Hokie Breaks Foot: Virginia Tech sophomore forward Wynton Witherspoon broke a bone in his left foot and will be on the shelf for up to two months. Witherspoon broke the fifth metatarsal (“pinky-toe side”) in practice, and is to have surgery to repair the break later today. Witherspoon played in […]

Wilma Moves FAU: Hurricane Wilma has uprooted the Florida Atlantic Owls, at least for the next week. In a release, the university announced that the men’s and women’s basketball teams will move their practices from Boca Raton to Orlando through the weekend, and possibly into next week. The FAU campus […]

It Pays to be Smart: The NCAA’s executive committee and board of directors want to create a $10 million program that would dole out $100,000 at a time to schools for academic reasons. If the program comes to fruition, $2 million would go to schools that excel, $5 million would […]

Expert Opinion Supports Prosecution in La Salle Rape Trial: A toxicologist testified that a La Salle student probably had three times the legal limit of alcohol in her when she said Explorer players Michael Cleaves and Gary Neal raped her. The prosecution argues that Cleaves and Neal took advantage of […]

NYU, Columbia Coaching Legend Passes: Longtime New York University head coach Lou Rossini passed away yesterday from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. Rossini coached the Violets from 1959-71, and led NYU to the 1960 Final Four (losing to Cincinnati), as well as two other NCAA tournament and four […]

Freshman Cleared to Practice: Arizona State freshman forward Jeff Pendergraph has been cleared by his family physician to resume practice for the Sun Devils. Pendergraph, a 6-10 native of Etiwanda, Calif., had a benign tumor removed from behind his kneecap in August. While he is beginning practice late, head coach […]

Morrissey Out for Nittany Lions: Penn State sophomore guard Danny Morrissey injured his left knee in practice yesterday, and may miss the entire season. Morrissey, an outside threat who led the Lions with 53 treys last season as a freshman, dislocated the knee during drills. A Penn State spokesman indicated […]

Huskies Try Chip Off Old Block: Northeastern head coach Ron Everhart has announced the hiring of Richard Pitino as an assistant coach on his Huskies staff. Pitino, the son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, last season was administrative assistant for the College of Charleston basketball team. Previously, Pitino was […]

Back in the Saddle, Again: Former Gonzaga start Ronny Turiaf scrimmaged yesterday with some of his old teammates, just four month after open heart surgery. Turiaf, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, underwent surgery in July after Lakers’ team physicians discovered an enlarged aortic root. Turiaf, last year’s […]

Princeton’s Scott Makes Surprise Cuts: Princeton head coach Joe Scott surprised team members by announcing that junior reserves John Reynolds and Mike Rudoy have been cut from the Tigers basketball team. Three other players, Justin Conway, Zach Woolridge, and Max Schafer also received warnings from Scott, as he tries to […]