Cardinal Gets Back Other Half of Twin Towers: Stanford sophomore center Brook Lopez is eligible to play to after missing the first semester because of academic troubles. Lopez can return to action starting Wednesday against Santa Clara. Brook’s twin, Robin Lopez, has helped lead the Cardinal to an 8-1 start […]

O’Neill Is the Chosen One in the Desert: Arizona announced that interim coach Kevin O’Neill will be the Wildcats’ next head coach whenever Lute Olson decides to retire. However, the job is still Olson’s, even though he will miss the rest of this season to handle personal matters. Olson announced […]

Pitino Wins No. 500: After whiffing on their first two opportunities, the Louisville Cardinals got coach Rick Pitino his 500th career victory by beating Marshall 85-75. The Cardinals bounced back from losses to Dayton and Purdue by applying suffocating defensive pressure in the second half to pull away from the […]

Wait Til February, Baby!: College basketball commentator Dick Vitale, famous for his contagious passion for the game and energetic style on camera, will be unavailable until February while he recovers from vocal cord surgery. Vitale had ulcers on his left vocal cord, which doctors treated today in surgery. While recovering, […]

Tendinitis Ends Dickey’s Season: Georgia Tech senior forward Ra’Sean Dickey will miss the rest of the season because of acute tendinitis in his left knee. Dickey missed the Yellow Jackets’ first eight games of the season, and he and the team decided he should focus on rehabilitating the knee rather […]

Panthers Kick Out Leading Scorer: Wisconsin-Milwaukee will move forward without two players who combine to average 22.9 points per game. Coach Rob Jeter dismissed senior forward Torre Johnson, who leads the team in scoring at 17.8 points per game and rebounding at eight rebounds per game, after Johnson was arrested […]

Crews Diagnosed With Heart Condition: Tennessee sophomore forward Duke Crews has a heart condition and will sit out indefinitely. Doctors found the condition after routine EKG tests conducted for each Volunteer. Crews averages 6.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for Tennessee. [12/17/07]

Devendorf Tears ACL: Syracuse junior guard Eric Devendorf will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left ACL Saturday in the Orange’s 125-75 win against East Tennessee State. Devendorf landed awkwardly after leading a fast break, and tests Sunday determined the severity of the injury. Devendorf is Syracuse’s […]

Panther Arrested: UW-Milwaukee senior Torre Johnson was arrested early Saturday morning, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The report said Johnson, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, was involved in an argument with a 23-year-old woman at about 2:15 A.M. and allegedly punched her in the mouth, requiring 10 stitches. […]