Big South Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 2 Winthrop moved within a game of its fourth consecutive Big South championship and NCAA Tournament appearance after beating No. 3 High Point 61-53. Senior guard Michael Jenkins led the Eagles with 14 points. High Point shot 34 percent from the field, and only […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Gardner-Webb delivered the first upset of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament with an 82-63 victory against No. 3 Stetson. The Runnin’ Bulldogs, who will play No. 2 Jacksonville Friday, shot 65 percent in the second half to outscore the Hatters 54-34. In the […]

Nightclub at Center of Mizzou Incident Closes: The Athena Nightclub, where Missouri players Stefhon Hannah and Jason Horton got in a fight in January, will be shut down, according to a letter the owner sent to city officials. The fight occurred when Hannah complained about poor service and got into […]

Olson Honors Seniors at Arizona: Lute Olson, Arizona’s coach who is in the midst of a leave of absence this season, appeared at Arizona’s senior night to honor his recruits who will soon be graduating. Reporters weren’t allowed to speak to the coach. However, interim coach Kevin O’Neill, who has […]

Troubled Guard Sain Dismissed From Middle Tennessee State: Josh Sain, a freshman guard for Middle Tennessee State, has been dismissed from the team. He had previously been suspended three seperate times for a total of five games. He had averaged close to seven points and 2.5 rebounds per game in […]

Richardson Might Take Arkansas State Job: Nolan Richardson, former coach at Arkansas, said he is talking to officials at Arkansas State about their job opening. Richardson hasn’t coached since 2002, when he left the Razorbacks, the team he took to the 1994 NCAA Championship. He later sued the school for […]

Clemson’s Hammonds Breaks Wrist: Clemson senior guard Cliff Hammonds broke his non-shooting wrist during the Tigers’ last-second win at Maryland. X-rays revealed the injury Monday. He broke it while falling to the floor after blocking a dunk by Maryland forward James Gist. Hammonds’ status for the game against Georgia Tech […]

Waston Calls It Quits at Detroit: Detroit coach Perry Watson has resigned as the Titans’ coach. He has been on indefinite leave since Jan. 7 because of medical reasons. Associate coach Kevin Mondro has been the interim head coach. In his 15 seasons as Detroit’s coach, Watson tallied a 258-185 […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Belmont protected its home court in a quarterfinal 75-66 victory against No. 8 Campbell. The defending Atlantic Sun champs were led by senior guard Justin Hare with 17 points. The Bruins will play the winner of No. 4 East Tennessee State and No. […]

Sun Belt Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 4 Middle Tennessee State held No. 13 Louisiana-Monroe at bay, winning 74-69 despite watching a large second-half lead disintegrate to three points in the final minute. Sophomore forward Desmond Yates led the Blue Raiders with 22 points. The Blue Raiders will play No. […]