Calhoun to have surgery on ailing back (AP)
February 23, 2012 by admin
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UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun will undergo surgery next week to address a lower back condition and he will miss the Huskies’ next two games. The university said Wednesday the status of the Hall of Fame coach, who has been on a medical leave of absence since Feb. 3, will then be evaluated on “a day-to-day basis.” Calhoun is expected to be hospitalized for one or two nights and…
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Temple in talks to join Big East (AP)
February 22, 2012 by admin
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A person familiar with the talks says Temple is in negotiations with the Big East about joining the conference in all sports next season. The person spoke Wednesday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the talks are still ongoing. Temple played in the Big East in football only from 1991-2004, but was forced out of the league.
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Seton Hall knocks off No. 9 Hoyas 73-55 (AP)
February 22, 2012 by admin
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Jordan Theodore started talking about his last chance to play in an NCAA tournament in the preseason. The senior guard wants desperately to be part of the field of 68. On Tuesday night, he was nearly perfect in helping Seton Hall get the signature win it needed for its NCAA tournament resume. He had a career-high 29 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including making all five 3-point attempts, in a 73-55…
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Kansas State upsets No. 3 Missouri again (AP)
February 22, 2012 by admin
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Forget any talk of Kansas State as a team teetering on the NCAA Tournament bubble. After yet another convincing win over a Top 20 team, the Wildcats’ bubble has burst — and coach Frank Martin couldn’t be happier. Rodney McGruder scored 24 points as Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, the Wildcats’ second win this season over the Tigers and their first at Mizzou Arena…
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Fans rally around Gugliotta, Corchiani (AP)
February 22, 2012 by admin
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All eyes at North Carolina State’s arena once again were on Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani. This time, nobody wanted them to leave. Three days after they were ejected from the stands by an official during a game, Gugliotta and Corchiani returned to the RBC Center to cheers from a passionate fan base that has insisted the players’ treatment was unjust.
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ACC reprimands ref after NC State game (AP)
February 21, 2012 by admin
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The Atlantic Coast Conference has publicly reprimanded official Karl Hess for failing to follow procedure when ejecting two former North Carolina State stars from the stands during a weekend game. In a statement Monday night, the league said it had conducted a “thorough review” of the events leading up to Hess’ ejections of former Wolfpack stars Chris Corchiani and Tom Gugliotta from…
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Acy helps No. 13 Baylor rally past Texas (AP)
February 21, 2012 by admin
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Whether rebounding or scoring — or both — Quincy Acy put the No. 13 Baylor Bears on his strong shoulders and carried them to a big victory. Acy had 22 points and 16 rebounds and provided the key scoring punch down the stretch to push the Bears to a tough 77-72 win over Texas on Monday night. Baylor rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half and Acy scored seven straight points to…
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UConn tops ‘Nova on late 29-footer in OT (AP)
February 21, 2012 by admin
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Shabazz Napier swished a 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, and Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 32 points to help Connecticut stun Villanova 73-70 Monday night. Ty Johnson appeared to send the game to double OT on his tying layup for Villanova off a missed UConn free throw. But Napier, who questioned the heart of his teammates after a loss Saturday at Marquette, hit the pull-up 3 and got…
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Alabama suspends F Mitchell for season (AP)
February 21, 2012 by admin
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Alabama coach Anthony Grant suspended junior forward Tony Mitchell for the rest of the season on Monday but cleared senior JaMychal Green to return to practice. Grant said earlier Monday he didn’t expect either to play Thursday night at Arkansas. He didn’t elaborate on his decisions or a timeline for Green to return to game action in a brief statement released by Alabama, and hasn’t…
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Kentucky, Syracuse stay 1-2 in AP poll (AP)
February 20, 2012 by admin
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Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week. The Wildcats, who have been No. 1 for five consecutive weeks and seven overall, were again a runaway choice Monday with 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Syracuse, which spent six weeks at No.
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