Michigan State guard Russell Byrd expected to have surgery on stress fracture in left foot
Michigan St. guard Byrd likely needs foot surgery Broken foot sidelines 7-foot Kansas center Jeff Withey for 4 to 6 weeks
Kansas C Jeff Withey has broken foot LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas center Jeff Withey will be out four to six weeks with a broken foot. All-Star C Yao Ming confident that he’ll be ready for regular season
Doctors clear Yao for basketball activities Former Missouri State, Saint Louis University coach Charlie Spoonhour awaiting lung transplant
Spoonhour awaiting lung transplant SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Charlie Spoonhour, the popular basketball coach known for his homespun humor and success on the court, is on the waiting list for a lung transplant. Dean Smith’s family says the North Carolina coaching great is dealing with memory loss
Family letter: Dean Smith having memory issues Pacers guard A.J. Price has successful surgery on injured knee after getting hurt in New York
Pacers G Price undergoes surgery on injured knee Nuggets George Karl treated for another blood clot in right leg as he recovers from cancermore images Mark Cuban’s hero: ex-Mavericks point guard fighting against leukemia and for music dreamRaptors star Chris Bosh sustains facial injury, Toronto loses 113-101 to Cavaliers
Raptors lose game to Cavs, Bosh to injury CLEVELAND — Flattened by an inadvertent elbow, Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh broke a bone in his face Tuesday night as the Raptors’ playoff hopes took a blow with a 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have won 11 straight at home. Toronto star Chris Bosh taken to hospital after being elbowed in the face against Cavaliers
Raptors’ Bosh injured, taken to hospital CLEVELAND — Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh is undergoing tests at a hospital after being accidentally elbowed in the face during Tuesday night’s game. Duke hangs on _ barely _ to beat Butler 61-59 for 4th national championship
Duke hangs on, beats Butler for 4th national title Butler and Duke coming down to wire for NCAA championship in Indianapolis
Butler and Duke coming down to wire for NCAA title Butler trainer says Matt Howard has concussion and will be re-evaluated Monday morning
Butler trainer says Howard has concussion INDIANAPOLIS — Butler trainer Ryan Galloy says Matt Howard has the “mildest of mild concussions.” West Virginia point guard Bryant breaks foot in practice, will miss rest of NCAAs
W.Virginia PG Bryant out of NCAAs with broken foot Pilypaitis scores 25 to lead Vermont to 1st ever NCAA tournament win, 64-55 over Wisconsin
Pilypaitis leads UVM to 64-55 win over Wisconsin Purdue F Robbie Hummel set for ACL surgery; recovery at least 4 months
Purdue F Hummel set for knee surgery INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue forward Robbie Hummel has scheduled reconstructive surgery on the ACL in his right knee. Pistons: Stuckey is ‘doing well’ and out of hospital after collapse, tests have been normal
Pistons: Stuckey out of hospital after collapse Austin Freeman back in starting lineup for Georgetown after being diagnosed with diabetes
Freeman back for Hoyas after diabetes diagnosis A growing headache: Bigger, faster players leading to more concussions in college basketball
Concussions on the rise in college hoops KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Diving for a loose ball during a summer pickup game, North Carolina center Tyler Zeller knocked heads with another player. It left him with a headache, nothing he was too worried about. Pistons say Rodney Stuckey is ‘doing well’ after collapse, tests have been negative
Pistons: Stuckey is ‘doing well’ after collapse Georgetown leading scorer Austin Freeman has diabetes, uncertain to play in upcoming games
Georgetown’s leading scorer Freeman has diabetes UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun taking a medical leave of absencemore images A blow for the 13th-ranked Badgers: Wisconsin F Leuer breaks wrist, no timetable for return
Wisconsin F Leuer breaks wrist, out indefinitely Eddie House returns to Celtics after illness, but Tony Allen now out with flulike symptoms
Celtics’ Allen out against Hawks with flu symptoms No. 19 Aggies expecting to welcome Derrick Roland back to Texas on Christmas
Aggies’ Derrick Roland heading home SEATTLE — Texas A&M senior guard Derrick Roland is heading home for Christmas — with a rod and three screws in his leg. Oral Roberts scores another upset, handing No. 13 New Mexico its first loss, 75-66
Oral Roberts deals No. 13 New Mexico first loss No. 19 Texas A&M loses Derrick Roland to gruesome leg injury at No. 22 Washington
No. 19 Aggies lose top defender Roland SEATTLE — Texas A&M senior Derrick Roland had surgery early Wednesday, hours after the sound of two bones snapping in his right leg echoed throughout a horrified Washington Huskies’ arena and left several teammates in tears. Quincy Pondexter scores 25 to rally No. 22 Washington past No. 19 Texas A&M 73-64
No. 22 Huskies rally past No. 19 Aggies SEATTLE — Quincy Pondexter kept sluggish Washington afloat, scoring 16 of his 25 points in the first half, and the 22nd-ranked Huskies beat No. 19 Texas A&M 73-64 on Tuesday night in a game marred — and largely decided — by a gruesome injury to Aggies senior Derrick Roland. Warriors coach Don Nelson still recovering from bout with pneumonia |