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Arkansas' Carver on shortstop of the year list Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas shortstop Tim Carver is one of 25 players on a watch list for the 2012 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award. The list was narrowed in half recently, from 50 players to 25. Carver is one of five shortstops from the Southeastern Conference that remains in contention for the... Read More

ACC has 5 teams selected to host NCAA regionals

Updated: 3 hr ago NEW YORK (AP) — Florida State is opening the NCAA Division I baseball tournament at home — as usual. The Seminoles, ranked No. 1 a few weeks this season, are hosting a regional for the 29th time. Florida State (43-15) joins four other Atlantic Coast Conference schools selected Sunday as host sites for the... Read More

Judge dismisses lawsuit against former OSU coach Eddie Sutton Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against former OSU coach Eddie Sutton over his 2006 drunken-driving accident. Read More

Attorney asks for documents Tennessee released Updated: Fri, May 25, 2012 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The attorney representing former Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings has asked Tennessee to share copies of documents and emails released to the media along with suggested federal mediators if university officials want to resolve the situation without a lawsuit. Attorney David... Read More

F Alexis Burke transfers to Rutgers from Illinois Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Forward Alexis Burke has joined the Rutgers women's basketball team. Scarlet Knights coach C. Vivian Stringer announced Thursday that Burke had transferred to the Big East Conference school after playing the last two years at Illinois. Burke will have two years of eligibility after... Read More

Tennessee AD: Lost confidence in media director Updated: Thu, May 24, 2012 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's athletic director Dave Hart is defending his move forcing Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings to retire, saying he wants to "set the record straight" in response to her retaining an attorney and threatening a lawsuit. Hart issued a statement Thursday, a day after a letter... Read More

Cowgirl recruit jersey displayed at Hall of Fame Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming basketball recruit Aubry Boehme is being recognized for her play during the past season at Otero Junior College in Colorado. The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn., will display her No. 42 junior college jersey in the "Ring of Honor" for the next year. The Ring of... Read More

Lawyer: Lady Vols' media director forced to retire Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney says Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart gave the woman in charge of media relations for the Lady Vols less than four hours to decide to retire or be fired for "insubordination" earlier this month. David Burkhalter wrote to Tennessee chancellor Jimmy Cheek that the... Read More

Mississippi State edges LSU 3-2 in SEC tournament

Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Demarcus Henderson drove in Mitch Slauter with a sixth-inning single to give Mississippi State a 3-2 victory over top-seeded LSU on Wednesday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. Bulldogs starter Chris Stratton (11-1) struck out eight and allowed five hits... Read More

McNeese State names Love as assistant coach Published: Wed, May 23, 2012 LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Former Southern Miss standout Pauline Love has been named an assistant for the women's basketball program at McNeese State. Coach Brooks Donald Williams said Tuesday that Love, who also played for the WNBA's Connecticut Sun and France's professional team, has an energy and passion like... Read More

Nebraska women draw Terps in Big Ten/ACC Challenge Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska hosts national women's basketball power Maryland on Nov. 28 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Cornhuskers' matchup with the Terrapins was announced Tuesday. It is among 12 games pitting Big Ten teams against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents on Nov. 28-29. Maryland finished last... Read More

Williams named women's basketball coach at CSU Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012 FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado State has hired Ryun Williams as the new coach of the women's basketball team. Williams most recently coached at South Dakota, where he spent four seasons. He coached the Coyotes to a 23-8 record and a WNIT berth last season. Former Colorado State women's basketball coach... Read More

Catching up with: Former El Reno basketball star Misti Chennault now Oral Roberts' coach Published: Mon, May 21, 2012 Misti Chennault, now known as Misti Cussen, twice beat cancer while in high school from 1985-89. She was named Oral Roberts' new women's basketball coach on April 27. Read More

Patrick Beilein named Welseyan basketball coach Published: Mon, May 21, 2012 BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Wesleyan College has hired Patrick Beilein as men's basketball coach. Director of Athletics Ken Tyler said Monday in a news release that Beilein's appointment is effective June 15. Beilein comes to Wesleyan from Bradley University, where he had served as director of men's... Read More

Cincinnati dismisses freshman F Octavius Ellis Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012 CINCINNATI (AP) — Freshman forward Octavius Ellis was dismissed from Cincinnati's basketball team on Friday because of an incident at a downtown nightclub the previous weekend. The university said it is punishing Ellis even though no charges will be filed by police. A bouncer said he intervened in a... Read More

Injuries force pair of Hawkeyes to end careers Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa sophomore Jade Rogers and freshman Virginia Johnson are ending their college careers because of chronic injuries. Rogers played in just 13 games in 2010-11 because of a left knee injury and later had surgery to help realign her knee. Rogers missed the entire 2011-12 season, and coach... Read More

Documents: Krzyzewski made more than $7M in 2010 Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke paid coach Mike Krzyzewski roughly $7.2 million during the year of his most recent national championship. The school's most recent IRS documents obtained Thursday cover the 2010 calendar year. They show Krzyzewski received a base salary of roughly $2 million, more than $3.7 million in... Read More

Montana Western men's basketball signs 3 Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 DILLON, Mont. (AP) — Montana Western men's basketball coach Steve Keller has announced the signing of three in-state recruits. Bryson Smith of Helena, Colin Hollow of Butte and Zane Tams of Lincoln plan to join the Bulldog basketball program in the fall. Smith is a 6-foot-3 wing who averaged 8.3 points per game... Read More

Junior college forward Clarke signs with Arkansas Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson says junior college forward Coty Clarke has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Razorbacks. Clarke played last season for Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, Ala., where he averaged 14.5 points and 13 rebounds per game as a... Read More

Washington DC to host NCAA East Regional Published: Wed, May 16, 2012 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Division I Men's Basketball Committee has selected Washington, D.C. to host the 2013 East Regional. The committee announced Wednesday that the games will be played March 28 and 30 at the Verizon Center. Georgetown will be the host institution as the tournament returns to the nation's... Read More