College basketball:

LSU reinstated coach Will Wade. The move came two days after a Wade met with LSU and NCAA officials, during which AD Joe Alleva said the second-year Tigers coach “answered all questions and denied any wrongdoing in connection with recently reported allegations of irregularities in college basketball recruiting.” Wade, 36, was suspended indefinitely on the heels of a Yahoo report about leaked excerpts of an FBI wiretap that captured Wade speaking with a person convicted funneling illegal payments to the families of recruits . ... Cincinnati hired John Brannen as its coach. Brannen, 45, spent the last four seasons at Northern Kentucky and guided the Norse to two NCAA tournament appearances and two regular-season Horizon League titles . ... Wofford promoted Jay McAuley to coach.