STORRS, Conn., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- University of Connecticut basketball player Tyler Olander, arrested for drunken driving this month, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his lawyer said.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Ex-Indiana basketball player Devan Dumes was acquitted of charges he tried to kill an acquaintance and steal his car in an alleged row over a debt and drugs.
STORRS, Conn., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Tyler Olander has been suspended indefinitely from the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team after his second arrest in six months, officials say.
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Jim Larranaga has been given a contract extension that retains him as the men's basketball coach at Miami (Fla.) through the 2021-22 season, the school said.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Maryland basketball player Dez Wells says he will sue Xavier University, which he claims wrongfully dismissed him after he was accused of rape in 2012.
MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Former Baltimore basketball star Devin Gray died of a heart attack at the age of 41 in suburban Atlanta this weekend, his family said.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Del., July 22 (UPI) -- Former Auburn basketball player Korvotney Barber, whose body was found on the beach in Panama City Beach, Fla., Sunday, apparently drowned, city police said.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 17 (UPI) -- Michigan men's basketball Coach John Beilein has been given a contract extension with the Wolverines through 2018-19, the school said Wednesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 10 (UPI) -- Injured University of Louisville guard Kevin Ware should be able to return to the team in October, Cardinals coach Rick Pitino says.
DURHAM, N.C., May 23 (UPI) -- Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski will return to coach the U.S. men's national basketball team through 2016, USA Basketball announced Thursday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 21 (UPI) -- Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced Tuesday he is asking permission for the NBA team to change its name to the Hornets.
LAWRENCE, Kan., May 14 (UPI) -- Andrew Wiggins, considered one of the top high school recruits this year, said Tuesday he would play college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- The semifinals of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, a staple on CBS since 1982, will be shown on TBS in 2014 and '15, the networks said Tuesday.
MIAMI, April 26 (UPI) -- Baseball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Barry Larkin said his son, University of Miami basketball player Shane Larkin, will declare for the NBA draft.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 26 (UPI) -- University of Louisville basketball Coach Rick Pitino made good on a promise to his players by getting a tattoo when they won the national title.
STORRS, Conn., April 26 (UPI) -- Connecticut leading scorer Shabazz Napier Friday confirmed he was returning to the Huskies basketball team for his senior season.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 23 (UPI) -- Former Rutgers star Eddie Jordan has been tapped to replace fired Scarlet Knights head basketball Coach Mike Rice, the school announced Tuesday.
NEWARK, N.J., April 18 (UPI) -- A former star guard for Rutgers, Eddie Jordan, is reportedly close to signing a deal to return to the school as its basketball coach.
FORT MYERS, Fla., April 17 (UPI) -- Longtime Kansas assistant Joe Dooley has been hired to be the men's head basketball coach at Florida Gulf Coast University.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 17 (UPI) -- Junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. said Wednesday he is leaving the Michigan basketball program and entering the NBA draft.
MIAMI, April 16 (UPI) -- Former Norfolk State head basketball Coach Anthony Evans Tuesday was named to a similar position with Florida International University.
LOS ANGELES, April 16 (UPI) -- Freshman Shabazz Muhammad, who led UCLA in scoring last season, said he is leaving the Pac-12 school and making himself eligible for the NBA draft.
ATHENS, Ga., April 15 (UPI) -- Georgia sophomore Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who was second in the SEC in scoring last season, said Monday he planned to hire an agent and enter the NBA draft.
LEXINGTON, Ky., April 15 (UPI) -- Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel, whose season was cut short by a knee injury, announced Monday he was entering the NBA draft.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
