Nova Finally Catches a Break: The trials and tribulations of Villanova are well-documented. But the injury-riddled Wildcats finally received some good news when the NCAA Clearinghouse announced recruit Shane Clark is academically eligible. Villanova sent Clark an official acceptance letter, which will allow the 6-7 forward to join the team […]

Golden Knights Bring Florida Native Into the Fold: Central Florida coach Kirk Speraw has hired Micah Byers as an administrative assistant. Byers’ responsibilities with the Golden Knights will include scheduling and editing and exchanging film, among other duties. Most recently, Byers was an assistant coach at Chipola College in Marianna, […]

Aces Out: The Evansville Purple Aces are in the midst of a minor exodus. Two players have left the team within the past month, both of whom are freshmen. Troy Robertson and Wacey Hall are off the team, but the school will re-evaluate Robertson’s status after the first semester. Evansville […]

Big East Rewards Tranghese: For turning the Big East into a superconference, the chief executive officers of the conference’s 16 members agreed to extend commissioner Michael Tranghese’s contract through 2010. At the conference’s Presidents Meeting in Philadelphia, the CEOs rewarded Tranghese, who has guided the Big East through a whirlwind […]

CSTV Joins the CBS Family: In the media world, tracking who owns whom can be as tricky as tracing your family’s heritage back to the 16th century. So here’s a quick lesson: CBS, a child of the massive Viacom media conglomerate, is breaking free to run its own family tree. […]

Heath Denies Allegations: Arkansas coach Stan Heath publicly announced that the Razorbacks did not commit any violations while cherished recruit Thaddeus Young visited the school. Young’s AAU coach, Keith Easterwood, said Arkansas boosters had improper contact with Young during his visit. But Heath said his staff ensured that no violations […]

Tulane Gets a Homestand: Tulane University announced today that the Green Wave men’s and women’s basketball teams will play all Conference USA games at their Fogelman Arena, on the flood-ravaged campus. The home opener will be against Richmond on December 27th. Four additional “home” games will be played at Tulane’s […]

Injury Slows Commodore: Vanderbilt senior forward Julian Terrell will sit out the Commodores’ first exhibition game this weekend because of a stress fracture in his foot. The team discovered the injury after Terrell had an MRI to figure out the source of pain in his foot. The injury could become […]

Bulls’ Enigma Off the Team: South Florida junior point guard David Sills, nicknamed the Enigma, has been kicked off the team by coach Robert McCullum because of an attitude and behavior detrimental to the team. McCullum did not offer specific examples, but the Enigma has a flighty history. He had […]

Wildcat Lodge Case Dropped: Prosecutors are dropping the case of a woman who claims she was raped by a University of Kentucky basketball player last April in the Wildcat Lodge. Fayette County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson has dropped any plans to present the on again-off again case to a grand […]