NCAA investigating Tennessee basketball
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:38:46 PDT)
Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl and an assistant have been contacted by the NCAA about possible recruiting violations, according to a person familiar with the situation. The NCAA is looking into possible excessive contact with recruits, the person told The Associated Press on Thursday night on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, which was first reported by...

Dayton gets first 4 games of 2011 NCAAs
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:57:01 PDT)
The University of Dayton will host all four first-round games of the newly expanded men's basketball tournament next March, the NCAA said Thursday. Two games will match the tournament's lowest seeds, Nos. 65 through 68, with the winners advancing as No. 16 seeds to play a top seed. The other two games will match the last four of the 37 at-large qualifiers.

Ex-Michigan G Robinson guilty of fraud
(Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:23:06 PDT)
Rumeal Robinson, who led Michigan to the NCAA men's basketball championship in 1989 and later played in the NBA, was convicted in federal court Wednesday of borrowing more than $700,000 for a sham business deal and then spending the money on a condominium, expensive furniture and cars. A jury found Robinson guilty of 11 counts, including bank bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank...

Report: UK recruit took cash in Turkey
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:36:58 PDT)
Kentucky recruit Enes Kanter received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits while he played for a professional team in Turkey, the club's general manager told The New York Times. Nedim Karakas, the GM for Fenerbahce Ulker, said the team has handed over banking and housing records to the NCAA, which is reviewing Kanter's amateur status.

Connecticut files response with NCAA
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:12:23 PDT)
Connecticut filed its response Tuesday to allegations of major recruiting violations in its men's basketball program, but won't make that response public this week. Tuesday was the deadline for the Huskies to respond to the eight infractions cited by the NCAA in May. UConn spokesman Kyle Muncy said the response fills up several three-ring binders.

Protective order against Pilgrim dropped
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:14:01 PDT)
A judge has dismissed an emergency protective order issued against Oklahoma State forward Matt Pilgrim after a woman accused him of rape. Payne County Special Judge Phillip Corley made the decision during a hearing Tuesday after concluding there was insufficient evidence of rape. Pilgrim hasn't been arrested or charged with a crime.