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Sam Mellinger: In a packed gym on a sticky June day, one can sense Wiggins' future

The moment came and left in less than the time it took you to read this sentence. Here, then gone. All in one second, maybe two, captured and posted on YouTube within minutes Wednesday.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Judge weighing class-action certification in O'Bannon vs. NCAA

For the last few years, the powers that be in college sports have watched nervously as an antitrust lawsuit wends its way through federal court.
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O'Bannon awaits case that could have major impact on college sports

SEATTLE - They demolished the Kingdome years ago, but the likeness of the 1995 NCAA Final Four most outstanding player has lived on in video games.
MEN'S BASKETBALL

Smart will use the world championships to improve his game

The final play of Saturday morning's scrimmage showed why the NBA wants Oklahoma State sophomore guard Marcus Smart so badly.
MEN'S BASKETBALL

Former Fresno State basketball star Kevin Olekaibe transferring to UNLV

Former Fresno State star Kevin Olekaibe, who in April asked for and was granted a release from his scholarship, has returned to his hometown of Las Vegas and enrolled in summer school classes at UNLV.
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New AAC puts 1st men's tournament in Memphis

The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first men's basketball tournament at the FedExForum in Memphis next March.
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UConn qualifies academically for postseason

Connecticut's men's basketball team, which was barred from the 2013 postseason because of past problems with its Academic Progress Rate, has qualified academically for next year's NCAA tournament.
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Former Akron guard pleads guilty in drug case

Former University of Akron point guard Alex Abreu has pleaded guilty in a drug case.
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MWC, Pac-12 join forces on hoops officiating program

The Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences announced on Friday a broad collaboration to manage men's basketball officiating, which will be headed by long-time MW coordinator of officials Bobby Dibler and is designed to centralize and improve the quality of officiating in the West.
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Longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Coles dies

Longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories, died Friday in Oxford, Ohio, the school said. He was 71.
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Indiana not yet at full strength after departures

Indiana's basketball practices are getting lonely these days.