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North Carolina's Joel Berry II jogged around the court in the middle of a cavernous stadium Friday, casually lofting shots and playfully jousting in the post with teammate Theo Pinson. There were no obvious signs of distress - neither awkward gait nor grimace of pain after landing on a jumper - from the ankle injuries plaguing him as the Tar Heels prepare to face Oregon in the Final Four. ''I don't think there was ever a thought in our mind that he wasn't going to play, just the type of guy he is,'' Associated Press All-American Justin Jackson said. Continue to Article

March 31, 2017 7:44:pm EST

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) -- Former Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey has backed out of an agreement to take over at UMass, citing personal reasons. Continue to Article

March 23, 2017 6:13:pm EST

A woman is alleging in a lawsuit that University of Massachusetts basketball staff members intimidated her in an effort to keep her quiet about potentially damaging information about the team and staff. Ayanna Hickman says Assistant Coach Lou Roe and two other staffers imprisoned her by preventing her from leaving a room where they spoke to her in 2013. The suit says Roe had told Hickman about the use of banned substances by team members, domestic violence by staff members and quashing of potential criminal complaints against unidentified team members. Continue to Article

March 12, 2017 8:36:pm EST

Jack Gibbs and Davidson surprised Dayton, and emerged as potential bid thieves. The biggest result for bubble teams across America on Friday might actually not have involved a bubble team at all. In the first of four Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, Davidson knocked off top-seeded Dayton to send confusion rippling through the conference. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 5:07:pm EST

Jack Gibbs hit two 3-pointers in the final minute and scored a season-high 34 points to lead ninth-seeded Davidson to a 73-67 upset over top-seeded Dayton in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Friday. After Davidson's Jon Axel Gudmundsson tied the game at 65-all with 1 1/2 minutes left on his only 3-pointer, Dayton missed a 3. Gibbs then made a contested 3-pointer and followed a dunk by Dayton's Scoochie Smith with a step-back 3-pointer while being fouled. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 2:31:pm EST

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