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Oklahoma State: Brumbaugh Apologizes For Incident

Headline Story: Freshman forward Keith Brumbaugh apologized for an incident at a local store, according to a statement released by Oklahoma State’s basketball office. Head coach designate Sean Sutton said Brumbaugh, a native of DeLand, Fla., would be disciplined. Brumbaugh was widely considered one of the nation’s top 20 high […]

NCAA: Coaches Rally to Help Katrina Victims

Coaches Rally to Help Katrina Victims: Joining thousands of people nationwide who are contributing to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, several NCAA coaches and AllCoachNetwork.com have set up an online auction, whose proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity. The nonprofit organization will help build homes for displaced New Orleans families, […]

Utah: Ute Out for the Season

Ute Out for the Season: Utah head coach Ray Giacoletti has announced that big man Misha Radojevic will miss the entire 2005-06 season due to a knee injury. Radojevic was injured during a pickup game with teammates, rupturing his right anterior cruciate ligament Wednesday. Radojevic, a 6-10, 250-pound forward/center from […]

Indiana: Hoosiers Raise Prices, Reserve Seats

Hoosiers Raise Prices, Reserve Seats: Indiana trustees are considering a plan to reduce the athletic department’s deficit by reserving 500 Assembly Hall seats for donors and raising student ticket prices by $4 per game. However, the plan would eliminate a $30 athletic fee now paid by each student. The trustees […]

Washington State: Family Affair

Family Affair: Washington State officials announced that whenever coach Dick Bennett retires, his son and assistant coach Tony Bennett will replace him. Bennett said the early announcement will provide stability to the program, which translates to better recruiting. Bennett’s slowdown style helped make the Cougars competitive in the Pac 10 […]

Texas: Bad Habits Were Tucker’s Undoing

Bad Habits Were Tucker’s Undoing: P.J. Tucker said on Tuesday that habits such as showing up late to classes or even skipping them altogether, listening to music during class and just not caring in general are what led to his academic ineligibility last year. He had the bad habits for […]

Tulane: Green Wave Moves to Texas A&M

Green Wave Moves to Texas A&M: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Tulane men’s basketball players have moved to Texas A&M, where they will enroll in classes and share the Aggies’ practices facilities until relief operations make Tulane operable again. Other Tulane sports teams have gone to Southern Methodist, Louisiana […]

NCAA: Boeheim and Calhoun Inducted

Boeheim and Calhoun Inducted: Last night in Springfield, Mass., two college coaching legends were inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun were inducted, along with the posthumous induction of legendary LSU women’s coach Sue Gunter, who passed away last month after […]

San Antonio: Three New Roadrunners [9/17/05]

Three New Roadrunners: University of Texas at San Antonio head coach Tim Carter has announced the hiring of two new assistant coaches, Beau Archibald and Lance Madison, and a new administrative assistant, Kyle Kotrla. Archibald comes to UTSA from Jacksonville, where he was an assistant for the past two seasons […]

Arizona: Rodgers May Miss Wildcats’ Maui Trip

Rodgers May Miss Wildcats’ Maui Trip: Arizona senior guard Chris Rodgers injured his right knee at practice and will miss four to eight weeks, possibly extending into the beginning of the season. Doctors could not find any serious problems in the knee, but team officials want to rehab Rodgers slowly […]