Cardinals’ Guard Yates Out: Ball State junior guard Darren Yates will miss the start of the season following foot surgery yesterday. Yates, who averaged 3.9 points per game last season as a reserve, originally suffered a stress fracture in his right foot two weeks ago, but underwent surgery to repair the problem before it became chronic. Yates is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with the injury. [10/19/05]