BYU Player Switches Schools, Sports: BYU swingman Jordan Cameron will transfer to USC and switch from basketball to football. The 6-5 Cameron was a standout wide receiver at his high school, which is about 50 miles outside Los Angeles. He redshirted his only season at BYU. [6/13/07]

Former TCU Basketball Coach, Killingsworth, Dies: Jim Killingsworth, a former basketball coach at TCU died at age 83. He died of complications from a stroke he suffered last month while at home in Owasso, Okla. He retired in 1987 when TCU’s winningest team made it to the second round of […]

Archibald Named Huskies’ Director of Basketball Operations: Beau Archibald has been named Connecticut’s director of basketball operations, bringing him back to the Huskies. He played nine games for the Huskies in the 1999-2000 season before knee injuries forced him to retire. He is replacing Patrick Sellers, who moved up to […]

Clemson Forward Mays Withdraws: James Mays, a 6-9 forward for Clemson, withdrew from the NBA Draft. He never hired an agent, which will allow him to go back to school, where he averaged 12.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a junior. Clemson returns three other starters from a […]

Donovan to Try to Work Magic in NBA: Florida coach Billy Donovan has left the Gators to become the Orlando Magic’s head coach. He replaces Brian Hill and steps into a young team loaded with budding stars like Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson. The pay isn’t bad either — possibly […]

Eastern Washington Dismisses Burns: Coach Mike Burns was dismissed at Eastern Washington with two years remaining on his five-year contract. In his past three seasons, Burns held a 38-49 record with a .500 record in the Big Sky Conference.  [6/01/07]

Florida A&M Coach on Leave After Stalking Charge: Florida A&M coach Mike Gillespie Sr. Was placed on paid leave after being arrested on misdemeanor stalking charges. A woman alleged that Gillespie Sr. stalked her at work, and these are not the first complaints of stalking. The Florida A&M coach is […]

  Kansas’ Rush to Repair Damaged Knee: Kansas guard Brandon Rush, injured while playing in a pickup game, will undergo surgery to repair torn knee ligaments and could miss as much as six months. Rush, the Jayhawks’ leading scorer in last season’s 33-5 campaign, landed awkwardly while playing. The operation […]

New Mexico Players and Assistant Injured in Boat Accident: The New Mexico basketball team was snorkeling on an off day of a tournament in the Bahamas when the boat’s 60-foot mast hit a bridge and collapsed. Guard Darren Prentice experienced a gash under one eye, forward Roman Martinez suffered a […]

NCAA Reviews Academic Issues Facing Men’s Basketball: NCAA officials formed a group including coaches, athletic directors, college presidents and others to investigate academic performance of NCAA athletes. Up to 45 percent of Division I men’s basketball teams could face penalties for poor academic performance, leading to the formation of the […]