No Sioux for You: The North Dakota Fighting Sioux must change their nickname after NCAA officials refused to reconsider its position on the school’s nickname. North Dakota appeared on a list of schools that use “hostile” or “abusive” nicknames, as judged by the NCAA. Florida State, Central Michigan and Utah […]

Jensen Out Until December: Washington senior forward Mike Jensen, one of only two returning starters for the Huskies, had surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder and will probably be out until December. Coach Lorenzo Romar said he expects Jensen to be available by the time the Huskies open Pac 10 […]

EA Sports Books 2007 Maui Tournament: Once again, the Maui Invitational will rival the Preseason NIT as the pre-eminent preseason tournament in 2007. The field will include Duke, Arizona State, Illinois, LSU, Marquette, Oklahoma State, Princeton and host Chaminade. Duke will be looking for its fourth Maui championship. Attracting more […]

Big Sky Eyes Expansion: Joining the trend among NCAA conferences, the Big Sky might attempt to strengthen itself through expansion. With eight schools composing the conference, it may expand to 12, including the adoption of North Dakota State. Both sides are interested, but conference officials are wary of adding North […]

NCAA Pitches In: As part of the nationwide effort to support hurricane victims, the NCAA is giving $1.5 million to Habitat for Humanity and will continue to raise money during its national championships. The NCAA will also help Habitat for Humanity build homes for people who lost theirs during Hurricanes […]

Bearcats Get Katrina Refugee for This Season: The NCAA granted Cincinnati’s request to make junior forward Ronald Allen eligible to play this season after he enrolled at Cincinnati. Hurricane Katrina devastated much of New Orleans and his former school, Xavier University in New Orleans. The NCAA usually requires transfers to […]

Younger Knight Is Red Raiders’ Heir Apparent: Texas Tech officials have approved Pat Knight, coach Bob Knight’s son and an assistant coach, as the Red Raiders’ replacement for the elder Knight, whenever he decides to retire. Bob Knight is entering his 40th season as a coach and trails Dean Smith […]

Martin Roasts Cincy: When sponsors planned the roast of former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins, they intended the evening to be a thank you for the recently deposed coach. School officials forced out Huggins because they no longer wanted to deal with the controversy that tended to surround Huggins, his staff […]

Boilermaker Transfer in Trouble: Purdue guard Tarrance Crump, a JuCo transfer who might contribute to the Boilermakers’ campaign this year, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and other charges after Crump hit a Purdue student and then drove off. Crump stopped his car about a […]

Bobcat Goes to Jail: Former Montana State guard Frank Brown will serve 90 days in prison for twice raping a 15-year-old girl, including at least once after she passed out from alcohol. A judge deferred Brown’s six-year sentence and ordered him to receive psychological treatment and register as a sex […]