Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Gardner-Webb delivered the first upset of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament with an 82-63 victory against No. 3 Stetson. The Runnin’ Bulldogs, who will play No. 2 Jacksonville Friday, shot 65 percent in the second half to outscore the Hatters 54-34. In the […]
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Missouri Valley: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Opening Round
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 9 Wichita State’s bench outscored No. 8 Indiana State’s 27-0, but the Sycamores got 18 points apiece from junior forward Jay Tunnell and senior guard Gabriel Moore as all five Indiana State scorers reached double figures in a 71-67 win. The Syacmores advance […]
West Coast Conference: West Coast Conference Tournament Opening Round
West Coast Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 5 San Francisco ended No. 8 Loyola Marymount’s season with a 70-60 victory. Sophomore forward Dior Lowhorn had 26 points to lead the Dons. Coach Eddie Sutton picked up his 804th career victory and first West Coast Conference Tournament win. The Dons will […]
Harvard: Harvard’s Recruiting Methods Under Revision
Harvard’s Recruiting Methods Under Revision: The Ivy League and Harvard will investigate the Crimson’s program after a New York Times story described how recruiting violations were commited by assistant coach Kenny Blakeney. Blakeney visited two Harvard recruits and played pickup games with them during times where recruting contacts were prohibited. […]
Arkansas State: Richardson Might Take Arkansas State Job
Richardson Might Take Arkansas State Job: Nolan Richardson, former coach at Arkansas, said he is talking to officials at Arkansas State about their job opening. Richardson hasn’t coached since 2002, when he left the Razorbacks, the team he took to the 1994 NCAA Championship. He later sued the school for […]
Clemson: Clemson’s Hammonds Breaks Wrist
Clemson’s Hammonds Breaks Wrist: Clemson senior guard Cliff Hammonds broke his non-shooting wrist during the Tigers’ last-second win at Maryland. X-rays revealed the injury Monday. He broke it while falling to the floor after blocking a dunk by Maryland forward James Gist. Hammonds’ status for the game against Georgia Tech […]
Missouri: Nightclub at Center of Mizzou Incident Closes
Nightclub at Center of Mizzou Incident Closes: The Athena Nightclub, where Missouri players Stefhon Hannah and Jason Horton got in a fight in January, will be shut down, according to a letter the owner sent to city officials. The fight occurred when Hannah complained about poor service and got into […]
UCLA: UCLA Legend’s Meds Adjusted
UCLA Legend’s Meds Adjusted: UCLA coaching legend John Wooden, who was hospitalized six days ago after falling and breaking a wrist and collarbone, was feeling just fine, and his medication was changed to alleviate an irregular heartbeat. The 97-year-old’s medication was adjusted by doctors. He’s also wearing a cast on […]
Atlantic Sun: Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Belmont protected its home court in a quarterfinal 75-66 victory against No. 8 Campbell. The defending Atlantic Sun champs were led by senior guard Justin Hare with 17 points. The Bruins will play the winner of No. 4 East Tennessee State and No. […]
Detroit: Waston Calls It Quits at Detroit
Waston Calls It Quits at Detroit: Detroit coach Perry Watson has resigned as the Titans’ coach. He has been on indefinite leave since Jan. 7 because of medical reasons. Associate coach Kevin Mondro has been the interim head coach. In his 15 seasons as Detroit’s coach, Watson tallied a 258-185 […]