By The Associated Press Players who have applied for early entry into the 2011 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 23, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Players can withdraw their names from consideration by notifying the NBA of their decision in writing no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, June …

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PHOENIX (AP) — Derrick Williams only briefly considered the NBA’s murky labor situation when deciding to leave Arizona after his sophomore season. The way the agile power forward looked at it, if he’s going to be a lottery pick, as predicted, he might as well do it. The decision to bolt is a bit more …

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Former University of Kentucky guard Jeff Sheppard got the most out of his college experience. During his career at Kentucky, Sheppard won two national championships (1996 and 1998) and was a member of the school’s national runner-up team in 1997. Sheppard spoke about the “one-and-done” scenario during a visit to Winchester last week and the …

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It’s supposed to be a down time in college basketball, with players preparing for final exams and making future plans. Last week, Kentucky standouts Brandon Knight and Josh Harrellson paid a visit to Winchester and spoke to area students about the importance of doing well during testing this week. Last Thursday, Harrellson visited Strode Station …

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