Longhorns Lose Some Backcourt Depth: Texas freshman guard Dogus Balbay is out indefinitely after injuring his knee in a pickup game. He will have surgery today to repair his right knee, and doctors do not know yet when he will be available. Balbay is one of the Longhorns’ top recruits […]

Bear Must Wait to Start Season: California sophomore point guard Jerome Randle will miss the first few weeks of the season while he recovers from a biopsy on his kidney. Doctors noticed an abnormality in a routine blood test, and they decided to schedule a biopsy to identify any problems. […]

Tiger Charged With Peace Disturbance: Missouri senior forward Darryl Buttefield has been charged with disturbing the peace for his part in an incident involving his girlfriend. She first accused him of domestic assault after a fight in which she said he hit her in the face. However, she never filed […]

Shooters at Duquesne Sentenced: The two men who shot several Duquense players in 2006 will serve years of prison time after pleading guilty to attempted homicide and aggravated assault. William Holmes will serve 18 to 40 years, and Derek Lee will serve seven to 14 years. The two reached the […]

Top Scorer Booted Off Bulldogs: Takais Brown, Georgia’s top scorer last season, was dismissed from the team for a violation of team policies. Brown had been suspended for the first nine games of the season for violating a policy regarding class attendance, one of three Bulldogs who received a suspension […]

Mouton Moves Up the Food Chain: Oregon State has promoted assistant coach Kevin Mouton to associate head coach. Coach Jay John rewarded Mouton’s six years of work with the Beavers, who have won 55 games in the past four season. That’s the most wins for Oregon State in a four-year […]

Panthers Lose Sharpshooting Recruit: Pittsburgh freshman guard Darnell Dodson, a lethal perimeter shooter, has left the school so he can play this season. Dodson is ineligible to play this season, and he has decided to transfer to Miami Dade College so he can play immediately. Dodson was a highly regarded […]

NIT Tweaks 2008 Season Tip-Off Tournament: The NIT has revised the format of its Season Tip-Off Tournament for the third time in three years in an effort to make the early season tournament more appealing to teams and fans. Starting in 2008, all teams in the tournament will play four […]

NCAA Picks New Officials Coordinator: The NCAA has chosen John Adams to replace Hank Nichols as the coordinator for officiating, starting at the end of this season. Nichols has been the coordinator since 1986, and he announced he will retire at the end of this season. Adams has worked with […]

Oklahoma State Extends Olive Branch to Dove: Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton has decided to reinstate forward Marcus Dove. The senior was arrested and charged with aggravated DUI in July. The courts will order Dove to pay a $500 fine, receive tests to determine if he abuses alcohol, complete 30 […]