Buckeyes End O’Brien Saga: Ohio State closed a long and contentious chapter of its team history by paying Jim O’Brien $2.74 million for improperly firing the former coach in 2004. Ohio’s Supreme Court ordered the university to pay O’Brien after determining that the school violated the terms of O’Brien’s contracts […]

Jaguar Scoring Specialist Enters Draft: IUPUI junior guard George Hill submitted his name for the draft before the April 27 deadline. The Jaguars’ leading scorer averaged 21.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game and led IUPUI to a 26-7 record. Hill said he will not hire an agent, […]

Alabama State Player Dies: Deshean Porchea, a sophomore at Alabama State, died after collapsing as he walked off the court following a pick-up game on campus. Porchea, 19, never regained consciousness. He averaged two points per game last season. [5/01/08]

UCSB Assistant to Leave for San Francisco: UC Santa Barbara assistant coach Danny Yoshikawa is taking a similar position at San Francisco, where he will work under his childhood friend, recently appointed coach Rex Walters. [5/01/08]

NCAA Said It Followed Limit on Beer Ads: The NCAA, which has a self-imposed limit on 60 seconds of beer advertising for every televised hour of competition, said it followed those guidelines during the Final Four. More than 100 college presidents and athletics directors signed a letter claiming they had […]

Stanford Brings In A New Duke: Johnny Dawkins spent the last nine seasons being the head assistant coach for Duke before being hired as Stanford’s head coach. He is replacing Trent Johnson, who was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year last season. Although Dawkins has no previous head coaching experience, […]

Memphis Head Coach Signs Extension: Coach John Calipari will remain Memphis’ coach through the 2012-13 season after signing an extension that will pay him $2.35 million a year. His contract includes an annual raise of $500,000 and a $5 million bonus for staying to the end of the contract. Coach […]

Hansbrough Transfers to Notre Dame: Ben Hansbrough informed Notre Dame coach Mike Brey of his decision to transfer to the university Monday night after visiting South Bend, Ind., this past weekend. Hansbrough is the younger brother of National Player of the Year Tyler Hansbrough. Tyler’s younger brother will sit out […]

Legendary Coach Dies: Will Robinson died Monday at age 96. He was the first black Division I coach and was known for discovering Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman while scouting for the Detroit Pistons. Robinson broke through the racial barrier when he was named coach of Illinois State in the […]