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• King: Blowing the whistle on shoddy officiating, Rivalry Week and more
  King's Court blows the whistle on shoddy officiating before turning its attention to Rivalry Week.
  
  
• Source: Memphis, Big East close on 2013 deal
  Memphis is close to a deal to join the Big East in all sports in 2013, a conference source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
  
  
• Ex-Wisconsin official faces fondling accusations
  University of Wisconsin campus police have opened an investigation into new misconduct allegations against a former top athletic official who resigned after he was accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Rose Bowl party.
  
  
• Kentucky maintains firm hold on No. 1 ranking
  Kentucky kept an iron grip Monday on the top spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, receiving all 31 votes for the third straight week.
  
  
• Alabama suspends forward Mitchell indefinitely
  Alabama junior forward Tony Mitchell has been suspended indefinitely from the team, the school announced Monday.
  
  
• Marquette bounces back in victory over DePaul
  Darius Johnson-Odom scored 23 points and Jamil Wilson added 18 points and nine rebounds to lead Marquette to an 89-76 victory over DePaul on Monday night.
  
  
• Mizzou edges Oklahoma to claim first in Big 12
  Marcus Denmon scored 25 points, Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No. 4 Missouri claimed first place in the Big 12 by edging Oklahoma 71-68 on Monday night.
  
  
• Dieng, Louisville top UConn for 5th straight win
  Gorgui Dieng returned from a sprained right ankle to score 15 points and freshman Chane Behanan added 12 rebounds as Louisville (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) beat Connecticut 80-59 on Monday night, the Cardinals' fifth straight win.
  
  
• Charleston's Cremins: Left due to exhaustion
  Bobby Cremins knew he had nothing left to give his College of Charleston players when he walked away from the game last month.
  
  
• Pac-12 extends Scott's contract through 2016
  The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously decided to extend the contract of commissioner Larry Scott through 2016, the conference said Monday morning.