Welcome Back Johnson: New Mexico forward Aaron Johnson, who is sitting out this season after transferring from Penn State, is back on the team after coach Rich McKay had dismissed him for his role in a bar fight. McKay said Johnson won’t cause any more trouble after he fought four […]

Tark Has His Day: More than a dozen years after former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian walked off the school’s court for the last time, the Runnin Rebels honored Tarkanian during the team’s loss to Nevada Saturday by naming the court in his honor — the Jerry Tarkanian Court at the […]

Gonzaga Loses Heytvelt for Season: Gonzaga redshirt freshman Josh Heytvelt will miss the rest of the season after breaking his ankle during the Bulldogs’ loss to Connecticut in last week’s Maui Invitational championship. He will have surgery to repair the ankle Monday and will not be able to practice for […]

Pops Must Wait: George Washington senior forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu will miss two more games during a three-game suspension imposed by the Colonials. Mensah-Bonsu possibly violated NCAA regulations during his flirtation with the NBA Draftlast June, and the school has issued a pre-emptive strike. Mensah-Bonsu already sat out the team’s season […]

Nelson Injured in Win: Duke advanced to the finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off with a 78-68 win over Drexel, but they may be without a key guard for the finals on Friday and beyond. Sophomore guard DeMarcus Nelson started the game and played eight minutes before coming out with […]

Braves Out of Work: Bradley must play without sophomore center Patrick O’Bryant and junior guard Will Franklin until late December after the NCAA suspended them for accepting money for work they did not do. O’Bryant and Franklin received eight-game and six-game suspensions, respectively, and two other Braves were ordered to […]

Gophers Already in the Hole: Minnesota learned that senior guard Vincent Grier, the team’s best player, will miss four to six weeks with a broken finger on his left hand. The injury sidelines another Gopher guard — the team is missing three of its top five guards because Rico Tucker […]

Hofstra Guard Ready to Work: Hofstra senior guard Gibran Washington has left the Pride because of a chronic injury. He will graduate early in December with a degree in management and start working at Pengeo Inc. in Florida. Washington averaged about four points per game in his career and emerged […]

Bulls Run Into Disaster: As if being the weakest link in the Big East uber-conference weren’t bad enough, South Florida must deal with an injury-depleted lineup. The Bulls beat Alcorn State 69-52 in the team’s opener Friday, but the team may have lost starting point guard Collin Dennis for some […]

Moore Time on the Sidelines: Cincinnati senior guard Chadd Moore will miss the next four games because the NCAA declared him ineligible after he played in a summer league without getting clearance from a medical hardship. Moore preserved a year of eligibility by quitting the team last season to focus […]