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Pitt F Mike Cook denied extra year by NCAA (AP)

The NCAA has rejected Pittsburgh forward Mike Cook's request for an extra year of eligibility. The school appealed to the NCAA after Cook's senior season ended with a knee injury. Cook played in 11 games before the injury Dec. 20 against Duke. Under NCAA rules, an extra year of eligibility is possib... (original story)

Johnnies head to Boston for NIT (Rivals.com)

QUEENS, N.Y. (Aug. 19, 2008) – St. John's will head to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to the Conte Forum at Boston... (original story)

Fighting Irish getting head start in Ireland (AP)

The Irish are going to Ireland for a head start to their season. Basketball season, that is. Notre Dame left Tuesday for a 13-day trip that will include six games before the football team plays its first. The Irish started practicing Aug. 4, four days before the football team and two months ahead of... (original story)

2 WVU basketball players arrested in Pittsburgh (AP)

Two West Virginia University basketball players were charged with scuffling with police and underage drinking after a fight at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. Joe Mazzulla and Cameron Thoroughman were arrested Monday at PNC Park, where the Pirates were playing the Colorado Rockies. The two were in custod... (original story)

Deveroes Summer League Recap (Rivals.com)

Over the past month or so, the Cincinnati Bearcat men's basketball players have been working on their skills... (original story)

Updated summer league basketball stats (Rivals.com)

As Rutgers' stars gear up for the playoffs of their summer league schedule, we are happy to present the updated... (original story)

Report: Caracter plans to play for UofL in '09 season (Rivals.com)

According to a report by Adam Zagoria of New York SportsNet and Rivals.com, Louisville power forward Derrick... (original story)

DSL Video Highlights: Slats pulls away in 2nd half (Rivals.com)

Throughout the Deveroes Summer League BearcatLair.com was in attendance to watch all the action. (original story)

Wanted: Dirty-work detail (Rivals.com)

The word on the basketball beat is that Notre Dame only lost 6-foot-9 senior captain Rob Kurz from the mix of... (original story)

Young returns to put on another 40-pt. show (Rivals.com)

The Pittsburgh summer basketball league continued on Wednesday night and featured the return of Pitt forward... (original story)

Dixon shines and Brown debuts Monday night (Rivals.com)

The Pittsburgh Pro Am League continued Monday night with the league's fourth round of games. (original story)

Brey agrees to 2-year extension at Notre Dame (AP)

Notre Dame's Mike Brey, the Big East basketball coach of the year the past two seasons, has agreed to a two-year contract extension to remain with the Irish through the 2014-15 season. "As his peers have acknowledged by selecting him coach of the year the past two seasons, Mike has built one of the ... (original story)

Brey expects even more out of Harangody (Rivals.com)

When the Irish return to the hardwood next month in the Emerald Hoops International Series in Ireland, head... (original story)

Blair and Young lead the way in summer game three (Rivals.com)

The Pittsburgh Pro Am League continued Wednesday night with the league's third round of games. (original story)

Big East Announces 2008-09 Scheduled Matchups (Rivals.com)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men's... (original story)





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