Chief Illiniwek Appears For The Last Time: At the University of Illinois’ men’s basketball game Wednesday night, the beloved Chief Illiniwek appeared for the last time. After his halftime performance, thousands in the normally orange-filled arena pulled off their orange t-shirts to reveal black ones underneath, mourning the death of […]

Coach Knight Not in Favor of New Rule: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight is speaking out over the new NBA rule that requires all players to wait one year after graduating high school before playing in the pros. According to Knight, this rule hurts the college programs because it affects […]

Gonzaga’s Heytvelt Faces Felony Drug Charge: Suspended Gonzaga center Josh Heytvelt is being charged with a felony possession of a controlled substance after an ounce of mushrooms were found in his vehicle. If convicted, Heytvelt may face as many as five years in prison with a $10,000 fine. Redshirt freshman […]

Smith Charged for Drinking, Driving and Ditching: Illinois guard Jamar Smith, the driver in the accident that gave teammate Brian Carlwell a severe concussion earlier this month, was charged Tuesday with drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident. Smith slammed his car into a tree and then proceeded […]

Don’t Worry Illini, Chief Illiniwek Is Only Going to Mascot Camp: For 81 years, Chief Illiniwek has been a fixture at University of Illinois games. But after a university announcement, this Wednesday’s game between Illinois and Michigan will likely be the chief’s final appearance. During the closing seconds of Illinois’ […]

Vanderbilt Now Regretting Rushing the Court After Beating Wichita State: Vanderbilt students rushed the court after defeating No. 1 Florida Saturday, something which could lead the SEC to fine the Commodores as much as $25,000. The fine is that high because it is the second time in three years that […]

Starters Return this Week For UCLA: Injuries to starters Darren Collison and Lorenzo Mata contributed to UCLA’s loss to West Virginia last weekend, but both starters returned against Arizona State. Collison, who has a shoulder injury, was a game-time decision but scored 18 points in 37 minutes. Mata said his […]

Seminoles’ Toney Douglas Out With Hand Injury: Florida State sophomore point guard Toney Douglas will be out for a week with a hand injury. He injured his hand during the team’s loss to Clemson. Douglas is the Seminoles’ second-leading scorer. [2/16/07]

LSU’s Davis Questionable for Mississippi Game: LSU forward Glen Davis is questionable for tonight’s game at Mississippi after suffering a strained quadriceps muscle injury in the Tigers’ win vs. Arkansas Saturday. Coach John Brady wouldn’t rule Davis out of the game and said LSU needed his presence if they hoped […]

Collins Back to Lead Flames in 2007-08: Illinois-Chicago coach Jimmy Collins, back with the team after taking an extended leave of absence early in the year, will resume his coaching duties beginning next season. The Flames’ all-time winningest coach had surgery in January to repair an aortic aneurysm. He returned […]