Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Austin Peay used an early 8-2 run in overtime to get past pesky No. 8 Tennessee State 89-84 Tuesday night and move into the Ohio Valley Conference semifinals to face No. 5 Samford Friday. The Governors’ Drake Reed scored 27 points, but Austin […]

Butch Out as Badgers’ Misfortunes Continue: Wisconsin starting forward Brian Butch suffered a dislocation and fracture of his right elbow during Wisconsin’s 49-48 loss to Ohio State Sunday and will be out four to six weeks, a potentially season-ending injury. The 6-11 Butch, the Badgers’ third-leading scorer averaging 8.8 points […]

Arizona Sending Sophomore to Pros: Sophomore Marcus Williams will leave Arizona to play in the NBA. The 6-7 forward is averaging 16.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season. Speculation that freshman Chase Budlinger may leave with Williams has been verified as rumors, and he will stay for his […]

Former Montana State Athletes Face Death Penalty: Former Montana State basketball player John Lebrum and football player Branden Miller have asked the Montana State Supreme Court to overturn a district court’s ruling that the two are eligible for the death penalty if convicted. The two are accused of murder, aggravated […]

Gladness Sets New NCAA Blocks Record: Move over, David Robinson. Sit down, Shawn Bradley. Later, Roy Rogers. Bye-Bye, Loren Woods. Mickell Gladness of Alabama A&M had an NCAA record 16 blocks against Texas Southern Saturday night, breaking the single game record of 14 shared by those four men. As a […]

Fourth Player This Season Leaves St. Bonaventure: Jermaine Calvin, a junior guard for St. Bonaventure, has left the program, becoming the fourth player this season to do so. Calvin was a JuCo transfer from Southern Idaho who had played in 24 games this season with unimpressive numbers. Previously, Zarryon Fereti, […]

Northern Iowa Extends Coach Ben Jacobson: Ben Jacobson, who has led the Northern Iowa Panthers to an 18-12 record in his first year, has had his contract extended one year, through 2012. Jacobson signed a five-year deal last year. His salary will remain at $150,000 annually. [2/26/07]

Former NCAA Star Stevens Dies Working Out: Former Iowa State star Barry Stevens died Wednesday of unknown causes during a workout . He was 43. Stevens was the second-leading scorer in Iowa State basketball history with 2,190 points and averaged more than 21 points in his last two years with […]

Oklahoma State Honors Eddie Sutton: During his time at Tulsa Central High School, the University of Southern Idaho, Creighton, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma State, Eddie Sutton won exactly 1,000 games as a head coach. Oklahoma State thanked him for the 368 that he won there during a halftime ceremony Wednesday […]

Sidney Lowe Falls Sick, NC State Falls to North Carolina: North Carolina State coach Sidney Lowe had already seen his Wolfpack upset North Carolina once this season, and halfway through the second game between the two, things looked good as the Tar Heels led by only a point, 41-40. At […]