Month: November 2005
Pepperdine: Injuries Mounting for Pepperdine
Injuries Mounting for Pepperdine: Pepperdine sophomore center Russell Hicks will miss as much as six weeks because of a broken left foot. Hicks injured the foot during practice, becoming the third Pepperdine player who will miss time this season. Junior guard Marvin Lea will miss a month with a stress […]
Purdue: Setbacks Boiling Over in West Lafayette
Setbacks Boiling Over in West Lafayette: Entering this season, Purdue figured to have a decent backcourt as new coach Matt Painter attempted to have a successful first season following the retirement of legendary Gene Keady. Now the backcourt is a huge problem for the Boilermakers, thanks to injuries and suspensions. […]
Providence: Friar Bolts Just Before Season
Friar Bolts Just Before Season: Providence junior guard Dwight Brewington has quit the Friars to focus on academics. Brewington had been suspended for violating a team rule, but coach Tim Welsh did not threaten his status on the team. Brewington made the decision after meeting with Welsh and contemplating his […]
California: Powe Possibly Sidelined Again
Powe Possibly Sidelined Again: California big man Leon Powe will have a CT scan to determine the extent of a stress reaction, which occurred during the Bears’ exhibition victory against Humboldt State Monday. A stress reaction could be the first signs of a stress fracture, which typically take a while […]
Arkansas: Razorback’s Car Trouble
Razorback’s Car Trouble: Arkansas senior guard Eric Ferguson will face punishment from coach Stan Heath, though he won’t say exactly what that will entail, after police arrested him for driving while intoxicated and careless and prohibited driving. Ferguson was arrested for a similar charge, minus the drunk driving part, last […]
Northeastern Outlook
Northeastern Begins its New Journey by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – Northeastern fans can be forgiven if they are a little concerned after the team’s two exhibition games. The Huskies lost to Division III Bentley in their first exhibition and had a non-descript showing in an 80-44 blowout of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez […]
Seton Hall/Manhattan Opener
Pirates Look Good in Win Over Manhattan by Ray Floriani EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – In baseball, the early part of the season sees pitchers often enjoying an edge on batters. In the early going of the college basketball season, they say defense is ahead of offense. In the opening round […]
Kansas: NCAA Gives Jayhawk Nine-Game Suspension
NCAA Gives Jayhawk Nine-Game Suspension: The NCAA doled out its longest suspension to a player from a major program since it banned former Connecticut Husky Charlie Villanueva for eight games. Kansas sophomore center will miss the first nine games of the season because of an undisclosed connection to a Jayhawk […]
Connecticut: Price Gets Probation
Price Gets Probation: Connecticut redshirt freshman guard A.J. Price will enter an accelerated probation program as punishmnet for his role in the theft of four laptop computers from a Connecticut dorm. Price and fellow Husky guard Marcus Williams stole four computers and attempted to sell them. During Price’s 18-month probation, […]
