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Coffee puts up 24, Grambling defeats Alabama State 57-47

By The Associated Press

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Roderick Coffee III’s 24 points helped Grambling defeat Alabama State 57-47 on Saturday.

Coffee had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (11-11, 5-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Rickey Ballard scored 14 points while shooting 4 for 10 from beyond the arc.

Micah Simpsom led the way for the Hornets (7-16, 4-6) with 15 points, six rebounds and three steals.

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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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