New Coach, Same Story: When Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher forced out former coach Bob Huggins, she sent a clear statement that she would not tolerate academic or disciplinary problems, especially among athletes and coaches. Huggins may be gone, but the problems aren’t. Sophomore walk-on Ryan Patzwald was arrested for driving […]

Bailey Back at Bedford: Former Indiana Hoosier star Damon Bailey, a state legend, has returned to where his career started — Bedford North Lawrence High School. Bailey finished as Indiana’s most prolific high school scorer in history at Bedford before attending Indiana for four years. After dazzling the NCAA, the […]

The Other La Salle Rape Trial Delayed: In the same week that two teammates were found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old student, former La Salle Explorer Dzaflo Larkai had his rape trial delayed until December. Larkai was charged for a 2003 incident in which a women’s basketball player said […]

Friar De-frocked: Providence suspended junior guard Dwight Brewington for violating team rules. Brewington missed the team’s exhibition game against EA Sports All-Stars, a 77-75 victory for the Friars. Brewington needs to express his penitence and act right for the Friars, who will need his 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per […]

Wright State Guards Suspended: Two Wright State guards will miss all games in November after police arrested them for shoplifting. Junior Tyrone Scott and freshman Robert Eldridge were arrested with nine stolen DVDs from Wal-Mart in their possession, worth about $125. Coach Paul Biancardi suspended the guards for the team’s […]

Wildcats Appeal Denied: The NCAA denied Arizona sophomore swingman Jawann McClellan’s appeal, and thus is academically ineligible to play for the Wildcats until December 17th. McClellan dropped out of summer classes to handle family affairs when his father died of a heart attack in June, and received an “incomplete” in […]

Injury Bug Bites Hoosiers: Indiana’s injury report is growing by the week. The latest addition is sophomore guard A.J. Ratliff, who broke his thumb in practice. He joins fellow sophomore and potential starter D.J. White on the injury list. Although White is out for about six weeks, Ratliff should be […]

Bad Luck Bulls: South Florida will enter its first season in the Big East with huge questions in the backcourt. The Bulls are already overmatched against most of the Big East’s elite members. But the loss of freshman point guard Chris Howard is an especially critical blow. The Bulls kicked […]

Olson Switches Centers: Arizona coach Lute Olson will start redshirt freshman forward Mohamed Tangara tonight against Sonoma State instead of junior center Kirk Walters. Walters had been slated to start at center for the Wildcats, but Olson pulled the trigger on the switch to motivate Walters to play harder. With […]