Indiana tops pre-season hoops poll
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Indiana claimed the top spot of the pre-season USA Today/ESPN college basketball coaches poll released Wednesday.
The Hoosiers, who reached the Sweet 16 in last season's NCAA tournament, claimed 21 of a possible 31 first-place votes.
Indiana compiled a 27-9 record before losing to eventual national champion Kentucky.
Garnering second place was Louisville, which received five first-place votes. The 2012 Big East Conference Tournament champs lost to Kentucky in the NCAA's Final Four.
The Wildcats were ranked third, also with five first-place votes.
Rounding out the Top 5 were Ohio State and Michigan, followed by North Carolina State, Kansas, Duke, Syracuse and Florida.
The rest of the Top 25 field included Arizona, North Carolina, UCLA, Michigan State, Creighton, Memphis, Missouri, Baylor, Nevada-Las Vegas, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Florida State and Texas.
Timberwolves' Love breaks hand, out 6-8 weeks
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Minnesota Timberwolves all-star forward Kevin Love is likely out 6-to-8 weeks after breaking his hand during a workout, the team announced Wednesday.
Timberwolves officials said Love -- the second-leading rebounder in the NBA last season with 13.3 boards per game -- fractured the third and fourth metacarpal in his right hand.
The fourth-year pro is set to visit hand specialist Dr. Andy Weiland in New York Thursday. Weiland performed surgery on Love's left hand in 2009 -- an injury that forced the Timberwolves forward to miss the first 18 games of that season.
Love posted a career high of 26.0 points per game last season -- fourth-highest in the league -- and was named to his second straight all-star game.
Texas Tech's Gallington arrested
LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Texas Tech defensive lineman Deveric Gallington was arrested after a fight early Sunday morning near the school's campus, police said.
Gallington, 22, was among three men charged with misdemeanors after an incident involving several people at a sports bar in Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock Police Sgt. Jonathan Stewart said.
There were no reports of injuries, and Gallington was not asked to perform a breath test or offer a blood test, Stewart said, adding, "Officers found him to be intoxicated based on their observation."
Blayne Beal, Texas Tech associate athletics director for communications, said there was no change in Gallington's status with the team this week.
He is scheduled to play in Saturday's game against Texas Christian University, the Morris News Service reported.
Ozzie Smith auctions off memorabilia
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith is auctioning off more than 100 pieces of memorabilia, an auction house said.
Items up for bidding include Smith's numerous Gold Glove awards, 11 of his All-Star game rings and the two World Series rings the Cardinals gave him after the team's wins in 2006 and 2011. "The Wizard" was long retired by the time the team won its two most recent championships but he was given a title ring each time because he is a member of the team's Hall of Fame, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
SPC Auctions said Smith decided to put the memorabilia up for sale as part of his estate and family planning.
The auction, open to registered bidders, runs from Nov. 14 to Dec. 1 at SPCAuctions.com.
