East Carolina faces big challenge vs. SMU (Mar 10, 2017)
For East Carolina interim coach Michael Perry, Thursday's 80-69 win over Temple in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference tournament at the XL Center in Hartford, Co... MARCH 10, 2017
Purvis scores 30 to lead UConn over USF in AAC Tournament (Mar 09, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Rodney Purvis used a career-best scoring night to extend his UConn career. MARCH 10, 2017
Cincinnati to face Tulsa in American quarters (Mar 10, 2017)
Cincinnati might be even more motivated than usual when the 15th-ranked Bearcats play Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday at the XL Ce... MARCH 10, 2017
Birt leads Tulsa past Tulane in AAC quarterfinal, 66-60 (Mar 09, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Pat Birt scored 15 points and Tulsa led almost wire-to-wire to earn a 66-60 American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal victory over Tulane at the X... MARCH 10, 2017
Barkley leads ECU over Temple, into matchup with No. 12 SMU (Mar 09, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Kentrell Barkley had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 80-69 victory over Temple in the first round of the American Athle... MARCH 9, 2017
UConn's former walk-on Lawlor shooting for her fourth title
STORRS, Conn. (AP) Tierney Lawlor began her college basketball career at UConn as an unknown walk-on and has a chance to end it as one of... MARCH 9, 2017
SMU sweeps AAC player, coaching awards
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Regular-season champion SMU has swept the major postseason awards in the American Athletic Conference. MARCH 9, 2017
East Carolina hires Keith Gaither to coach wide receivers
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) East Carolina has hired Keith Gaither to coach its wide receivers. MARCH 7, 2017
Unbeaten in conference: a league-by-league look
They rolled through the conference season, winning game after game in places like Durham, New Hampshire, and Ithaca, New York. They weren't contending for Top 25 spots - and they... MARCH 7, 2017
Ex-boxing promoter, hoops coach seeks new embezzlement trial
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) A former boxing promoter, ex-college basketball coach and founder of a Rhode Island-based sport institute is seeking a new trial after he was convicted... MARCH 7, 2017
Samuelson's 10-for-10 from 3 leads UConn to AAC title (Mar 6, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) When Katie Lou Samuelson focuses on making 3-pointers, she says she often has a poor shooting night. MARCH 7, 2017
South Florida women beat No. 25 Temple 63-58 (Mar 5, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Kitija Laksa scored 18 points and Maria Jespersen added 14 points to go with 13 rebounds to lead South Florida to a 63-58 win over No. 25 Temple on Sunday... MARCH 6, 2017
UConn beats UCF in AAC semifinal for 106th straight win (Mar 5, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) UConn brushed aside a physical challenge from UCF to move back into the final of the American Athletic Conference T... MARCH 6, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
ST. LOUIS (AP) Conner Frankamp scored 19 points, Markis McDuffie added 16 and No. 21 Wichita State beat Illinois State 71-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champion... MARCH 6, 2017
Gray leads Houston in its final game in Hofheinz Pavilion (Mar 05, 2017)
HOUSTON (AP) Rob Gray scored 24 points and went over 1,000 for his career and Houston defeated East Carolina 73-51 on Sunday. MARCH 6, 2017
Reynolds' career night leads Tulane to 81-69 upset of Tulsa (Mar 05, 2017)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Cameron Reynolds scored a career-high 31 points - knocking down seven 3-pointers - and Tulane defeated Tulsa 81-69 in the regular-season finale for both teams on... MARCH 6, 2017
Temple wraps up regular season with 72-60 defeat of USF (Mar 05, 2017)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Obi Enechionyia knocked down four 3-pointers and made five steals and Daniel Dingle scored 17 points with five assists as Temple ended the regular season with a... MARCH 5, 2017
Clark, No. 18 Cincinnati beat struggling Connecticut 67-47 (Mar 05, 2017)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) Sure, No. 18 Cincinnati pulled down a season-high 44 rebounds. Coach Mick Cronin had a good reason why the Bearcats exc... MARCH 5, 2017
BC-AP Sports Preview Digest
Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST: MARCH 5, 2017
Fitzgerald scores tournament-record 30 as Temple advances (Mar 4, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Feyonda Fitzgerald poured in a conference tournament-record 30 points and had seven assists as 25th-ranked Temple defeated Houston on Saturday in the quart... MARCH 5, 2017
Temple's Reddick ready for double duty if needed at combine
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Temple's Haason Reddick is ready for any test at this weekend's NFL scouting combine. He has prepared answers for awkwar... MARCH 5, 2017
No. 14 SMU overwhelms Memphis 103-62 for outright AAC title (Mar 04, 2017)
DALLAS (AP) Sterling Brown and his SMU teammates cut the nets down at Moody Coliseum amid the confetti and streamers. MARCH 5, 2017
No. 18 Cincinnati faces Connecticut in finale (Mar 05, 2017)
According to the regular-season preseason poll in the American Athletic Conference, the top teams at the end of the season figured to be Cincinnati and Connecticut. They were expe... MARCH 5, 2017
No. 1 UConn routs Tulsa, extends winning streak to 105 games (Mar 4, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) UConn's players understand the history they are making with every victory. MARCH 4, 2017
No. 14 SMU goes for outright AAC title against Memphis (Mar 04, 2017)
The No. 14 SMU Mustangs say they aren't satisfied with clinching a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title. MARCH 4, 2017
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