path — from the same Catholic high school

RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Sports Writer

Mar 22

Transfer portal provided boost for most March Madness teams

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is not a big fan of the transfer portal, lamenting that it gives young athletes an easy out instead of an opportunity to overcome challenges. "I'll say until the day I die, I do not see anything good for the

LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

Mar 22

Tatum scores 36 as Celtics beat Sabonis, Kings 132-109

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics ended a long road trip on a high note by beating the Sacramento Kings 132-109 on Tuesday night. Boston bounced back from blowing a 19-point lead in Utah on Saturday night by knocking off one of the

The Associated Press

Mar 22