Basketball

NCAA investigating Tennessee basketball (AP)
Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl and an assistant have been contacted by the NCAA about possible recruiting violations, according to a person familiar with the situation. The NCAA is looking into possible excessive contact with recruits, the person told The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, which was first reported by...
Dayton gets first 4 games of 2011 NCAAs (AP)
The University of Dayton will host all four first-round games of the newly expanded men's basketball tournament next March, the NCAA said Thursday. Two games will match the tournament's lowest seeds, Nos. 65 through 68, with the winners advancing as No. 16 seeds to play a top seed. The other two games will match the last four of the 37 at-large qualifiers.

Collins ready to turn Sixers into contenders
Each day Doug Collins walks seven miles with his wife or completes his daily workouts, he is a living example of a triumphant rebuilding project.
Lithuania tops Argentina, moves on to semifinals
Lithuania advanced to the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time, hitting nine of its first 11 3-pointers Thursday to beat Argentina 104-85 and set up a meeting with the United States.
Wade named honorary coach in Chicago prep rematch
Dwyane Wade has an NBA championship ring, a league scoring championship, a finals MVP award and more All-Star momentos than he can count.

Ex-Cincinnati women's basketball coach dies in SC (PA SportsTicker)
Former Cincinnati women's basketball coach J. Kelley Hall has died at age 51 of a heart attack at his South Carolina home.
Doty's knee surgery deemed successful (AP)
Connecticut says guard Caroline Doty has had successful surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee. The school says Doty, who had the surgery Tuesday at the University of Connecticut Health Center, should be able to return for the start of the 2011-12 season. The junior tore her ACL in late July while practicing.