Atlantic 10 Will Have a New Leader: Atlantic 10 commissioner Linda Bruno announced that she will resign effective June 30, 2008 after 14 years on the job. Bruno cited a desire to go for a new challenge in her decision to move on. Her tenure was marked by a number […]

Indiana’s Gordon Leaves Game With Apparent Hip Injury: Indiana freshman star Eric Gordon left the game after falling hard during the Hoosiers’ win vs. Tennessee State. Gordon, who is second in the nation in scoring at close to 27 points a game, fell late in the first half. He briefly […]

Ankle Surgery Will End Blue Devil’s Season: Junior forward Martynas Pocius will miss the remainder of the season because of surgery on his left ankle. Pocius will have surgery in January after the swelling in his ankle subsides. The junior reserve first injured the ankle during the summer and aggravated […]

Arkansas State’s Banks Suspended Indefinitely: Arkansas State guard Adrian Banks, who has been averaging 21 points a game for the Indians, was suspended indefinitely by coach Dickey Nutt for a violation of team rules. A senior, Banks had started all six games so far for Arkansas State and had hit […]

Homesick Husky Leaves Washington: Washington sophomore guard Adrian Oliver will leave the school because of family issues. Oliver averages 3.4 points and 11.2 minutes per game for the Huskies. He frequently appeared in Washington’s starting lineup last season. Coach Lorenzo Romar said Oliver thought he could adjust to being away […]

Gillispie Loses Key Freshman: Kentucky freshman guard Alex Legion has decided to transfer to another school, leaving coach Billy Gillispie without one of the team’s major recruits. Legion is averaging 6.7 points and 17 minutes per game as a key member of Gillispie’s rotation. Legion was a highly regarded recruit […]

Bob Knight Recovering After Centenary Game: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight isn’t expected to miss any practices or games after leaving at halftime of the Red Raiders’ loss to Centenary. His assistant and son, Pat Knight, said his father had been feeling sick since the team’s trip to Alaska for […]

Tar Heels Likely Will Visit Kentucky Without Lawson: North Carolina will probably be without sophomore point guard Tywon Lawson for the second consecutive game when the Tar Heels renew their regular-season rivalry with Kentucky Saturday. Lawson injured his ankle against BYU in the Las Vegas Invitational last weekend, and his […]

Iowa State Will Miss German Standout This Season: Iowa State’s German guard Lucca Staiger will have to sit out the 2007-08 season after the NCAA decided that he violated rules regarding amateurism. The 19-year-old freshman had played in Germany for a team, Ehingen, that the NCAA ruled a professional squad […]

Bob Knight Channeling Dick Cheney?: Two people said Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight or his hunting companion hit them with hunting pellets twice last month. Mary Ann Chumley and James Simpson, who did not require medical treatment or press criminal charges against Knight, said they were struck by the […]