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May 28, 2010

Keady Returning To The Game With Lavin & St. John’s?

Gene Keady, the former head men's coach at Purdue, who hasn't coached in five seasons, said he has been offered a job as a consultant to Steve Lavin at St. John's. Keady, an animal lover, has cited his poodle as a reason he may not take the job as he...

May 28, 2010

UConn’s Men’s Team Charged With 8 Violations

The University of Connecticut men's basketball program was informed today by the NCAA about eight allegations of violations, including phone calls and text messages to prospective student-athletes, impermissible benefits provided and more Coach Jim C...

May 27, 2010

Jimmy Williams Awarded $1.2 Million In Lawsuit Against Tubby Smith

Jimmy Williams, a former Oklahoma State men’s basketball assistant, has been awarded $1.2 million by a jury after Williams sued Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith. Williams alleged that he was promised a job by Smith in 2007 and that he quit his ...

May 27, 2010

Ticket Scandal Continues To Shake Kansas

The ticket scandal at the University of Kansas continues to take on a life of its own. It already has involved at least one high-ranking member of the school’s athletic department, the father of a former basketball player and a couple of colleg...

May 27, 2010

228-Game Winning Steak Is Snapped

Moorestown High School’s (N.J.) girls lacrosse team, which had won 228 straight games against state competition heading into Monday’s contest against Shawnee High, finally lost its first game in a decade. Shawnee stunned Moorestown, 7-6, ...

May 27, 2010

Cal State San Marcos Hires 1st Men’s Coach

California State University San Marcos has hired Jim Saia as the school's first-ever men's basketball coach for the team, which starts play in the 2011-12 school year. Saia had been the head coach at Fresno Pacific University for the last four season...

May 27, 2010

Jimmy Williams Awarded $1.2 Million In Lawsuit Against Tubby Smith

Jimmy Williams, a former Oklahoma State men's basketball assistant, has been awarded $1.2 million by a jury after Williams sued Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith. Williams alleged that he was promised a job by Smith in 2007 and that he quit his positi...

May 26, 2010

Ohio State Hoops Practice Facility Still Waiting For Groundbreaking

Three years ago, the Ohio State University Athletic Department starting raising funds for a $22 million basketball practice facility. Now, in a rocky economy, only $4.6 million has been raised and groundbreaking cannot take place until all $22 millio...