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Tennessee State hands Western Illinois 14th straight loss with 83-56 victory

By The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Antoine Lorick III scored 18 points as Tennessee State cruised past Western Illinois 83-56 on Saturday, handing the Leathernecks a 14th straight loss.

Lorick shot 7 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Tigers (16-8, 10-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Aaron Nkrumah added 16 points, six rebounds and three steals. Jabrion Spikes also scored 16 — on 7-for-8 shooting.

Lucas Lorenzen finished with 24 points and six rebounds to pace the Leathernecks (4-21, 0-14). Makai Kvamme added 13 points.

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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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