Two Blue Raiders to Miss a Game: Middle Tennessee State has suspended junior forward Uriah Hethington and freshman guard Josh Sain for one game because they violated athletic department rules. Hethington missed tonight’s 57-51 win at Louisiana-Lafayette. He averages 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Sain will miss the […]

Georgia State Honors Rodney Hamilton: Georgia State and the Colonial Athletic Conference honored former guard Rodney Hamilton, now an assistant coach at Southeast Missouri State. The school and conference pick a player each year to honor as a Legend, and Hamilton earned that award for his career with the Panthers. […]

Drca Will Miss Utes’ Next Game: The Mountain West Conference suspended Utah sophomore guard Luka Drca for one game because he elbowed a TCU player Saturday in the Utes’ 74-58 win. Drca will miss the Utes’ game at Colorado State Saturday. He averages 3.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. […]

Connecticut Extends Dyson’s Suspension: Connecticut sophomore guard Jerome Dyson will remain suspended for another 30 days because he failed a drug test ordered by the Huskies’ athletic director. The Huskies suspended Dyson and sophomore guard Doug Wiggins when police cited them for possession of alcohol by a minor. Police also […]

Kansas State Assistant Enjoys Victory Too Much: Police arrested Kansas State assistant coach Dalonte Hill hours after the Wildcats’ victory against No. 2 Kansas on suspicion of driving under the influence. Hill will not be on the sidelines Saturday when the Wildcats play Missouri. Coach Frank Martin and Hill both […]

O’Brien Can Return to Coaching Ranks: Former Ohio State coach Jim O’Brien can return to the sidelines as soon as he can find a team to hire him after March 10. The NCAA decided to lift a ban on O’Brien that would have kept him out of the profession until […]

Purdue Extends Its Bench by Two: Purdue has added sophomores Garrett Mocas and Mark Wohlford to the roster. Their presence is largely for practice purposes, but they could see action in some games. Mocas, a guard, and Wohlford, a forward, were teammates at an Indiana high school. [2/01/08]

SEC and Big East Pick Teams for 2008 Invitational: The second SEC/Big East Invitational will take place in December 2008 in Nashville and Cincinnati. South Florida will play Vanderbilt and Marquette will Tennessee in Nashville, while Mississippi plays Louisville and Mississippi State plays Cincinnati in Cincinnati. The interconference, made-for-TV clash […]

Golden Flashes’ Singletary Arrested: Kent State sophomore guard Chris Singletary was arrested early Saturday and charged with driving under the influence. Police pulled over Singletary for crossing the middle line on the road. They determined he had a .134 blood alcohol content level. This arrest is the third incident in […]

NCAA Gives Players Greater Access to Grant Money: The NCAA reached a settlement in a federal antitrust lawsuit that will make as much as $218 million available to student-athletes who have a financial or academic need for the money. The grants-in-aid money will be in addition to athletic scholarships. Players […]