Relph Out Indefinitely For Bonnies: St. Bonaventure starting point guard Tyler Relph underwent surgery yesterday to remove bone spurs in his left ankle and to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Relph, a former West Virginia transfer, sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. Head coach […]

Drug Charges For Former Vol: Former Tennessee walk-on Richard “Pee-Wee” Gash was arrested on drug possession charges, after a traffic stop revealed a duffel bag with over $11,000 and marijuana residue were found in his vehicle. Gash, who is still enrolled at UT but left the team this summer after […]

Price Goes for Quick Probation: Connecticut sophomore point guard A.J. Price has applied for a special probation that would leave him without a criminal record and could return him to the Huskies’ team. Price and junior guard Marcus Williams were charged with several counts of felony larceny in a scheme […]

Trial Starts in LaSalle Scandal: The attorneys for former LaSalle basketball players Gary Neal and Michael Cleaves contend that the two men are innocent of rape charges levied by a LaSalle basketball camp counselor, and that the incident was with her consent. The woman, then 19, was a University of […]

Ratliff Out With Bum Thumb: Indiana sophomore guard A.J. Ratliff had surgery on his injured right thumb Tuesday and will be out indefinitely. Ratliff last season averaged 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest, and started 14 games as a freshman. Also injured in the same practice was freshman Ben […]

Wooden Wins NCAA’s Ford Award: Former UCLA coaching legend John Wooden was awarded the NCAA’s Gerald R. Ford Award for leadership in advocating intercollegiate athletics. Wooden, known most for his string of national championships at the helm of UCLA in the 1960’s and 70’s, was lauded also for his efforts […]

Princeton’s Scott Makes Surprise Cuts: Princeton head coach Joe Scott surprised team members by announcing that junior reserves John Reynolds and Mike Rudoy have been cut from the Tigers basketball team. Three other players, Justin Conway, Zach Woolridge, and Max Schafer also received warnings from Scott, as he tries to […]

Back in the Saddle, Again: Former Gonzaga start Ronny Turiaf scrimmaged yesterday with some of his old teammates, just four month after open heart surgery. Turiaf, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, underwent surgery in July after Lakers’ team physicians discovered an enlarged aortic root. Turiaf, last year’s […]

Huskies Try Chip Off Old Block: Northeastern head coach Ron Everhart has announced the hiring of Richard Pitino as an assistant coach on his Huskies staff. Pitino, the son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, last season was administrative assistant for the College of Charleston basketball team. Previously, Pitino was […]

Morrissey Out for Nittany Lions: Penn State sophomore guard Danny Morrissey injured his left knee in practice yesterday, and may miss the entire season. Morrissey, an outside threat who led the Lions with 53 treys last season as a freshman, dislocated the knee during drills. A Penn State spokesman indicated […]