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UConn's Calhoun Has Skin Cancer Again

May 30, 2008 4:58 PM EST

Connecticut Head Coach Jim Calhoun is being treated for a second bout of skin cancer but expects to be coaching the team this fall, according to a report on ESPN.com.

Calhoun is entering his 22nd season with the Huskies.

"I want to coach basketball at UConn," the 66-year-old Hall of Famer said Friday. "At this moment, I love what I do and feel very, very comfortable in doing that."

Calhoun will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments beginning in June at the UConn Health Center to minimize any chance of the cancer returning.

"I have one more step to go," Calhoun said. "I feel much, much better, thank God."

Via ESPN

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Agent Drops Mayo Due To Allegations Intensity

May 22, 2008 9:49 PM EST

Agent Calvin Andrews has parted ways with prized client O.J. Mayo because of the allegations that Andrews' agency provided improper cash and benefits to a close friend of Mayo, Ben Bolch of the L.A. Times is reporting.

"Due to the overwhelming intensity of recent allegations regarding the recruitment of O.J. Mayo, we feel that our representation of him is a distraction for he and his family at this time," Andrews said in a statement.

"This should be the best time in his life and anything that takes away from that enjoyment and the experience of this process is not fair to him. We will maintain the greatest support and best wishes for him through this time and throughout what promises to be an excellent career for a very deserving young man."

Via L.A. Times

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BYU Center Trent Plaisted Agrees To Sign With Agent

May 18, 2008 1:05 AM EST

Center Trent Plaisted has agreed to sign with an agent, giving up his option to return to BYU for his final season of eligibility, as reported by the Associated Press.

Plaisted announced last month he was entering the NBA draft but didn’t plan to sign with an agent.

Agent Mark Bartelstein said Friday that Plaisted has agreed to sign with Priority Sports and should be officially signed within the next day or two.

Via AP

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May 2008 Archive

  • Jarvis To Coach Florida Atlantic?

    AP | May 18, 2008

    Ex-St. John's Coach Mike Jarvis is considered a candidate to take over the Florida Atlantic basketball program.

  • KU Star Darrell Arthur's Eligibility Questioned

    Sports Illustrated | May 17, 2008

    Questions have come to light about whether Darrell Arthur was eligible to play basketball at his high school after his grades were changed to look like he passed math.

  • Brand: NCAA Obtains 'New Information' On Mayo

    ESPN | May 15, 2008

    NCAA president Myles Brand has promised to investigate former USC guard O.J. Mayo, saying that the NCAA has new information about the allegations that Mayo received thousands of dollars in gifts from money given to an event promoter by a sports agency.

  • DeRozan Might Ask Out If Trojans Are Punished In Mayo Case

    L.A. Times | May 14, 2008

    DeMar DeRozan, one of the nation's most highly sought high school players, may bail on his commitment to USC if the Trojans are punished in relation to the allegations made against guard O.J. Mayo.

  • Huggins Is Released From Hospital After Fall

    ESPN | May 11, 2008

    Bob Huggins underwent precautionary tests and was released from a Charlotte, N.C. hospital on Thursday after tripping on an airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement.

  • Former Confidant Says Mayo Took Gifts At USC

    ESPN | May 11, 2008

    O.J. Mayo received thousands of dollars in cash, clothes, and other benefits in apparent violation of NCAA rules while he was still in high school and during his one year at USC, a former Mayo associate told ESPN's "Outside the Lines."

  • Kentucky Gets Verbal Commitment From 8th Grader

    Birmingham News | May 5, 2008

    Kentucky Head cCach Billy Gillispie offered a basketball scholarship to 6-foot-4 guard Michael Avery of Lake Sherwood, Calif., over the weekend.

  • Huggins Signs 11-Year Extension With West Virginia

    ESPN | May 2, 2008

    West Virginia Coach Bob Huggins has signed an 11 year extension with the school.