Cardinals to Fly North for the Fall: Louisville will make a 10-day trip to Canada in September to play three Canadian club teams. Coach Rick Pitino said the experience will be critical for a team with many new players forced into leading roles. The 10 days of full practices on […]

Huggins Disciplines Wildcats: Often accused of running a lax program at Cincinnati, Kansas State coach Bob Huggins has made it clear that he will not tolerate any monkey business from his new team. Huggins suspended star rising senior Cartier Martin, who led the team with 18 points and 6.6 rebounds […]

Two-Sport Hoosier Arrested: Indiana wide receiver and part-time basketball player James Hardy was arrested and charged with domestic battery. According to police reports, Hardy’s girlfriend said he hit her and their baby. Hardy led the Hoosiers’ football team in receiving last season and played for the basketball team in 2004-05. […]

Pettis Sentenced for Life: Former Fresno State Bulldog Terry Pettis will serve a mandatory life sentence after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Pettis shot and killed a woman while trying to rob her drug-dealing boyfriend. Pettis tried to rob him of drugs while they were […]

Sumpter Back in Action: Recently graduated Villanova forward Curtis Sumpter is good to go back to full-contact practices after doctors cleared him. Sumpter tore his ACL twice in the past year and a half and tried to return this past season to play in the NCAA Tournament. But doctors could […]

Richardson Not Fired on Racial Grounds: A federal appeals court has ruled against Nolan Richardson in his lawsuit claiming that Arkansas racially discriminated against him by firing him in 2002. The court ruled that the university had already decided to fire Richardson based on a comment he made in February […]

Terp Comes Home: Maryland junior forward Ekene Ibekwe will not leave the team for the NBA after all. After testing the waters for the past month and a half, Ibekwe decided to return to College Park for his senior season. He averaged 11.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last […]

Coaches Return from Kuwait: Several NCAA coaches recently returned from a trip to Kuwait, the second such trip by NCAA coaches and college basketball icons in two years. This year’s roster included Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Alabama’s Mark Gottfried, South Carolina’s Dave Odom, Charlotte’s Bobby Lutz, Indiana’s Kelvin Sampson, Texas’ […]

Former Aggie Standout Dies: Utah State lost a member of its first NCAA Tournament team when Calvin Agricola died May 24. Agricola, 88, played for the Aggies in the late 1930s. A talented guard, he earned a spot among the All-American Honorable Mentions. He helped the Aggies reach the first […]

Romar Signs Cousin: Washington coach Lorenzo Romar will bring in a former Stanford player for one season — an unusual move for the coach. But family ties can lead to outside-the-box decisions. Tim Morris, the former Atlanta high school star and Stanford role player, is Romar’s second cousin. He will […]