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Current headlines from ESPN.com - Men's College Basketball:
- Bilas: A sad chapter in the game
College basketball is great, but the business of college basketball has introduced too many negative influences on the players (i.e., O.J. Mayo and more) and the game. Jay Bilas breaks down the root problems in the game, and what can be done to help.
- Glockner: Mid-majors navigate 'uncharted waters'
Testing the waters may be a smart decision for players with NBA aspirations, but it leaves their programs in limbo, a situation that is especially detrimental to the mid-majors of the college hoops world, writes Andy Glockner.
- Report: Arthur's eligibility at Kansas questioned
Officials are investigating whether Kansas basketball star Darrell Arthur was eligible to play in high school, which could affect whether he should have ever played for the national champion Jayhawks, according to a television report.
- Ex-St. John's coach Jarvis in running to lead FAU
Former St. John's basketball coach Mike Jarvis is a candidate to take over Florida Atlantic's program but has not been offered a contract, school spokeswoman Katrina McCormick said Friday.
- Report: Ex-Mayo associate to talk with NCAA
Louis Johnson, who accused former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo of accepting cash and gifts on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Sunday, has been contacted by the NCAA, the Los Angeles Times reported.
- UNC's Stepheson plans transfer closer to home
North Carolina forward Alex Stepheson is transferring because he wants to be closer to his family in California.
- Plaisted signs with agent, forgoing BYU eligibility
Brigham Young center Trent Plaisted has agreed to sign with an agent, giving up his option to turn to school for his final season of eligibility.
- Indiana gives ex-interim coach Dakich settlement
Indiana University has reached a settlement with former interim coach Dan Dakich, paying him the $185,000 he was scheduled to earn next school year.
- Assistant coach leaving Nuggets for Arizona
Mike Dunlap is leaving his job as a Denver Nuggets assistant coach to serve on Lute Olson's staff at the University of Arizona.
- IU thinks its sanctions in Sampson case enough
Indiana said its sanctions are enough in the case of Kelvin Sampson.
- Duquesne's Mensah joins James, enters NBA draft
Kojo Mensah, a junior guard who was one of five Duquesne University basketball players shot on campus in September 2006, is passing up his final season of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.
- Panel suggests change to NCAA goaltending rule
An NCAA committee has recommended changing the goaltending rule so that a ball that is completely above the rim and has already hit the backboard could not be touched, regardless of whether it is on an upward or downward flight.
- Rankin, former UCLA star during WWII, dead at 84
Bill Rankin, a basketball star at UCLA during World War II and after, has died after a long fight with Parkinson's disease. He was 84.
- Huggins is released from hospital after airport fall
Bob Huggins has been taken to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., for precautionary reasons after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement.
- Circumstances of Hoosier's departure irk Crean
Indiana coach Tom Crean on Thursday characterized Eli Holman's transfer to Detroit as "an orchestration," according to The Indianapolis Star.
- Moore, Beatty dismissed from George Washington
Junior forward Cheyenne Moore and freshman guard Miles Beatty have been dismissed from the George Washington men's basketball program, the school announced Wednesday.
- Mizzou forward Lyons to return for senior season
Missouri forward Leo Lyons, who led the Big 12 in field goal percentage, withdrew from the NBA draft on Thursday and announced he would return for his senior season.
- ESPN.com has launched many new men's basketball widgets that offer scores, stats, and news
Visit the ESPN Widget Center.
Headlines last updated at May 17, 2008 03:47:16am.
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