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Ex-Youngstown State coach Rosselli dies (AP)
Dom Rosselli, the winningest basketball and baseball coach at Youngstown State, has died. He was 93. The university says Rosselli died Tuesday morning. Rosselli totaled 1,000 career wins in the two sports over 38 years. He also served as an assistant football coach for 21 years. Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel said Rosselli will be missed because he affected so many lives.
Crean argues against more sanctions (AP)
Tom Crean has never been part of a basketball program facing this much self-inflicted adversity. Indiana has already been stripped of three scholarships this season, is virtually devoid of depth, size and experience, and attrition has taken away all but one scholarship player from last season's roster.
CBS station to show 9 Division II games (AP)
The NCAA announced a cable television package of nine men's and women's Division II basketball games that will be carried on CBS College Sports Network next season. The first will be a men's game Jan. 3 with Chaminade at Dixie State. Other men's games are Cal State-Los Angeles at Cal State-San Bernardino on Jan.
Longtime Albion coach Turner retires (AP)
Mike Turner is retiring after 34 seasons as men's basketball coach at Albion. The college said Monday he will be replaced assistant Jody May. Turner ranks 10th among active NCAA Division III coaches in career victories. He became head coach at Albion in 1974 and has a career record of 527-319 with the Britons.
Florida's Donovan finally inks extension (AP)
Florida coach Billy Donovan signed his six-year contract extension Friday, 16 months after he returned to Gainesville following a brief stint with the NBA's Orlando Magic. The deal is worth more than $19.5 million before incentives. Donovan, who is 285-115 in 12 seasons with the Gators, took the head coaching job with the Magic in May 2007 before returning to Florida a few days later after a...
Duke, UCLA highlight 2K Classic field (AP)
In an Oct. 2 story about the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament field, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Presbyterian is a Division II school. It joined Division I last season.
Reports: UConn expels freshman F Miles (AP)
Connecticut freshman basketball player Nate Miles told a newspaper Thursday night that he doesn't know if he will appeal being expelled from school after being arrested for violating a restraining order. Miles made his comments by telephone to the Connecticut Post. The Hartford Courant reported that Miles' guardian, Sean Patterson, said the 6-foot-7 forward was expelled following an administrative...
Sampson denies wrongdoing at Indiana (AP)
Kelvin Sampson believes Indiana has it all wrong. A day after the school accused Sampson and his staff of withholding information and concealing impermissible phone calls, the former Indiana coach rebutted those allegations Tuesday in a tersely worded one-paragraph statement sent out by his publicist, Matt Kramer.
2 WVU players plead to drinking charges (AP)
West Virginia basketball players Joe Mazzulla and Cam Thoroughman have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a July scuffle with police at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. The two were charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness Monday in Pittsburgh Municipal Court. Other charges were dropped. Each player was ordered to pay $222 in fines and court costs.
Santa Clara C Bryant stabbed in back (AP)
Standout Santa Clara center John Bryant was recovering Monday from stab wounds to the back stemming from an off-campus incident early Saturday, Santa Clara Police said. "Yes, John Bryant was a victim of assault," Santa Clara Police Sgt. Kurt Clarke said in a phone interview. "We don't know specifically what transpired.
Not guilty plea in Smith nephew stabbing (AP)
A 19-year-old Worcester man has pleaded not guilty in connection with the fatal stabbing of a college student who was the nephew of University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith. Andre Thompson was arraigned Monday in Worcester Central District Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, and armed assault with intent to murder.
Ex-Sooner Tisdale OK after amputation (AP)
Former Oklahoma basketball star Wayman Tisdale says he's doing well after surgery last month to amputate part of his right leg. Tisdale appeared in a video message at halftime of the Sooners' football game against TCU on Saturday night, telling fans he's at peace following the operation. Tisdale, a three-time All-American in the 1980s, is Oklahoma's all-time leading scorer.
Pitt extends Dixon's deal through '15-16 (AP)
Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon's contract was extended three seasons through the 2015-16 season Thursday, a deal that came two years following his last extension. Dixon will receive a raise from his $1.3 million salary of last season, when he was the university's highest-paid employee. Pitt may have felt an urgency to extend Dixon's contract so soon after giving him an extension through...
Pierre Pierce allowed to go to France (AP)
The Iowa Supreme Court denied the attorney general's request to reconsider a ruling that allows former Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce to play professionally in France. In its ruling Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied the state's request to reconsider its order, and to have the case reviewed by the full court, not a panel of judges.
Coaches want more cancer research money (AP)
This year's Coaches vs. Cancer appeal has a more personal meaning for Connecticut's Jim Calhoun, who has been undergoing treatment for skin cancer. Calhoun and four of his fellow college coaches were on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, joining the American Cancer Society in a call for Congress to fund more research.
Tubby Smith's nephew stabbed to death (AP)
A nephew of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith was stabbed to death during a fight at an off-campus apartment. Police say 19-year-old William L. Smith, a Becker College student who lived in Scotland, Md., was killed early Sunday. "We lost a special young man last night," Tubby Smith said in a statement released by the school.
Syracuse G Devendorf granted extra year (AP)
Syracuse guard Eric Devendorf has been given an additional year of athletic eligibility. Devendorf, a key member of the basketball team who missed 25 of the Orange's 35 games last season with a knee injury, has been granted a hardship waiver by the Big East Conference. The school applied on Devendorf's behalf after he suffered a torn ACL in a game last December against East Tennessee State and...
Northern St. coach loses leg below knee (AP)
Northern State's Don Meyer, tops on the NCAA win list among active men's basketball coaches, had his left leg amputated below the knee after a car accident. School officials said Friday that Meyer felt a sense of relief after making the decision. Meyer's leg was severely injured when his car collided with a semi on Sept.
USC G Simmons to miss 8-to-12 weeks (AP)
Southern California sophomore guard Marcus Simmons will miss 8-to-12 weeks after having surgery to remove additional bone growth in his left leg due to complications from an ankle injury last season. Simmons was limited to 15 games last season after sustaining a high ankle sprain on the first day of practice.
Purdue vs. Davidson in Wooden Tradition (AP)
Pairings have been set for the annual Wooden Tradition, with Purdue taking on Davidson and Stephen Curry, the nation's top returning scorer. Southern Illinois will play Saint Mary's of California in the second matchup of the Dec. 20 doubleheader at Conseco Fieldhouse. Both are first-time Wooden participants.

