Rice Sophomore Guard Stabbed to Death: Rice guard Jonathan Bailey was stabbed to death after he was involved in a fight outside a College Station, Texas, bar. Bailey and his twin brother, Janson, were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in nearby Bryan after the altercation in which both […]

  Eustachy Signs Two-Year Extension With Golden Eagles: Southern Mississippi gave coach Larry Eustachy a two-year contract extension. Eustachy, a three-year coach with the Golden Eagles, led Southern Miss to a 20-win season this year, including 9-7 in the Conference USA. He has a 41-49 overall record at the school. […]

   Kent Gets Five-Year Deal with Ducks: Oregon coach Ernie Kent received given a new five-year, $5 million contract. The deal, which runs through 2011-12, comes as a result of Oregon’s fantastic 2006-07 season. The Ducks were 29-8, won the Pac-10 Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA’s Elite Eight. […]

Big East/SEC Invitational a Reality: The Big East and Southeastern conferences will play an invitational during the next four years, featuring four televised games on ESPN or ESPN2 over two nights at two sites. This year’s games, to be played in December, have West Virginia playing Auburn on ESPN 2 […]

   Arizona’s Williams Will Enter NBA Draft: Arizona sophomore swingman Marcus Williams said he will leave school and enter the upcoming NBA draft. The 6-7 forward led the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game, and was selected to the all-Pac 10 Conference team. Williams, 20, will hire an agent […]

Washington Standout Declares for NBA Draft: Washington star freshman Spencer Hawes will declare for the NBA draft but won’t hire an agent, allowing him – should he choose — to withdraw from the event and return to the Huskies before the June 18 deadline. The 7-foot center led the Huskies […]

  Harvard Signs Amaker as New Coach: Former Michigan coach Tommy Amaker has been named Harvard’s new coach. The 41-year-old was fired from Michigan last month after six seasons with the Wolverines. Despite 20-win seasons in three of its last four seasons and a 2004 NIT championship, Michigan never regained […]

Texas’ Durant Enters NBA Draft: Standout freshman Kevin Durant has decided to enter the NBA draft after just one year at Texas. A new NBA rule did not allow Durant to enter the NBA after college, requiring at least one year of college. He averaged 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds […]

St. Bonaventure to Announce New Coach: St. Bonaventure has announced its new coach, former Robert Morris coach Mark Schmidt. The struggling Bonnies had been led by Anthony Solomon, who was fired last month after going 24-88 at the school. Schmidt coached at Robert Morris for six years and previously worked […]

Florida Assistant Heads to Marshall: Former Florida assistant coach Donnie Jones has been hired by Marshall as the Thundering Herd’s head coach. Jones replaces fired coach Ron Jirsa and returns to his home state. Jones credits Billy Donovan and other Gator assistant coaches for the opportunity at Marshall and is […]