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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired NBA G League President Malcolm Turner as its new athletic director, opting for a business executive over candidates with experience in college athletic administration for the Southeastern Conference's only private university. Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos says athletic directors were among the diverse candidates Vanderbilt considered before choosing Turner. The new athletic director will start Feb. 1, capping a search that started in September.

UNDATED (AP) — Just more than a month after the season started, there are only nine unbeaten teams left in Division I men's college basketball. And it's a similar story at the other end of the spectrum: Only five teams have yet to win a game.

UNDATED (AP) — Kickoff returns are down about 20 percent in the first year of a new NCAA rule that gives the receiving team automatic possession at its 25-yard line if a fair catch is made anywhere between the goal line and 25. NCAA figures provided to the AP show kick return men in the Football Bowl Subdivision made a fair catch on about 1 of every 10 kickoffs they received between the goal line and 25. About 41 percent of kicks were returned this season. That figure was 51 percent in 2017.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 1 Kansas to face No. 17 Villanova in rematch of 2018 Final Four semifinals. The Jayhawks moved back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 this week following Gonzaga's loss to Tennessee. The Wildcats have six straight games since falling out of the poll

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has hired Phil Longo, Lonnie Galloway and Brandon Jones for the staff of new football coach Mack Brown. Longo will serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after two seasons at Ole Miss. Galloway will coach receivers after four seasons at Louisville. Jones will coach the offensive line after two seasons at Texas Tech.

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