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King’s 19 help SIU-Edwardsville beat Little Rock 71-61

By The Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Tyler King scored 19 points as SIU-Edwardsville beat Little Rock 71-61 on Saturday.

King also had five rebounds for the Cougars (16-9, 9-5 Ohio Valley Conference). Jack Campion scored 16 points while shooting 4 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds and eight assists. Darrion Baker shot 4 of 9 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

The Trojans (9-16, 6-8) were led by Johnathan Lawson, who posted 18 points. Little Rock also got 15 points from Truman Claytor IV. Braxton Bayless finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Trojans prolonged their losing streak to six straight.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Former Pitt women’s basketball players call coach Tory Verdi abusive, toxic in Title IX lawsuits

By The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Six former players on the women’s basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh have sued coach Tory Verdi and the school over what they call abusive coaching methods and say their efforts to seek help were ignored. “These players aren’t soft. We aren’t talking about sensitive personality types,” lawyer Keenan D. Holmes told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Obviously, there are expectations placed on players. But this went beyond basketball. It went beyond the bounds of common decency.” Verdi, according to the lawsuit filed Friday, also tried to force players into the transfer portal, putting their scholarships at risk and threatening their academic and athletic futures. The university denied the allegations in a brief statement issued Tuesday on behalf of both the coach and the school.
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