Is There a Doctor in the House?: North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education has voted to honor Phil Jackson, a Sioux alum and Los Angeles Lakers head coach, with an honorary doctorate in humane letters. Jackson played for the Sioux in the 1960s before moving to the NBA to play […]

Redick is No. 1: Duke senior guard J.J. Redick became the ACC’s all-time leading scorer Saturday by picking up 11 more points in the Blue Devils’ win at Temple. Redick passed Wake Forest’s Dickie Hemric, who held the record for more than 50 years. Redick has 2,590 points and counting. […]

Colonials to Play Without Pops: George Washington senior forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu has a slight tear in his left knee and will miss about two weeks, possibly more. Mensah-Bonsu injured cartilage in his knee Wednesday in the team’s victory against La Salle. The Colonials possess a 15-game winning streak, longest in […]

Sutton to Have Surgery: Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton will have surgery today to try to fix back and hip problems. Sutton has chronic pain in his back caused by advanced lumbar degenerative disc disease. That basically means the discs in Sutton’s spine are slowly disintegrating. Sutton is on a […]

Tiger Frosh Suspended: Auburn coach Jeff Lebo suspended freshman forward Josh Dollard indefinitely for violating team rules. Lebo did not specify the action that inspired the suspension, but added that Dollard can still practice with the team. He averages 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a promising young […]

Finn’s Run as a Musketeer Ends: Xavier coach Sean Miller has dismissed senior guard Dedrick Finn for violating team rules. Miller did not name the specific incident, but he said Finn violated a cornerstone policy. As a graduating senior, the dismissal means Finn has likely played his last college basketball […]

Only Foot Injury Slows Rush: Grambling senior guard Brion Rush is one of the NCAA’s most prolific scorers, averaging 25.8 points per game. Saddled in the unpublicized SWAC, Rush does not get due credit for scoring at will, in addition to averaging seven rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steals per […]

Wildcat Guard Injures Hand: Kentucky sophomore guard Ramel Bradley broke his hand during practice yesterday and is out indefinitely. Team doctors have not determined how long Bradley needs to recover from the injury. His loss shortens the bench for coach Tubby Smith. Bradley averages 8.3 points per game and shoots […]

Cardinals Continue to Crash and Burn: A disappointing season turned more devastating for Louisville as sophomore center David Padgett reinjured his knee in practice yesterday and will require season-ending surgery. Tests indicated that Padgett significantly damaged the knee and needs to have arthroscopic surgery to repair it. Padgett has been […]

Wolverine Center and Spartan Fan Suspended: Big Ten officials suspended a Michigan player and Michigan State fan for 1.5 games following an incident in which the unnamed fan instigated a shoving match with junior center Amadou Ba. The fan — who was drunk according to reports — walked onto the […]