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O.J. Mayo Cleared To PlayUSC signee O.J. Mayo won a temporary restraining order today, clearing the senior point guard to play for Huntington (W.Va.) High tonight against Lakewood Artesia in a battle of nationally ranked teams at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Cabell County (W.Va.) Circuit Judge Dan O'Hanlon granted requests by Mayo and five other Huntington players who had been suspended in the wake of an altercation during a game Friday. Mayo was en route to Durham this morning and was expected to play, said USC assistant coach Bob Cantu. The other suspended players had already accompanied the team on the trip. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Mayo Could Be Suspended Two GamesUSC signee O.J. Mayo faces a two-game suspension after being ejected from a game Friday night involving his Huntington (W.Va.) High team in which he received two technical fouls and reportedly initiated contact with an official. Mayo received one technical foul for taunting after scoring on a breakaway dunk, then a second technical for a verbal confrontation with players from the opposing team. Mayo reportedly followed an official to the scorer's table to dispute the call and made contact, after which the official dropped to the court. Newspaper accounts of the contact varied, with the Huntington Herald-Dispatch reporting that Mayo bumped into the official from behind and the Charleston Gazette stating Mayo had merely "put his arm on the official's shoulder to get his attention." Police then escorted Mayo into the locker room. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Oregon State Picks Up Center Dismissed By KansasC.J. Giles, who was dismissed from Kansas' basketball team in November after a student said he dragged her from his apartment by her feet and hit her, has joined the Oregon State program, Beavers coach Jay John said Monday. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound Giles will sit out this season under NCAA transfer rules and will have two years' eligibility remaining. He played two seasons at Kansas, starting 13 of 33 games in 2005-06 and averaging 6.2 points and 4.8 rebounds. John said in a news release that Oregon State recruited Giles from Rainer Beach High School in Seattle, "so we feel like we know him very well. He understands that he has been given a second chance and I am confident he will make the most of it.'' Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Jan 2007 Archive
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