Broken Foot Hobbles Weber: Illinois and coach Bruce Weber exorcised some demons last night when the Illini stormed Chapel Hill to beat North Carolina 68-64 in a rematch of the national championship game, which the Tar Heels won. With significant losses on both teams, the Big Ten/ACC Challenge match offered […]

Drunken Catnap Leads to Cincinnati Coach’s Resignation: The mess at Cincinnati continues to worsen. Assistant coach Keith LeGree resigned after police arrested him Saturday for drunk driving, his second such arrest this year. LeGree was first arrested after police found LeGree asleep in his car at a red light with […]

Open Mike Night at Temple: As Temple finished off Miami Sunday, a fan tossed an unidentified object onto the court, stopping play and pissing off Owls’ coach John Chaney. Chaney, known for his unparalleled success at Temple and a fiery temper, let loose on the Owls’ faithful by admonishing them […]

Boeheim to Take 2-3 Zone International: The U.S. Olympic basketball team might have to wear a shade of orange somewhere on their jerseys, an appropriate color once they are indoctrinated by the Orange’s Jim Boeheim. Boeheim is one of three coaches who will serve as assistants to U.S. basketball head […]

Dizzy Owl May Return Soon: Temple junior center Wayne Marshall has missed the beginning of the season because he had dizziness that prevented him from even playing in pickup games. But the condition seems to be subsiding because Marshall has practiced at full speed recently. Coach John Chaney said after […]

Washington Rests Thigh: Memphis sophomore point guard Darius Washington will likely sit out against Lamar tonight and Jackson State Wednesday after playing with a deeply bruised thigh in the NIT Season Tip-Off finals. Washington injured the leg against Alabama a couple of weeks ago, but he played through the pain […]

Tark Has His Day: More than a dozen years after former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian walked off the school’s court for the last time, the Runnin Rebels honored Tarkanian during the team’s loss to Nevada Saturday by naming the court in his honor — the Jerry Tarkanian Court at the […]

Gonzaga Loses Heytvelt for Season: Gonzaga redshirt freshman Josh Heytvelt will miss the rest of the season after breaking his ankle during the Bulldogs’ loss to Connecticut in last week’s Maui Invitational championship. He will have surgery to repair the ankle Monday and will not be able to practice for […]

Welcome Back Johnson: New Mexico forward Aaron Johnson, who is sitting out this season after transferring from Penn State, is back on the team after coach Rich McKay had dismissed him for his role in a bar fight. McKay said Johnson won’t cause any more trouble after he fought four […]