No News Is Normal: When it comes to Kentucky sophomore center Randolph Morris, coach Tubby Smith isn’t saying much. The would-be Wildcat must wait on the NCAA to determine if he passes all its criteria for returning to school after failing to earn a spot in the NBA Draft. Morris […]

Winds of Change in Cincinnati: Cincinnati president Nancy Zimpher started to put her personal touch on the school’s athletic department by hiring Mike Thomas as athletic director. Thomas comes to the Bearcats from Akron, where he spent the past five years earning a reputation as an academics-first administrator. That’s just […]

Adidas Offers Olive Branch: Adidas will send a representative to meet with Arkansas State senior swingman Jerry Nichols, who refuses to wear shoes from the company because he tore his ACL in 2001 while wearing adidas shoes. The school has a contract with the company, and the athletic director said […]

NCAA Tells Braves to Find a New Name: Bradley must change its nickname after the NCAA decided that the nickname “Braves” fosters hostile and abusive attitudes toward American Indians. In its recent sensitivity movement toward American Indians, the NCAA listed 18 schools that use nicknames or logos that are not […]

Boeheim a Legend: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has been selected to receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. Boeheim has a 703-241 record over the past 29 seasons at Syracuse, and one national title (2003). Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Lute Olson, Jim Calhoun, and Denny Crum are previous […]

Black Bear Returns to Sidelines: Maine head coach Ted Woodward has announced the hiring of former Black Bear playing legend Julian Dunkley as an assistant coach. Dunkley, who just finished a four-year stint as a professional player in Europe, replaces associate head coach Calvin Oldham, who accepted a similar position […]

Cardinals’ Guard Yates Out: Ball State junior guard Darren Yates will miss the start of the season following foot surgery yesterday. Yates, who averaged 3.9 points per game last season as a reserve, originally suffered a stress fracture in his right foot two weeks ago, but underwent surgery to repair […]

Stop If You’re Heard This Before: Villanova has an injury to report. The Wildcats have been practicing for less than a week, and reserve Chris Charles has already become the first player to need surgery. He hurt his left wrist in practice and will need arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament […]

Saluki Assistant Indicted: Southern Illinois assistant coach Shane Hawkins has been indicted for his role in the mess at Barton County Community College. Hawkins had been an assistant coach at Barton when coach Ryan Wolf led the school into a series of violations. An investigation indicated that the coaching staff […]

The OC Unifies Titans: Cal Sate – Fullerton wants to create a more intimidating presence at home, especially among its fans. And nothing spells intimidation quite like O.C. The campaign, dubbed “Orange Curtain” and devised by a Titan alum, will encourage all fans to wear orange T-shirts with the school’s […]