The Morning Dish – Thursday, September 4th Serving Notice: Auburn was officially notified by the NCAA that the school was under investigation for possible major recruiting infractions in the men’s basketball program. The investigation is centering around the tactics of one former and one present assistant coach in their recruitment […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, September 3rd Gator Extended: Florida head coach Billy Donovan yesterday signed a shiny new six-year contract extension for $1.7 million per season. Donovan, who has led the Gators to five straight NCAA tournaments, including the 2000 finals, has a 184-93 record in seven seasons at […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, September 2nd Gamecock Ineligible?: South Carolina is investigating whether Tampa recruit Renaldo Balkman will be academically eligible to enroll in time for the deadline next week. Balkman, a 6-7 forward, took the SAT and received a qualifying score and was approved by the NCAA clearinghouse. […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, September 1st Happy Labor Day! Enjoy some backyard grilling, and welcome to September. Bliss in Prison?: Don’t get ahead of yourself. The ousted and disgraced former Baylor head coach stated that he would like to start making amends by volunteering at a Waco-area state jail […]

The Morning Dish – Saturday, August 30th Billiken Suspended: Saint Louis guard Reggie Bryant, a transfer from Villanova, was suspended for three games for his part in the Villanova phone card scandal last March. The suspensions were issued by the NCAA to Villanova student athletes for illegal use of a […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, August 29th Lobo Suicide: New Mexico sophomore forward Patrick William “Billy” Feeney was discovered yesterday morning hanging in downtown Albuquerque, having apparently committed suicide. Feeney, a transfer from Portland State, had told head coach Ritchie McKay that he was going home to Boulder, Colorado, to […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, August 28th Keeping Out of It: In response to an emergency request from sports promoters, the Supreme Court refused to get involved in the case of Exempt Tournament Promoters v. NCAA. Justice John Paul Stevens had no comment on the matter, which was prompted by […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, August 27th Seven Men In: Baylor basketball now has seven players on the squad for the upcoming season. Others that had wavered, Harvey Thomas, Tommy Swanson, and Carl Marshall all started classes yesterday at Baylor. They join Ellis Kidd, Terrance Thomas, Matt Sayman, and R.T. […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, August 26th Big 12 Waiver: The Big 12 Conference voted yesterday to waive the intraconference transfer rule that forces players to sit out a year for transferring between Big 12 member institutions. The waiver will benefit two Baylor players that have transferred to other Big […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, August 25th Clemons Released: Former Missouri guard Ricky Clemons was released from jail yesterday, having completed his 60-day sentence for false imprisonment of his former girlfriend. Clemons left the Boone County Jail with two bags of possessions, but did not answer questions, and has two […]