Gillispie Loses Key Freshman: Kentucky freshman guard Alex Legion has decided to transfer to another school, leaving coach Billy Gillispie without one of the team’s major recruits. Legion is averaging 6.7 points and 17 minutes per game as a key member of Gillispie’s rotation. Legion was a highly regarded recruit […]

Bob Knight Recovering After Centenary Game: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight isn’t expected to miss any practices or games after leaving at halftime of the Red Raiders’ loss to Centenary. His assistant and son, Pat Knight, said his father had been feeling sick since the team’s trip to Alaska for […]

Tar Heels Likely Will Visit Kentucky Without Lawson: North Carolina will probably be without sophomore point guard Tywon Lawson for the second consecutive game when the Tar Heels renew their regular-season rivalry with Kentucky Saturday. Lawson injured his ankle against BYU in the Las Vegas Invitational last weekend, and his […]

Clemson Senior to Miss Purdue Game: James Mays, a senior forward for Clemson, fell hard on his hip during the Tigers’ win against Gardner-Webb, only briefly returning to the game. He will sit out tonight’s game against Purdue in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. He is averaging almost 15.5 points and […]

Air Force Coach Reprimanded Over Criticism of Officials: The Mountain West Conference issued a reprimand to Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds Wednesday for criticizing officials after his team’s 59-57 loss to Montana at a weekend tournament in Spokane, Wash. Reynolds’ criticism targeted an official who changed a call that would […]

Iowa State Will Miss German Standout This Season: Iowa State’s German guard Lucca Staiger will have to sit out the 2007-08 season after the NCAA decided that he violated rules regarding amateurism. The 19-year-old freshman had played in Germany for a team, Ehingen, that the NCAA ruled a professional squad […]

Bob Knight Channeling Dick Cheney?: Two people said Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight or his hunting companion hit them with hunting pellets twice last month. Mary Ann Chumley and James Simpson, who did not require medical treatment or press criminal charges against Knight, said they were struck by the […]

Olson Watches Wildcats Practice: Arizona coach Lute Olson, three weeks into a leave of absence, returned to watch the Wildcats practice today. He did not lead the practice and mostly watched from the sidelines. However, he did step onto the court to provide direction a few times. Olson stepped away […]

Hoosiers Suspend Crawford for Three Games: Indiana slipped past Georgia Tech 83-79 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge without freshman guard Jordan Crawford. Coach Kelvin Sampson announced before the game that Crawford will miss three games because he violated team rules. Sampson did not specify the nature of the violations. Crawford […]

St. Bonaventure Freshman Not Eligible: The NCAA has ruled that St. Bonaventure freshman forward Da’Quan Cook will not be eligible this year, without specifying a reason why. Cook, who attended high school in Virginia, will retain his scholarship and should be able to play next year. [11/26/07]