Vitale to Return Feb. 4: ESPN commentator Dick Vitale will return to the airwaves on the Feb. 4 “Mike & Mike” radio show after a successful surgery to treat ulcers on his left vocal cord. Vitale, who went three and a half weeks without speaking, was treated at Mass General […]

Passos to Return From Suspension for New Mexico State: Hatlia Passos, a senior center at New Mexico State, will return from a six-game suspension when the Aggies play Louisiana Tech. Head coach Marvin Menzies had suspended Passos for violating team rules, although the university did not specify the nature of […]

NCAA Upholds Text Messaging Ban: In an overwhelming vote, NCAA delegates decided to uphold a ban on coaches sending text messages to recruits. The ban had little opposition from anyone outside the coaching community, which reacted strongly when it went into effect last August. The head of NCAA’s Student-Athlete advisory […]

Billikens Set Scoring Futility Record: For the second time this week, an NCAA team has set a record for failing to score. Saint Louis set the shot-clock era record low Thursday night at George Washington by scoring 20 points in the Billikens’ 49-20 loss. Saint Louis made only seven of […]

Wisconsin Player Caught Drinking Again: Wisconsin backup forward Kevin Gullikson has been cited for underage drinking again. The junior, who will turn 21 on Feb. 26, measured 0.20 in blood alcohol content level. He had received similar citations in the past two years and agreed to be part of an […]

Sooners Lose Academically Ineligible Clark: Oklahoma sophomore forward Keith Clark is academically ineligible for the second semester and will miss the rest of the Sooners’ season. Clark averaged 5.4 points per game in Oklahoma’s first 14 games this season. He will not enroll at the university during the spring, and […]

Southern Miss Coach Leaves Team to Be With Mother: Southern Mississippi coach Larry Eustachy flew to California and is taking an indefinite leave of absence to be with his ailing mother. Eustachy could be back for Saturday’s game with Tulane or miss more significant time. In the meantime, Southern Miss […]

Missouri Valley Leading Scorer Sprains Ankle: Drake sophomore guard Josh Young, the Missouri Valley Conference’s leading scorer, sprained his right ankle in the the Bulldogs’ 75-50 win against Indiana State Wednesday. There is no timetable when he will return to the lineup for the Bulldogs, who are 13-1 in their […]

Eustachy Returns for Game: Southern Mississippi coach Larry Eustachy has returned to the Golden Eagles’ to help the team prepare for Saturday’s game against Tulane. Eustachy left the team after Tuesday’s 52-41 loss to Central Florida to care for his mother in San Clemente, Calif. Eustachy’s mother is battling cancer, […]

Fighting Irish to Go to Ireland: Notre Dame will be in Ireland Aug 13-25 to face Irish and Polish teams in the first Emerald Hoops Program, a plan to help basketball relationships between communities in the United States and Ireland. The Fighting Irish are expected to participate in a series […]