Ohio State Pays O’Brien: The Ohio Supreme Court declined Ohio State’s appeal to former head coach’s Jim O’Brien lawsuit, signaling the end of a long court battle and earning the coach almost $3 million. Ohio State fired O’Brien in 2004 after he told then-athletic director Andy Geiger that he had […]

Winless Casciano Resigns From NJIT: Jim Casciano resigned Wednesday as coach at New Jersey Institute of Technology but will coach the Highlanders in their final game of the season tomorrow at Utah Valley State. The Highlanders are 0-28 this season after going 5-24 in 2006-07, their first season competing in […]

Beavers’ Coach to Hand Down Punishment: Oregon State coach Kevin Mouton has gone from dismissing an after-practice confrontation last week between his players and Washington’s to pledging punishment for the Beavers that were involved, according to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer report. Beaver freshman Sean Carter will be one of the sanctioned […]

Sampson Likely Out as Indiana’s Coach: Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson will likely be suspended and later fired by the university because of an allegation that he committed five major NCAA violations, a report from ESPN.com said. Sampson, who made more than 100 unallowable phone calls while on probation for violations […]

Illinois Center Leaves Team: Illinois center Brian Carlwell has left the basketball team and hopes to transfer to another school to resume his college career, coach Bruce Webber said. The 6-11 sophomore spent most of his career at Illinois on the injured list. He missed part of the season last […]

Williams and Coach K Fuel the Fire: The Duke/North Carolina rivalry is already one of the most intense clashes in sports. The team’s two coaches are adding intrigue to the March rematch by trading barbs in the media. After the Blue Devils’ loss at Wake Forest, coach Mike Krzyzewski told […]

Two Tigers End Legal Trouble: Memphis sophomore forward Shawn Taggart and freshman guard Jeff Robinson won’t face charges after prosecutors dropped charges for disorderly conduct and inciting a riot. Taggart and Robinson completed an anger management class and earned good grades in school, which were the conditions of the agreement […]

Kruger Boots Lawrence for DUI: UNLV coach Lon Kruger has dismissed guard Marcus Lawrence after the sophomore was arrested Friday for driving under the influence. Police arrested Lawrence after responding to a one-vehicle accident at 7:30 a.m. Kruger said Lawrence has run out of second chances after three or four […]

Merritt’s Season Ends: Michigan senior guard David Merritt will not play again this season after tearing a ligament in his left knee in the Wolverines’ 80-70 victory against Ohio State. Merritt had his best game of his career against the Buckeyes, scoring seven points and dishing out four assists. He […]

Nutt Resigns at Arkansas State: Arkansas State coach Dickey Nutt announced Tuesday that he will resign. Assistant coaches Shawn Forrest and Al Grushkin will lead the Indians for the final three games of the regular season and during the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Nutt finished with a 189-187 record in […]