Oral Roberts Coach Gets Extension: Oral Roberts gave basketball coach Scott Sutton a seven-year contract extension following four 21-plus win seasons and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances. Sutton had been mentioned as a candidate to become Wichita State’s new head coach, but ultimately re-signed with the Golden Eagles. He’s the […]

  USC’s Young Leaving Early for NBA: USC’s Nick Young will forgo his senior year and enter the NBA draft to fulfill a personal dream and help out his family. The 6-6, 200-pound junior said it was a tough decision to make but that the deciding factor was his wish […]

George Washington Junior Makes Himself NBA Available: George Washington junior Maureece Rice will be available for the NBA draft but will not hire an agent, giving him the chance to withdraw his name from the event by June 18 and return to school. Rice led the Colonials in scoring at […]

Hoosiers’ Star to Come Back for One Last Dance: Indiana leading scorer and rebounder D.J. White will return for his senior year. The forward was selected to the All-Big Ten second-team and averaged 13.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while helping the Hoosiers to a 21-11 record. Indiana also […]

  Big Ten Adds Two More Conference Games: The Big Ten Conference approved an 18-game schedule for next season, likely transforming two of each team’s nonconference games into conference ones. The change will affect men’s and women’s teams, although details of the new schedule are yet to be released. Pairings […]

  Harvard Signs Amaker as New Coach: Former Michigan coach Tommy Amaker has been named Harvard’s new coach. The 41-year-old was fired from Michigan last month after six seasons with the Wolverines. Despite 20-win seasons in three of its last four seasons and a 2004 NIT championship, Michigan never regained […]

Washington Standout Declares for NBA Draft: Washington star freshman Spencer Hawes will declare for the NBA draft but won’t hire an agent, allowing him – should he choose — to withdraw from the event and return to the Huskies before the June 18 deadline. The 7-foot center led the Huskies […]

   Arizona’s Williams Will Enter NBA Draft: Arizona sophomore swingman Marcus Williams said he will leave school and enter the upcoming NBA draft. The 6-7 forward led the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 16.6 points per game, and was selected to the all-Pac 10 Conference team. Williams, 20, will hire an agent […]

Big East/SEC Invitational a Reality: The Big East and Southeastern conferences will play an invitational during the next four years, featuring four televised games on ESPN or ESPN2 over two nights at two sites. This year’s games, to be played in December, have West Virginia playing Auburn on ESPN 2 […]