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Kansas: Kansas’ Collins to Miss 6 Weeks

Kansas’ Collins to Miss 6 Weeks: Kansas guard Sherron Collins, who led the Jayhawks in scoring their first two games, will be out for six weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury apparently occurred during the Jayhawks’ game against Missouri-Kansas City Sunday. The No. 4 […]

Gonzaga: Heytvelt’s Return Delayed

Heytvelt’s Return Delayed: Senior forward Josh Heytvelt must wait until December to play again because he will have surgery today to correct a stress fractucre in his right ankle. Heytvelt was suspended in February for drug possession and was allowed to return to the team last month. He averaged 15.5 […]

UCLA: Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City

Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City: UCLA junior point guard Darren Collison will miss the opening games of the CBE Classic against Youngstown State. Assuming the Bruins win, he’d also miss the game against the winner of Weber State and Cal State-San Bernanardino. Collison is recovering from a sprained […]

Michigan: Michigan Suspends Point Guard

Michigan Suspends Point Guard: Jerret Smith, a junior point guard for the Michigan Wolverines, was suspended for the team’s opening game against Radford for violating a team policy regarding class attendance. Smith started one-third of Michigan’s games last year, averaging about six points and three assists a contest. [11/12/07]

Tennessee: Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery

Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery: Tennessee’s J.P. Prince, a sophomore guard, had arthroscopic shoulder surgery and will be out four to six weeks. Prince transfered to Tennessee in December from Arizona and is the cousin of Tayshun Prince of the Detroit Pistons. Prince won’t be eligible to play for the […]

Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team

Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team: Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s basketball star Avery Smith was dismissed from the team Wednesday, a day after his suspension. Smith, who last season averaged 15.5 points per game, was suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules before Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s preseason opener against Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday night. Smith […]