Gophers Get Good News, Bad News: Minnesota can be happy about the return of senior swingman Vincent Grier, who scored 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting to lead the Gophers to a 72-67 win against UNLV yesterday. Grier had missed the early stages of the season, which included a bad loss […]

Sumpter Recovering Faster Than Expected: Injured Villanova senior forward Curtis Sumpter is mending faster than doctors and team officials expected. Sumpter tore his ACL for the second time in eight months during the preseason. But successful surgery has Wildcat officials contemplating an early return for Sumpter. The original plan was […]

Holley Prefers Football: Would-be North Carolina backup point guard Jesse Holley has declined an opportunity to join the Tar Heels basketball team. The wide receiver considers his best professional opportunity to be on the gridiron, not the hardwood, so he will focus his energy on improving his football skills. Although […]

Keady Can’t Keep Away: Former Purdue coach Gene Keady, who retired after last season, is back in the game after agreeing to work with the Toronto Raptors. Keady finished his career with a 512-270 record in 25 seasons as Purdue’s coach. He will serve as a consultant or bench coach […]

Hawkeyes’ Horner Out: Iowa senior guard Jeff Horner will miss two to five weeks because he tore his PCL in his left knee when the Hawkeyes lost to Northern Iowa Tuesday. Horner is the team’s offensive spark plug, averaging 6.6 assists per game in addition to 12 points per game. […]

Miners Have Family Squabble: UTEP’s team chemistry apparently is too volatile because leading scorer Jason Williams — what is it about guys with that name finding trouble — socked teammate Stefon Jackson in the jaw. The incident occurred during practice, which coach Doc Sadler said was very competitive. Sadler has […]

Gophers on the Mend: Minnesota’s season of high expectations suffered a bad break when senior guards Moe Hargrow and Vincent Grier went down with injuries. But both are close to playing again. Grier, the team’s explosive swingman, is nursing a broken finger but participated in passing drills yesterday. Meanwhile, Hargrow […]

Northwestern Center’s Career Appears Over: Northwestern senior center Mike Thompson, a former McDonald’s All-American who transferred from Duke, is probably done playing basketball after he left the Wildcats. Doctors recently diagnosed Thompson with arrhythmia, a heart condition that produced flu-like symptoms in recent weeks, causing the 6-10 center to miss […]

Roberts Disciplines Hill: St. John’s coach Norm Roberts refuses to look the other way when someone — even the team’s best player — violates rules. Roberts suspended the Red Storm’s best player, guard Darryl Hill, because he violated a team rule. He did not offer specific details about the infraction, […]

Morris Won’t Be Back This Season: The NCAA ended the Randolph Morris drama by declaring the Kentucky Wildcat ineligible for the rest of the season. The sophomore center entered the NBA Draft after last season but wasn’t drafted despite a loose affiliation with SFX, a sports agency. He tried to […]