College Basketball

1. Iowa St. positive tests put halt to No. 6 KU game

   No. 6 Kansas and Iowa State have postponed their game scheduled for Saturday because of positive COVID-19 tests and contract tracing in the Cyclones' program.

2. Pitt suspends freshman Hugley following charges

   Pittsburgh suspended freshman forward John Hugley indefinitely for disciplinary reasons on Friday after he was charged with three felonies stemming from an incident last summer.

3. Duke AD White to step down following 13 years

   Duke athletic director Kevin White is stepping down in August. The current longest-serving AD in the ACC will leave after 13 years at the school.

4. Convictions upheld in NCAA college hoop scandal

   A federal appeals court upheld the convictions against three defendants at the center of a pay-for-play scheme to influence high-profile basketball recruits to attend Kansas, Louisville and NC State.

5. Beard talks with L'ville president about race, hires

   Butch Beard, one of the greatest players in Louisville basketball history, said he spoke with the university president after asking the school to remove his name from its records.

6. S. Carolina's Martin, 2 staffers won't go to LSU

   Coach Frank Martin and two staff members won't travel with South Carolina for Saturday's men's basketball game against LSU.

7. A-10 tourney out of Barclays over virus concerns

   The Atlantic 10, which has played its men's basketball tournament at Barclays Center for six years, will seek a new location because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

8. Should coaches be on the NCAA tournament selection committee? There's a credible case

   The NCAA tournament selection committee is made up of college administrators who will be in charge of the basketball "eye test" following a scaled-down regular season.

9. Ranking the top 25 players in men's college basketball for the 2020-21 season, version 2.0

   Four Gonzaga starters make the updated rankings, but Iowa's Luka Garza still leads the way.

10. Six men's college basketball prospects to watch at St. James NIBC Invitational

    The St. James NIBC Invitational will feature some of the top high school basketball teams and players in the country. Who are the big names?