Braves Out of Work: Bradley must play without sophomore center Patrick O’Bryant and junior guard Will Franklin until late December after the NCAA suspended them for accepting money for work they did not do. O’Bryant and Franklin received eight-game and six-game suspensions, respectively, and two other Braves were ordered to repay money for similar but less serious violations. O’Bryant received $400 per week for his summer job, even if he didn’t show up to work. Franklin was paid $40 an hour for a job that should have paid only $12. The school asserts that the infractions were accidental and appealed, to no avail, the suspensions.
[11/23/05]