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Georgetown's Whittington has torn ACL 6/18 6:29PM
Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - Georgetown announced Tuesday that forward Greg Whittington recently tore the ACL in his left knee, an injury that could potentially sideline him for the entire 2013-14 season. Whittington, a rising junior, ranked second among Georgetown players in...
Dorm Report: Like father, like son 6/17 11:52AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Coaching men's college basketball is a job that is tough enough, yet some individuals have the added burden of trying to follow in their father's footsteps in their chosen vocation. In honor of Father's Day (either a day late or really, really early for 20...
Full-Court Press: Too hard to ignore benefit of new DePaul arena 6/12 11:36AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - DePaul star forward Cleveland Melvin made a bold statement when he put his signature on a student petition against the university's newly proposed arena in the South Loop of Chicago. Melvin, who will be concluding his career next year after starting for th...
Dorm Report: So, what's in a (nick)name? 6/10 11:06AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The CFL (that's Canadian Football League to you and me) generally doesn't get much press down here in the United States, but over the weekend it managed to wake up more than a few fans north of the border. An eight-team league at the moment, the CFL is ex...
Report: Gun found after UNC's Hairston arrested 6/07 5:09PM
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbooks) - P.J. Hairston, the leading scorer for the North Carolina men's basketball team last season, was arrested Wednesday by Durham police during a traffic stop in which a handgun and more than 1 1/2 ounces of marijuana were seized. According to the Raleigh News...
Full-Court Press: It's good to be 'The Mayor' of Iowa State 6/05 10:14AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Fred Hoiberg is steadily decorating the open spaces surrounding his retired No. 32 jersey that hangs in the rafters of Hilton Coliseum. Hoiberg was already the favorite son of his hometown of Ames, Iowa, where he developed from the state's Mr. Basketball ...
Full-Court Press: Groce attracts an interesting mix to Champaign 5/29 10:15AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Although its top-rated incoming freshman is ranked outside the Top 50 by most scouting services, Illinois has one of the most intriguing recruiting classes in the nation. John Groce managed to lead the Fighting Illini to the third round of the NCAA Tourna...
Field finalized for 2013 Cancun Challenge 5/23 12:33PM
Fort Collins, CO (Sportsbooks) - Saint Louis, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Old Dominion headline the field for the 2013 Cancun Challenge. The four schools will be joined by Bowling Green, Georgia Southern, Oral Roberts and Presbyterian in the tournament that is played over two w...
Full-Court Press: The next generation of coaches 5/22 10:09AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Only those with access to a time machine can accurately predict whether a new head coach will achieve the level of success imagined by the athletic director who hired him. Shaka Smart of Virginia Commonwealth and Brad Stevens of Butler both elected to rem...
Tarik Black going from Memphis to Kansas 5/20 8:50PM
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbooks) - Memphis power forward Tarik Black will transfer to Kansas and will be eligible to play for the Jayhawks for the 2013-14 season. Black, who graduated from Memphis with a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership, will have one year of elig...
Smith transfers to Minnesota 5/20 3:14PM
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Malik Smith is following his head coach to Minnesota. The former Florida International guard, Smith, signed his tender to transfer and play with the Golden Gophers on Monday. "It was a pleasure to coach Malik last season at FIU and I am excited that ...
New Mexico gets some payback 5/20 12:44PM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Congratulations Steve Alford, you and your New Mexico Lobos just lost to underdog Harvard in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, please accept your parting gift of a seven-year, $18.2 million contract with UCLA. Granted, this didn't take place in rec...
WCC extends contract of Zaninovich 5/18 2:31AM
San Bruno, CA (Sportsbooks) - The West Coast Conference extended the contract of commissioner Jamie Zaninovich on Friday. Zaninovich, who is in his sixth year after being named the league's second commissioner on March 9, 2008, has been extended until May 31, 2017. "The Wes...
Penn State's Marshall to forgo senior season 5/15 3:16PM
University Park, PA (Sportsbooks) - Penn State junior guard Jermaine Marshall announced on Wednesday that he will forgo his senior season to pursue a professional basketball career. Marshall was Penn State's second-leading scorer this past season with 15.3 points per ga...
Full-Court Press: Kansas wins the lottery 5/15 10:31AM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Although the Kansas Jayhawks lost all five starters from their impressive 2012-13 squad, they seem to be the heavy favorite to collect a 10th consecutive Big 12 Conference championship next season after Tuesday's signing of prep phenom Andrew Wiggins. Wig...
Highly-touted recruit Wiggins settles on Kansas 5/14 3:03PM
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbooks) - Top high school recruit Andrew Wiggins finally selected a school on Tuesday when he announced his intention to play for the Kansas Jayhawks next season. Wiggins' announcement was held in the gym of Huntington Prep School in West Virginia. Originally ...
Does it get any WACkier than this? 5/13 12:18PM
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Davidson is heading to the Atlantic 10 Conference, joining the league in time for the 2014-15 basketball campaign. The Wildcats made that announcement just last week, the latest program to get in on the mad dash to find grass that is supposedly greener tha...
Chattanooga selects Wade as new men's hoops coach 5/13 12:10PM
Chattanooga, TN (Sportsbooks) - The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga has named Will Wade as its new men's basketball coach. Wade had been an assistant at VCU for the past four seasons, helping the Rams to four straight postseason appearances, including a surprising run to the 201...
Rutgers makes statement on Jordan as alum 5/10 8:09PM
Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Rutgers University admitted their mistake in stating their new head men's basketball coach, Eddie Jordan, was an alumnus. The school had stated in his bio as such, and reports surfaced Friday saying he had never received his degree before Rutgers quickly i...
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