AMHERST, Mass. — Less than one week after agreeing to remain at the University of Massachusetts, Travis Ford is set to become the men’s basketball coach at Oklahoma State, UMass officials confirmed at a Wednesday night news conference.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the past week, Syracuse fans sounded off on Donte Greene’s decision to enter his name in the NBA Draft. The reaction has been full of venom. This reaction has been misguided. Greene made a decision that was entirely practical.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University freshman forward Michael Beasley announced he would be leaving Kansas State for the NBA draft during a press conference at 5 p.m. on Monday.

It seems like the NCAA has set a precedent it doesn’t want. It made rules for itself, and it broke them. Everyone knows, though, that the NCAA won’t be punishing itself. Why, then, should Indiana University — or any other sports program at other universities — have to abide by the NCAA’s rules?

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A wave of screaming praise followed the KU men’s basketball team down Massachusetts Street Sunday as an estimated 40,000 fans from all over the country showed up at a parade to honor the 2008 NCAA National Champions.

LOS ANGELES — To cap off a calculated career, it was fitting that O.J. Mayo would try to make one last attempt to surprise everyone.
Word trickled from Heritage Hall on Wednesday evening that Mayo would enter the NBA Draft.