Trojan Felled at Practice: USC freshman point guard Ryan Francis is hoping that a knee injury that occurred during practice yesterday won’t be serious. Francis collided with a teammate and bruised the knee, but he could not finish practice and will have X-rays to determine the injury’s severity. Francis has […]

Terp Faces Assault and Sex Charges: Maryland senior forward Travis Garrison has been charged with assault and a sex offense resulting from an incident at a bar in October. Garrison turned himself in to Prince George’s County, Md., police after a Maryland graduate student accused him of grabbing her buttocks […]

Whirlwind Suspension for Jayhawk Guard: Kansas freshman guard Brandon Rush, one of the top freshmen in the country this season, was suspended by the NCAA Thursday for receiving illicit benefits during his flirtation with the NBA Draft last year. The school appealed the suspension, and the NCAA lifted it Friday. […]

Stop If You’ve Heard This Before: If UCLA basketball is in the news, you can bet that an injury is the subject. And you’d collect on the latest word out of Westwood. Sophomore forward Lorenzo Mata is down with a knee injury that will sideline him for at least six […]

Razorback Pleads Guilty: An Arkansas judge has sentenced Arkansas senior guard Eric Ferguson to nine days in prison after Ferguson pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Ferguson was pulled over in early November while driving with a .16 blood alcohol content level, which is double the legal limit. Ferguson has […]

Tarver Returns to Tech: Completing a suspension of less than a week, Georgia Tech senior forward Theodis Tarver returned to the team today after an academic committee ruled him eligible. Coach Paul Hewitt suspended Tarver earlier this week for failing to meet the school’s academic standards even though he satisfied […]

Injury Tames Panther: Northern Iowa senior guard Erik Crawford will miss at least a month while recovering from a broken bone in his right foot. Crawford hurt his foot in Northern Iowa’s 55-52 loss to Creighton Wednesday. He averages 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as one […]

Mono Weakens Husky: Still fresh to Connecticut’s lineup, junior point guard Marcus Williams now has mononucleosis. Despite receiving the diagnosis for the illnesses that produces chronic fatigue — not a good symptom for a basketball player — the Huskies will continue to play Williams until he shows ill effects of […]

Leading Tiger May Miss Colorado Game: Missouri junior guard Thomas Gardner may miss this weekend’s home game vs. Colorado because he had a concussion during practice yesterday. Thomas, the Tigers’ leading scorer, and sophomore forward Marshall Brown both scrambled for a loose ball and ran into each other, with Brown’s […]

McClellan Returns to Lineup: Arizona sophomore swingman Jawann McClellan will return to the Wildcats in time for tonight’s game at Oregon State. McClellan had been academically ineligible for the first semester and winter break, but he returns as the Wildcats enter the thick of conference play. He averaged 5.8 points […]