Horizon League Tournament Opening Round: In the opening round of the Horizon League tournament, No. 5 Youngstown State pulled out a win after blowing a 17-point lead against No. 8 Detroit, winning 82-80. The explosive second half from No. 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay sealed a win, defeating No. 9 Cleveland State […]

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Austin Peay used an early 8-2 run in overtime to get past pesky No. 8 Tennessee State 89-84 Tuesday night and move into the Ohio Valley Conference semifinals to face No. 5 Samford Friday. The Governors’ Drake Reed scored 27 points, but Austin […]

Arizona Sending Sophomore to Pros: Sophomore Marcus Williams will leave Arizona to play in the NBA. The 6-7 forward is averaging 16.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season. Speculation that freshman Chase Budlinger may leave with Williams has been verified as rumors, and he will stay for his […]

Butch Out as Badgers’ Misfortunes Continue: Wisconsin starting forward Brian Butch suffered a dislocation and fracture of his right elbow during Wisconsin’s 49-48 loss to Ohio State Sunday and will be out four to six weeks, a potentially season-ending injury. The 6-11 Butch, the Badgers’ third-leading scorer averaging 8.8 points […]

Northern Iowa Extends Coach Ben Jacobson: Ben Jacobson, who has led the Northern Iowa Panthers to an 18-12 record in his first year, has had his contract extended one year, through 2012. Jacobson signed a five-year deal last year. His salary will remain at $150,000 annually. [2/26/07]

Fourth Player This Season Leaves St. Bonaventure: Jermaine Calvin, a junior guard for St. Bonaventure, has left the program, becoming the fourth player this season to do so. Calvin was a JuCo transfer from Southern Idaho who had played in 24 games this season with unimpressive numbers. Previously, Zarryon Fereti, […]

Gladness Sets New NCAA Blocks Record: Move over, David Robinson. Sit down, Shawn Bradley. Later, Roy Rogers. Bye-Bye, Loren Woods. Mickell Gladness of Alabama A&M had an NCAA record 16 blocks against Texas Southern Saturday night, breaking the single game record of 14 shared by those four men. As a […]

Former Montana State Athletes Face Death Penalty: Former Montana State basketball player John Lebrum and football player Branden Miller have asked the Montana State Supreme Court to overturn a district court’s ruling that the two are eligible for the death penalty if convicted. The two are accused of murder, aggravated […]

Oklahoma State Honors Eddie Sutton: During his time at Tulsa Central High School, the University of Southern Idaho, Creighton, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma State, Eddie Sutton won exactly 1,000 games as a head coach. Oklahoma State thanked him for the 368 that he won there during a halftime ceremony Wednesday […]

Chief Illiniwek Appears For The Last Time: At the University of Illinois’ men’s basketball game Wednesday night, the beloved Chief Illiniwek appeared for the last time. After his halftime performance, thousands in the normally orange-filled arena pulled off their orange t-shirts to reveal black ones underneath, mourning the death of […]