Calhoun Reprimanded by Big East: After criticizing Big East officials, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was reprimanded by the conference. Calhoun had been ejected after receiving two technical fouls in UConn’s win over Northeastern. The second technical was called after official Wally Rutecki heard Calhoun use profanity to address his players, […]

Olson Will Miss Remainder of Season: Arizona coach Lute Olson will not return to the Wildcats’ sidelines this season. The 73-year-old coach will take off the rest of the year to attend to personal matters, and he has not provided details about those issues. Arizona officials said they support Olson’s […]

Xavier-Creighton Game Delayed by Lighting Problem: Lights went off for Xavier’s player introductions before their match against Creighton, but didn’t come back on for a while, causing a 20-minute delay Wednesday night. Players from both teams stretched and shot around, illuminated only by security lights while the problem was being […]

Great Alaska Will Include the WAC for Five Years: The Western Athletic Conference will have a representative at the annual Great Alaska Shootout through 2012. The University of Alaska Anchorage signed a five-year agreement with the WAC to include one of its teams in the Thanksgiving weekend basketball tournament. UAA […]

Rush Arrested for Failing to Appear in Court: Kansas junior guard Brandon Rush was arrested Thursday for failing to show up in court for traffic violations. He posted bail and must appear in court at a later date. Coach Bill Self said he was disappointed that Rush did not handle […]

Atlantic 10 Will Have a New Leader: Atlantic 10 commissioner Linda Bruno announced that she will resign effective June 30, 2008 after 14 years on the job. Bruno cited a desire to go for a new challenge in her decision to move on. Her tenure was marked by a number […]

Arkansas State’s Banks Suspended Indefinitely: Arkansas State guard Adrian Banks, who has been averaging 21 points a game for the Indians, was suspended indefinitely by coach Dickey Nutt for a violation of team rules. A senior, Banks had started all six games so far for Arkansas State and had hit […]

Indiana’s Gordon Leaves Game With Apparent Hip Injury: Indiana freshman star Eric Gordon left the game after falling hard during the Hoosiers’ win vs. Tennessee State. Gordon, who is second in the nation in scoring at close to 27 points a game, fell late in the first half. He briefly […]

Ankle Surgery Will End Blue Devil’s Season: Junior forward Martynas Pocius will miss the remainder of the season because of surgery on his left ankle. Pocius will have surgery in January after the swelling in his ankle subsides. The junior reserve first injured the ankle during the summer and aggravated […]

Homesick Husky Leaves Washington: Washington sophomore guard Adrian Oliver will leave the school because of family issues. Oliver averages 3.4 points and 11.2 minutes per game for the Huskies. He frequently appeared in Washington’s starting lineup last season. Coach Lorenzo Romar said Oliver thought he could adjust to being away […]