Sumpter Has Successful Knee Surgery: Villanova can celebrate small victories when it comes to injuries. Senior forward Curtis Sumpter had successful knee surgery Tuesday, although he remains out indefinitely. Sumpter first tore his ACL against Florida in the NCAA Tournament last season, then hurt the same knee again during practice […]

More Arkansas News: The Razorbacks may also be without sophomore forward Vincent Hunter for some time. Hunter partially tore a ligament in his knee during the Razorbacks’ exhibition game against LSU – Shreveport. Hunter is looking to have a good year after struggling to recover from a severe shoulder injury […]

Arkansas State Researching “Indians”: The Arkansas State athletic department has engaged members of the Cherokee nation to assist the school with understanding the ramifications of the use of their “Indians” mascot, nickname and imagery. ASU, which was placed on the list of the NCAA’s 18 schools that use “hostile and […]

Sun Devils by a Nose: Arizona State point guard Antwi Atuahene will miss the next two weeks due to a broken nose. Atuahene suffered the injury in practice when he was accidentally elbowed by junior forward Bruno Claudino. Atuahene will be fitted with a protective mask, and will likely miss […]

McLain Suspended Indefinitely: Boston College suspended Akida McLain indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules, head coach Al Skinner announced. After the Eagles’ exhibition victory over St. Michael’s on Sunday night, Skinner said that the suspension was retroactive to McLain’s arrest in May for allegedly passing […]

Isreal Leaves Irish: Notre Dame sophomore forward Omari Isreal has decided that his career must move on to another school. Isreal played sparingly last season, averaging 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. He missed all of the 2003-04 season while recovering from a knee injury. Isreal has left the […]

Knight Dogged by Knee: Gonzaga senior forward Erroll Knight has had a slow recovery to a knee injury, which might force him to miss the Bulldogs’ trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational. Without Knight, Gonzaga would have to play in a stacked field without one of its best defenders. […]

New Mexico State Welcomes WAC to Las Cruces: New Mexico State, one of the WAC’s newest members, will host the conference tournaments in 2007 and 2008. The conference awarded the bid to New Mexico State and the Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau. The school is completing a renovation to […]

Padgett Has Painful Start at Louisville: In first public appearance in a Louisville uniform, sophomore center David Padgett, a transfer from Kansas, injured his left knee after playing well during an intrasquad scrimmage. Padgett finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and one sprained left knee. The injury could […]