NCAA Gives Purdue a Point: In desperate need of a point guard, Purdue received good news when the NCAA cleared freshman guard Korey Spates for this coming season. The NCAA Clearinghouse decided that Spates had met academic standards required of incoming freshmen players. Spates might step into the starting point guard position if the school punishes Tarrance Crump for his Sept. 25 arrest. The JuCo transfer could miss some or all of the upcoming season, depending on what the Boilermakers’ decision.
[10/08/05]