Ratliff Out With Bum Thumb: Indiana sophomore guard A.J. Ratliff had surgery on his injured right thumb Tuesday and will be out indefinitely. Ratliff last season averaged 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest, and started 14 games as a freshman. Also injured in the same practice was freshman Ben […]

Trial Starts in LaSalle Scandal: The attorneys for former LaSalle basketball players Gary Neal and Michael Cleaves contend that the two men are innocent of rape charges levied by a LaSalle basketball camp counselor, and that the incident was with her consent. The woman, then 19, was a University of […]

Price Goes for Quick Probation: Connecticut sophomore point guard A.J. Price has applied for a special probation that would leave him without a criminal record and could return him to the Huskies’ team. Price and junior guard Marcus Williams were charged with several counts of felony larceny in a scheme […]

Drug Charges For Former Vol: Former Tennessee walk-on Richard “Pee-Wee” Gash was arrested on drug possession charges, after a traffic stop revealed a duffel bag with over $11,000 and marijuana residue were found in his vehicle. Gash, who is still enrolled at UT but left the team this summer after […]

Relph Out Indefinitely For Bonnies: St. Bonaventure starting point guard Tyler Relph underwent surgery yesterday to remove bone spurs in his left ankle and to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Relph, a former West Virginia transfer, sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. Head coach […]

Bartow to Lead Bucs’ Ship Two More Years: East Tennessee State officials signed coach Murry Bartow for two more years, keeping him on the Bucs’ sidelines through 2009. Bartow has been coach for two seasons and has compiled a 37-25 record, including a Southern Conference championship in 2004. The Bucs […]

St. Joseph’s Freshman Out: St. Joseph’s freshman guard Edwin Lashley is out indefinitely after coming down with mononucleosis. A 6-4 guard from Salisbury, Maryland, Lashley came to Philadelphia from St. Thomas More school in Connecticut, and was expected to contribute off the bench this season. He will be each week […]

Trojans Appeal Dry Arena: Arkansas – Little Rock will find a way to serve alcohol to its fans if the school gets its way. But for now, the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control has denied the school a liquor permit for its new basketball arena, the Stephens Center. Several groups oppose […]

Weber State Legend Killed in Auto Accident: Weber State legend Willie Sojourner was killed in an automobile accident in Italy yesterday. He was 58. Sojourner, a three-time all-Big Sky selection, played at Weber State from 1968-71, leading the Wildcats to three consecutive conference titles. At the time he was the […]

What’s in a Name?: You can change the name of the Preseason NIT, but you can’t change the fact that the early season tournament is Duke’s to lose. After buying up the NIT to end an antitrust lawsuit, the NCAA has decided to rename the Preseason NIT as the NIT […]