Camels’ Coach Agrees to Extension: Campbell has announced the renewal of a multi-year contract agreement with coach Robbie Laing. Now entering his fourth year at Campbell, Laing’s Fighting Camels ranked as one of the most improved programs in Division I during 2005-06. The Fighting Camels ended the year as the country’s […]

Witherspoon to Stay in Buffalo Longer: Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon, whose teams have won 59 games in the past three seasons, received a three-year contract extension. Because of university policy, the contract’s terms were unavailable. Witherspoon, the 2003-04 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, was recently named a bench coach […]

Colorado Basketball Faces Sexual Harassment Charges: Colorado officials are investigating another sexual harassment allegation. This time it is with the men’s basketball program. The school is investigating an alleged incident involving a former employee of the basketball team. University officials did not release details but said the investigation includes an […]

St. John’s Placed on Probation: St. John’s has been placed on two years probation and will lose one scholarship next season for making improper payments to a former player. The NCAA’s infractions committee accepted all of the school’s self-imposed penalties, which included banning post-season play in 2004-05, reducing one scholarship […]

Lumberjack Gets Sixth Year: Northern Arizona guard Steve Sir has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA. Sir, who transferred to the Lumberjacks in the middle of the 2003-04 season, missed the 2003 season because of a sports hernia and was granted a medical redshirt season and […]

Former Billiken Rejoins Team as Assistant: Jamall Walker, who played at St. Louis from 1995-99, is returning to campus as an assistant coach for the Billikens. After graduating from St. Louis, Walker worked as a high school coach in Alton and then in Kansas City, Kan. He was an assistant […]

South Carolina Athletics Expect Major Economic Hit: South Carolina’s athletic department expects more than $5 million in losses during the current and previous fiscal years. The school reported losing $2.655 million in 2004-05 and predicts $2.46 million in losses for the 2005-06 fiscal year, which ends June 30. The losses […]

New Orleans Replaces Towe: New Orleans has found a replacement for Monte Towe in Brent Williams of Texas A&M. The Aggie assistant coach comes to the Crescent City to become head coach after Towe left the Privateers to become an assistant at North Carolina State. Williams has been part of […]

The Latest Word From the Draft: With the draft barely a week away, more players are figuring out that they won’t make the cut and are pulling their names out of the draft. Early entrants had to decide by this past Sunday or else they must remain in the draft. […]

Why Wait?: After recently announcing that the school would leave Division I in a couple of years, Birmingham Southern decided to expedite the process and request a leave this year. The Big South Conference has approved the motion to let Birmingham Southern leave immediately. So the Panthers are officially out […]