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South Carolina reports 9 NCAA violations (AP)South Carolina's athletic department reported nine NCAA secondary violations in the past six months, including one when a staffer bet dinner on a game not involving the Gamecocks. "I don't even know if it was a college game," athletic spokesman Steve Fink said Thursday. The violation took place Jan. 22 and was considered the most serious one of those detailed in South Carolina's report.Fulmer, Pearl get new deals through 2014 (AP)Tennessee signed football coach Phillip Fulmer and basketball coach Bruce Pearl to new deals Wednesday that will keep them with the Volunteers through 2014. Fulmer's deal is worth an average of nearly $3 million over the next seven seasons, and the nearly $1 million raise makes him the fourth-highest paid coach in the Southeastern Conference.Indiana to give up 2 scholarships (AP)Indiana University will give up two basketball scholarships for the upcoming season in anticipation of penalties related to the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate, assistant athletic director Frank Cuervo confirmed Wednesday. The APR is a percentage score over a rolling four-year period that measures retention and eligibility of players.Top of the World tournament canceled (AP)The University of Alaska Fairbanks has canceled its BP Top of the World college basketball tournament. University officials said Wednesday they weren't able to attract teams in the competitive landscape that followed an NCAA rule change. "The decision to cancel this year's tournament was not of our making or of our choice," tournament director Brian Hove said.UK Basketball Museum closes (AP)The University of Kentucky Basketball Museum has shut its doors due to falling attendance and financial problems. The museum, located in the Lexington Center near the entrance to Rupp Arena, has struggled to find an audience since opening in 1999. Kentucky deputy athletic director Rob Mullens said Wednesday that the museum, which was not affiliated with the university, was averaging less than...UCLA, coach Howland agree to 7-year deal (AP)UCLA coach Ben Howland, who has guided the Bruins to the Final Four each of the past three years, agreed to a new seven-year contract with the university Tuesday. The deal, which adds one year onto the agreement he signed last October, runs through the 2014-15 season and includes a guaranteed $1.97 million for next season, rising to $2.3 million in the final year of the contract. |
Rittenberg: Williams trying to create Buzz at MarquetteYou may not know Buzz Williams' face (or even his name), but those who know this unknown say Marquette made a good choice in picking him to take over when Tom Crean left, writes Adam Rittenberg.O'Neil: Ford adjusts to high expectations at Oklahoma StateTravis Ford has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the coaching ranks in his short career. Now in charge of an Oklahoma State program with high expectations, he knows that as the jobs get bigger, the pressure gets greater, writes Dana O'Neil.Southeast Missouri will not appeal NCAA sanctionsSoutheast Missouri's women's basketball team will not appeal an NCAA sanctions calling for the forfeiture of 44 victories and placing both the women's and men's programs on two years of probation.Indiana to give up two scholarships next seasonIndiana University will give up two basketball scholarships for the upcoming season in anticipation of penalties related to the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate, assistant athletic director Frank Cuervo confirmed Wednesday.Coaches Fulmer, Pearl get raises at TennesseeTennessee signed football coach Phillip Fulmer and basketball coach Bruce Pearl to new deals Wednesday that will keep them with the Volunteers through 2014.UAF cuts Top of the World Classic, cites new ruleThe University of Alaska Fairbanks has canceled its BP Top of the World college basketball tournament. University officials said Wednesday they weren't able to attract teams in the competitive landscape that followed an NCAA rule change.Howland agrees to new 7-year contract with UCLAUCLA coach Ben Howland, who has guided the Bruins to the Final Four each of the past three years, agreed to a new seven-year contract.Big Blue-hoo: Kentucky basketball museum closesThe University of Kentucky Basketball Museum in Lexington has closed its doors, according to media reports in Kentucky.IU president: Sampson shouldn't have been hiredIndiana University's president told the NCAA infractions committee that the hiring of ousted basketball coach Kelvin Sampson was "a risk that should not have been taken." |
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