Baylor Is Back in Business: After 307 days since Baylor lost in last season’s Big 12 tournament, the Bears played their first game of the season last night. Not surprisingly, the inexperienced Bears lost at Texas Tech, 79-61. The team demonstrated several major weaknesses, including poor rebounding and court awareness. […]

Cougar Coach Apologizes: College of Charleston coach Tom Herrion was none too pleased with the referees in the Cougars’ 71-68 loss to Georgia Southern Monday, and he let the world know after the game. He said the officiating was horrible and hinted that the officials were biased against the Cougars. […]

Stewart Returns to Practice: USC junior guard Lodrick Stewart returned to practice yesterday after coach Tim Floyd kicked him out of Tuesday’s practice for elbowing a teammate. Floyd wants Stewart to play under control and channel that energy toward opponents, not toward teammates. Stewart apologized to the team before practice […]

Dotson Denied Appeal: Former Baylor player Carlton Dotson will not have an opportunity to appeal his murder conviction, at least not on the watch of Texas District Judge Ralph Strother. The judge denied Dotson’s request yesterday to appeal the conviction for murdering his former teammate Patrick Dennehy. Dotson had forfeited […]

Bradley and North Dakota Can Keep Nicknames, for Now: The NCAA’s executive committee ruled that Bradley and North Dakota can keep their American Indian nicknames and mascots for now. The committee could not complete the appeals process, so it will defer a decision until April. The Bradley Braves and North […]

Hobbled Shipp Sunk for Season: UCLA sophomore forward Josh Shipp is shutting it down because of persistent pain in his hip that requires medical attention. Shipp had arthroscopic surgery before the season to repair a torn labrum and remove a bone spur. The healing had been slow, but Shipp returned […]

Kirkland’s Injury Is Worst-Case Scenario: Cincinnati fans and coaches had their fingers crossed that senior forward Armein Kirkland’s knee injury would be minor. But the indications — he heard a pop when coming down after attacking the basket against Connecticut — weren’t good. Neither was the official report. Doctors determined […]

Yellow Jacket Can’t Meet Standards: Georgia Tech senior forward Theodis Tarver is academically ineligible because he has failed to meet Yellow Jacket standards. He is eligible according to NCAA standards, but coach Paul Hewitt has higher expectations for his players. Tarver played sparingly earlier in the season but cracked the […]

Hoosier Hurting: Indiana sophomore forward D.J. White might miss the remainder of the season because he broke another bone in his left foot. The injury occurred Saturday in the Hoosiers’ thrilling 81-79 win against Ohio State. White broke a different bone in his foot earlier in the season, forcing him […]

10 Schools Recognized for Diversity: The Laboratory for Diversity in Sport, run by Texas A&M, has recognized the best 10 Division I schools that excel in diversity in their athletic departments. The schools on the list accomplished excellence in diversity strategy, African-American graduation rates, Title IX compliance, employees’ gender diversity […]