Odom to Retire at End of Season: South Carolina coach Dave Odom will end his 31-year NCAA coaching career and retire when this season concludes, ESPN’s Andy Katz reported. Odom, 65, is in his eighth season with the Gamecocks. In 21 years as a head coach at East Carolina, Wake […]

Canadian Schools Can Compete in Division II: NCAA Division II delegates overwhelmingly approved a program that will allow Canadian schools to join Division II as early as this June. The program, which was approved by 258-9, could lead to Canadian schools competing in D-II starting in the 2008-09 school year. […]

Tennessee Waits on Crews: Tennessee is still waiting to find out whether sophomore forward Duke Crews will return this season from a heart condition. Crews recently underwent a series of tests to determine the nature of the condition, but the verdict hasn’t come back yet. Crews averaged eight points and […]

Calhoun Misses Practice: After not coaching the Huskies during their loss to Georgetown, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun missed practice Monday as he continued to battle flu-like symptoms. After Saturday’s loss, Calhoun went to the UConn Health Center, where he was treated and released before midnight. [1/15/08]

Cal Forward to Redshirt: California forward Theo Robertson will redshirt his junior season after his recovery from hip surgery took longer than anticipated. Robertson had hoped to return from the surgery, which took place in April, by December or by the start of Pac-10 play, but the hip is still […]

Mountaineers Backup Quarterback Joins Basketball Team: Sophomore Jarrett Brown, a backup quarterback at West Virginia, will join the university’s basketball team. He sat on the bench during the Mountaineers’ win against Syracuse and will start practicing with the team today. New football coach Bill Stewart supports the decision of the […]

Passos to Return From Suspension for New Mexico State: Hatlia Passos, a senior center at New Mexico State, will return from a six-game suspension when the Aggies play Louisiana Tech. Head coach Marvin Menzies had suspended Passos for violating team rules, although the university did not specify the nature of […]

NCAA Upholds Text Messaging Ban: In an overwhelming vote, NCAA delegates decided to uphold a ban on coaches sending text messages to recruits. The ban had little opposition from anyone outside the coaching community, which reacted strongly when it went into effect last August. The head of NCAA’s Student-Athlete advisory […]

Vitale to Return Feb. 4: ESPN commentator Dick Vitale will return to the airwaves on the Feb. 4 “Mike & Mike” radio show after a successful surgery to treat ulcers on his left vocal cord. Vitale, who went three and a half weeks without speaking, was treated at Mass General […]

Billikens Set Scoring Futility Record: For the second time this week, an NCAA team has set a record for failing to score. Saint Louis set the shot-clock era record low Thursday night at George Washington by scoring 20 points in the Billikens’ 49-20 loss. Saint Louis made only seven of […]