Northeastern State to Drop Nickname: To comply with an NCAA ruling on “hostile or abusive nicknames,” Northeastern State University has decided to drop its Redmen nickname. The school informed the NCAA of its decision Sept. 29 and will begin considering more than 400 suggestions for a new nickname. Neal Weaver, […]

Maligi Joins Texas – Arlington Staff: Ulric Maligi has been named an assistant coach to the Texas – Arlington team. Previously, Maligi spent three seasons as a student assistant at Howard, where he also attended school. Coach Scott Cross is optimistic about his young staff and its most recent addition. […]

Corpus Christi Keeps Coach on the Island Longer with One-Year Extension: Ronnie Arrow, head coach of Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, received a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season. Along with Arrow’s 40-16 record with the Islanders, he was also named Independent Coach of the Year in both of […]

Fisher Gets Five-Year Extension: San Diego State coach Steve Fisher received a five-year contract extension after a 2006 Mountain West Conference title and NCAA Tournament berth. Fisher, 61, will enter his eighth season with the Aztecs with an overall mark of 105-106. The coach is best known for guiding Michigan […]

Iowa Players Arrested, Charged With Theft: Two Hawkeye players, senior Mike Henderson and freshman Tyler Smith, were arrested Sept. 24 and charged with theft, Coralville, Iowa, police said. The two players are accused of stealing from a Dillard’s department store in Coral Ridge Mall, but no word on the circumstances […]

Douglas Stewart Returns to His Alma Mater: Douglas Stewart has returned to Brown, where he has joined coach Craig Robinson’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Stewart has made his rounds in college basketball – he was Casper Junior College’s head coach, an assistant coach at Columbia and a top […]

Niagara Players Face Punishment for Assault on Baseball Player: Five Niagara basketball players will face punishment from the school’s athletic department after they allegedly attacked a university baseball player last month. Javonte Clanton, Charron Fisher, Kamau Gordon, Stanley Hodge and Lorenzo Miles are all charged for the alleged assault on […]

Alaska Fairbanks Players Face Theft Charges: Alaska Fairbanks players Christopher Adams and Christopher Jordan both pleaded innocent to charges that they stole laptop computers from other students’ apartments on campus. Adams, 23, and Jordan, 20, are charged with entering five unlocked apartments Sept. 3 and stealing three laptop computers. An […]

O’Brien Seeks More: Only a week after Ohio State appealed a court decision awarding him $2.4 million, Jim O’Brien is asking for more. The former Buckeye coach said he’s planning to appeal a court decision awarding him $2.4 million and ask for an additional $1.3 million. Ohio State has already […]

Pierce Released From Jail: After an 11-month stay in an Iowa correctional facility, Pierre Pierce is a free man. Originally ordered to serve a four-year sentence for assaulting and terrorizing his then-girlfriend in 2005, Pierce, a former standout guard for the Hawkeyes, was released recently. Upon leaving the facility alongside […]