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Butler’s Stevens signs 7-year extension (AP) Butler coach Brad Stevens signed a seven-year contract extension Tuesday, keeping him with the Bulldogs at least through the 2014-15 basketball season. The 31-year-old Stevens, one of the youngest coaches in Division I, led Butler to a school- and Horizon League-record 30-4 mark […]

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UTEP top scorer arrested, held on $3000 bail Read full story for latest details.

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UMBC’s Allen named Md.-Eastern Shore coach PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Maryland-Baltimore County assistant Frankie Allen was hired as coach at Maryland-Eastern Shore.

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UNC’s Hansbrough wins Wooden Award (AP)

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W.N.B.A. Draft: With Visions of Showtime, Sparks Take Tennessee’s Parker First When the draft was held Wednesday, the Detroit Shock quickly took Candace Parker, less than 15 hours after she led Tennessee to the N.C.A.A. championship.

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U.S.C.’s Mayo Headed to N.B.A. Draft O.J. Mayo is leaving Southern California after one season to enter the NBA draft, a decision confirmed Wednesday night by a school spokesman.

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Marquette replaces Crean with Williams (AP) Marquette picked assistant coach Brent “Buzz” Williams on Monday to replace Tom Crean, who left last week to become coach at Indiana. Assistant athletic director Scott Kuykendall said the university scheduled a news conference for Tuesday to introduce Williams as the new head […]

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Sports of The Times: At Peace With Memory of Father’s Fall It took Stanford’s Candice Wiggins four years to reach the Women’s Final Four, but seldom has a player been better prepared to tell her story once she got here.

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Women’s Tournament: Parker Not Necessarily the Key to the Lady Vols The consensus top player in the country, Candace Parker, will be limited Sunday with an injury. So Tennessee will have to rely on the resourcefulness of Alexis Hornbuckle.

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Kansas backup Stewart injured during practice Kansas reserve guard Rodrick Stewart has injured his right leg during the Jayhawks’ open practice at the Alamodome.

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