Duke’s Singler undergoes surgery on left knee

CBSSports. Duke senior Kyle Singler is recovering from knee surgery.
The school said last seasons most outstanding player at the Final Four had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center. He is expected to recover in time for the start of preseason practice Oct. 15.
Associate [...]

Duke’s Singler has arthroscopic surgery on left knee

CBSSports. Duke senior Kyle Singler is recovering from knee surgery.
The school said last seasons most outstanding player at the Final Four had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday afternoon at the Duke University Medical Center. He is expected to recover in time for the start of preseason practice Oct. 15.
Associate [...]

UConn given more time to respond to allegations

CBSSports.c The NCAA is giving Connecticut another week to respond to allegations that the schools basketball program committed eight major rules violations.
The university was expected to respond by Aug. 20, but that deadline was moved last month to Sept. 3 based on requests by the coaches cited in the allegations.
UConn said [...]

Report: BYU going to WCC, independent in football

CBSSports. BYU is going independent in football after all.
BYU says it is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will go independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the 2011-2012 school year.
BYU and its new conference announced the moves in simultaneous releases late Tuesday afternoon, [...]

Nevada regulators probing Jordan son’s partying

CBSSport MGM Resorts International was under investigation after the underage son of basketball great Michael Jordan bragged on Twitter about partying at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub, Nevada gambling regulators said Monday.
Officials were examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors, Nevada Gaming Control Board enforcement chief Jerry [...]

Ex-UK star gets 8 years in jail in ticket scam case

CBSSports.com One of the University of Kentuckys all-time leading scorers in basketball has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his involvement in a ticket scam.
Ed Davender received the sentence Friday in a courtroom not far from the Lexington campus.
Davender pleaded guilty in Fayette County Circuit Court in May to [...]

LeBron, Paul make surprise visit to Hurricanes

CBSSports.com wir LeBron James went back to school Thursday, working out against the Miami Hurricanes.
The NBAs two-time reigning MVP and some of his new Miami Heat teammates made a surprise stop at the universitys basketball facility for some informal scrimmaging against the Hurricanes. James, Udonis Haslem, Mike Miller, played pickup for more [...]

Morehead St. on probation for recruiting violations

CBSSports.co The NCAA on Wednesday placed the mens basketball program at Morehead State University on probation for two years for recruiting violations related to booster activity.
The eastern Kentucky college announced the NCAA accepted Moreheads self-imposed penalties and did not include serious sanctions.
“We are encouraged from our own investigation and that the [...]

Spencer deemed ineligible, transfers to Nebraska

CBSSports.co Point guard Bo Spencer is transferring to Nebraska after having been declared academically ineligible at LSU.
Spencer would have been LSUs top returning scorer this season, with 14.5 points a game, but coach Trent Johnson announced in May that Spencer would be ineligible.
Spencer averaged 11.4 points in 2008-09 as LSU won [...]

Ex-Alabama guard Torrance hospitalized

CBSSports.com wire reportsAug. 20, 2010
Former Alabama standout point guard Mikhail Torrance collapsed after a workout in Bradenton, Fla., on Friday and is hospitalized in critical condition, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.
Torrance had been training at the IMG Academies when he lost consciousness, according to the person who [...]