Southern Illinois Suspends Three Players: Jamaal Tatum, the leading scorer from Southern Illinois’ NCAA Tournament team last season, will serve a three-game suspension this season for violating team rules, the school announced Oct. 10. Although a statement released by the university does not specify the rule that Tatum broke, it […]

Washington’s Hawes Undergoes Surgery: Washington freshman Spencer Hawes underwent arthroscopic surgery Oct. 10 to remove loose particles in his right knee, coach Lorenzo Romar said. The 7-foot center was projected to only miss two to four weeks after the operation. Hawes was a 2006 McDonald’s All-American at Seattle Prep High […]

Dayton’s Plummer Convicted of OVI: Dayton junior forward Norman Plummer was convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence Oct. 10, after driving his car into a pole Sept. 22 and failing a sobriety test at the scene. Plummer, 22, entered a no contest plea in Dayton’s Municipal Court and […]

Wolfpack Forward Prefers Baseball: North Carolina State junior Andrew Brackman will forgo the upcoming season to focus on his budding baseball career. Brackman, a pitcher and a power forward, wants to prepare his game for the next level in hopes of earning a high draft spot in next year’s baseball […]

Ruptured Blood Vessel Caused Rocket’s Death: Toledo center Haris Charalambous died because of a ruptured blood vessel near his heart. Medical professionals say they need more time to figure out what caused the blood vessel to burst.The vessel filled the area near the heart with blood, causing enough pressure to […]

Toledo’s Charalambous Dies During Conditioning Drill: Toledo’s Haris Charalambous collapsed and died Oct. 9 during a conditioning drill at practice. He was 21. The school said that he was treated by athletic trainers, who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, until medical emergency personnel arrived in response to a 911 call. Charalambous, a […]

Sutton Cuts Flowers: Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton dismissed freshman Gary Flowers from the team Oct. 7 for a violation of team rules. Although a news release from the school didn’t specify a reason for the dismissal, it is likely connected with Flowers’ recent run-ins with the law. Sutton had […]

Two Minutemen Arrested: Two Massachusetts players were arrested Oct. 6 for fighting outside of a local coffee shop. Christopher Lowe Jr., 19, and Nana Ampim, 20, were arrested after they failed to obey police officers’ orders to stop fighting outside of a Starbucks. Apparently, they were two of nine people […]

Texas State Completes Staff: Texas State has added Omar Lowery to coaching staff under head coach Doug Davalos. Lowery previously worked at Eastern New Mexico, where he was responsible for on-court coaching, recruiting, scouting and game preparation. He also brings on-court experience, playing at South Plains College and Concordia University. […]

Joyce Center Gets $24.7 Million Facelift: Notre Dame’s basketball arena will experience a multimillion dollar renovation soon, due in large part to a $12.5 million donation from alumnus and former Morgan Stanley CEO Phillip Purcell. The project will include replacing the 5,763 bleacher seats with chairs, building a two-story entrance […]