college basketball

The ugly dark-side of college sports continues to get exposed. Schools, coaches, players and others lured by big money is rocking the NCAA. Changes are coming.

Louisville trustees have fired athletic director Tom Jurich

It's a big can of worms that has been opened and its runs deep. Can the money be traced to the players and families? How many schools will be effected?

It is just like a scene out of the movies, the dark underworld of college sports.

Duke runaway No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; Kentucky is No. 2 (AP) — Duke is the runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college basketball poll. The Blue Devils, who return three starters from last season's team and have what is considered one of the top recruiting classes in the nation, received 58 of the 65 first-place votes from the national media panel on Monday...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 16-team tournament featuring some of college basketball's elite teams will be staged next year in Portland to honor Nike co-founder Phil Knight before his 80th birthday. The PK80, or more formally the Phil Knight Invitational, will be played at Portland's Moda Center and Memorial Coliseum on November 23rd through 26th, 2017...

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Shaquille Hines scored 22 points and Texas-Rio Grande Valley snapped a six-game losing streak with a 67-57 upset win over Seattle Thursday night. Seattle now has lost back-to-back games after having a five-game win streak snapped...

SEATTLE (AP) — Andrew Andrews scored 18 points to lead the University of Washington to a 79-68 home win against Seattle University on Tuesday night. Marquese Chriss added 16 points, David Crisp scored 13 and Noah Dickerson and Malik Dime each had 10 for the Huskies, who have won five of their last six games...

DENVER (AP) — Felix Von Hofe scored a career-high 28 points and Eastern Washington snapped a three-game losing streak, beating Denver 74-58 on Sunday. Von Hofe made eight 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds. Venky Jois scored 26 points with 16 boards and Austin McBroom added 18...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Josh Hawkinson led Washington State with 17 points and 14 rebounds in an 84-69 triumph over UTEP on Sunday. Conor Clifford added 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field and at the free-throw line for the Cougars (6-2)...