former Farleigh Dickinson coach Dick Holub died has died. Holub, a member of 1941 NIT champion Long Island, died July 27 in Sun City West, Ariz.

Jamar Briscoe, the second-highest scoring freshman in Division I basketball last season, has transferred from North Carolina Central to the 49ers. He’ll sit out 2009-10 and have three years of eligibility left after next season.

The Atlantic 10 Conference will move its headquarters from Philadelphia to Newport News, Va.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino told police that he and Karen Cunagin Sypher, the woman charged with extorting Pitino, had sex Aug. 1, 2003, and that he later gave her $3,000 for an abortion.

Pittsburgh received a boost to its backcourt with the late summer addition of former Centenary guard Chase Adams.

The NCAA cited Connecticut’s athletics programs for 17 minor violations, including one for men’s basketball related to an employee giving an injured Husky a ride.

Georgia Tech incoming freshman forward Kammeon Holsey tore the ACL in his right knee and will undergo surgery tomorrow.

Teams in Montana will be allowed to host NCAA championship games after the NCAA Executive Committee agreed to a gambling policy on Thursday that did not disqualify the state from doing so.

New Florida International coach Isiah Thomas pulled off a major recruiting coup, beating Indiana, Kentucky and Arizona, among others, in getting Dominique Ferguson to commit.

The NCAA Board of Directors might require academically challenged incoming freshmen to attend summer school before they can play in the fall.