Report: BU hockey's 'sexual entitlement'
BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A university report after sexual abuse allegations against the Boston University hockey team cites a "culture of sexual entitlement" among players.
The report blames players' heightened social status on campus, exclusivity in housing and training facilities and "heavy alcohol use" for creating an environment fraught with the potential for problems, The Boston Globe reported Wednesday.
The report comes after two players were charged with assaulting women on campus last season. Corey Trivino, a second round draft pick by the New York Islanders who played four seasons at BU and was their top scorer, pleaded guilty to an assault charge in August after drunkenly trying to force himself on a woman in her dorm room, the Globe said.
Rape charges against a second player, Max Nicastro, were filed but later dropped when prosecutors said they could not meet the burden of proof. Nicastro signed an entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings shortly thereafter and has been assigned to play for Grand Rapids in the American Hockey League.
The BU report cites coaches as the primary disciplinarians for players and recommended reforms including greater integration for players into the larger student body and alcohol and sexual harassment counseling for players who demonstrate the potential for problems.
Texas Tech hoops under NCAA rules cloud
LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Texas Tech is investigating NCAA allegations that its men's basketball team violated team practice rules, the school's athletics director said.
The charges stem from allegations that Coach Billy Gillispie, at the team's helm since last March, forced injured players to practice and mistreated players, prompting a dual "personnel" review by the school, USA Today reported.
Gillispie checked into a Texas hospital Friday, telling the Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal he'd experienced heart attack or stroke-like symptoms. Gillispie remains hospitalized.
Kirby Hocutt, the school's athletics director, said Gillispie's health conditions have prevented the school from interviewing the coach and expressed concern for his condition.
"We remain concerned about Coach Gillispie's health. We want him to make a full recovery and move forward with that. ... We will continue to gather facts and we will continue to move forward with the NCAA rules component as well as the personnel component as expeditiously as possible," Hocutt said.
NCAA rules prohibit teams from practicing more than 20 hours per week during the season and more than 4 hours per session.
"We used to go more than 4 hours all the time," former guard Kevin Wagner told CBSSports.com.
Gillispie, 52, entered a substance abuse program in 2009 after his third drunken driving arrest in 10 years. He has previously coached powerhouses Kentucky and Texas A&M.
Va.Tech WR Coles out for season
BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Virginia Tech wideout D.J. Coles will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his knee in the Hokies' season-opener, team officials said.
The senior receiver had offseason surgery to repair a ligament in the same knee that was injured following a low sideline tackle by Georgia Tech cornerback Rod Sweeting in the first quarter. Coles will undergo an MRI this week, but the injury is thought to be serious enough to cost Coles his season.
The team said Monday's injury is not related to the PCL he had surgically repaired in the offseason.
Under NCAA rules, Coles can apply to void this season because his injury occurred before he'd played 30 percent of the games. Because Coles never red-shirted, the NCAA is likely to grant such a request, meaning Coles could be eligible to return next season.
Coles has 39 career receptions for 507 yards and three touchdowns and looked to be a key part of the Hokies' passing attack this season, The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported.
In his absence, the team will likely turn to red-shirt freshman wideout Demitri Knowles, who caught a touchdown in the fourth quarter after Coles was injured.
Storm in Euro Tour lead in the Netherlands
HILVERSUM, Netherlands, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Graeme Storm rode a strong first-round finish Thursday into the lead of the European Tour's KLM Open in the Netherlands.
Storm had birdies on three of his last four holes for a bogey-free 7-under-par 63. He's two strokes up on Raphael Jacquelin, Martin Kaymer and Fabrizio Zanotti after the first round.
Zanotti had five birdies Thursday while Jacquelin and Kaymer each had an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys.
The eagles were at the 484-yard, par-5 12th hole. They were among seven players to post eagles at the hole Thursday. Another 68, including Storm, had birdies at the hole.
Six players are tied for fifth at 4-under.
Storm has been a professional since 2000 but has just one tournament title -- the 2007 French Open -- to his credit.
He was very consistent Thursday. Starting on the second nine at the Hilversumsche Golf Course, Storm was two-under after just three holes. He added birdies at No. 16 and 18 and made the turn at 4-under.
His second nine began with four pars before he made a 2 at the par-3 fifth hole that pulled him into a tie for the lead. He moved in front alone with birdies at Nos. 7 and 8.
