Cats Kick Out Rodgers: Arizona coach Lute Olson has dismissed senior guard Chris Rodgers, potentially ending his career at the college level. Olson did not offer a specific reason for Rodgers’ removal, but he had said that he would evaluate all his players to solve some chemistry problems. Rodgers also […]

Badgers Played With Short Bench: Wisconsin dropped its first Big Ten game of the season last night at Ohio State, partially because coach Bo Ryan didn’t have his full complement of Badgers to throw at the Buckeyes. Sophomore center Greg Stiemsma missed the game because of medical issues. He has […]

49er Will Try Again Next Year: Charlotte senior forward E.J. Drayton has decided to give up on this season after injuries sidelined him since early December. Drayton has been hobbled by a knee injury, and he also hurt his shoulder early in the season. Drayton will apply for a medical […]

Bear Will Have Surgery on Bad Knee: California senior forward Rod Benson will miss at least four weeks while recovering from surgery to repair a tear in his right knee. Benson will have surgery tomorrow to fix the injury that occurred in practice earlier this week. Benson was phenomenal while […]

Beaver Will Miss Trip Up North: Oregon State senior point guard Lamar Hurd will miss the Beavers’ games at Washington and Washington State later this week while nursing a strained groin. Hurd injured the muscle during the Beavers’ loss to Arizona State last weekend. The team wants to be cautious […]

Wainwright Suspends Young Demon Star: DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright suspended freshman forward Wilson Chandler for violating a team rule. He did not announce the length of the suspension, but added that it will not be indefinite. He indicated that he’s handing out some tough love to a kid who has […]

Stansbury Puts Out a Couple of Dogs: Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury has dismissed forwards Walter Sharpe and Jerrell Houston after they violated team rules. Stansbury did not offer details about the reason for their dismissal. Neither player starts for the Bulldogs, although Sharpe is productive off the bench, averaging […]

Oliver Becomes First Coaching Casualty: Idaho State coach Doug Oliver is the first coach to plan to leave or lose a job this season because of poor performance. Oliver announced that he will resign as coach at the end of the season, citing a desire for fresh blood to reinvigorate […]

Calhoun Feels Fine: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun returned to work yesterday after dehydration forced him to leave the bench against Syracuse Monday night. Calhoun left the court with a few minutes remaining in the Huskies’ 88-80 win at Syracuse because he felt light-headed from a sinus infection. He felt fine […]

Calhoun Stirs the Pot: St. John’s and Connecticut aren’t best friends already as Big East rivals. Then the Huskies virtually stole Red Storm recruit Doug Wiggins. Wiggins had committed to St. John’s but canceled his commitment to play for coach Jim Calhoun and the Huskies. Calhoun added to the feud […]