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• Police say Lorenzen Wright died of gunshot wound
  Authorities say former NBA player Lorenzen Wright whose body was found in a wooded area outside of Memphis was shot to death.
  
  
• Arizona placed on two years' probation, must vacate 19 wins from 2007-08 season
  The NCAA has placed the University of Arizona men's basketball program on two years' probation and vacated 19 wins from the 2007-08 season for violations involving Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson.
  
  
• Rick Pitino delayed reporting calls to keep tryst quiet
  Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has finished testifying in the case of a woman who demanded millions from him after a sexual tryst, saying he didn't immediately report threatening phone calls because he didn't want his family to find out.
  
  
• Charlotte turns to Alan Major to revitalize 49ers program
  He learned the skills of coaching under Gene Keady while a student at Purdue and has refined them over the past 18 years as an assistant, most recently under Thad Matta. Now Alan Major is ready to put his skills to work at Charlotte.
  
  
• West Virginia University: Coach Bob Huggins released from Las Vegas hospital
  West Virginia University says men's basketball coach Bob Huggins has been released from a Las Vegas hospital.
  
  
• NASCAR driver Tony Stewart hoops it up with Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim
  NASCAR driver Tony Stewart has something in common with Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim -- they can both shoot hoops.
  
  
• Northwestern basketball player Kevin Coble won't return for senior season
  Foot injury ends hoops career for NU's Coble.
  
  
• Pac-10 changing name to Pac-12 with newcomers
  The Pac-10 will become the Pac-12 as soon as Colorado and Utah officially join the league.
  
  
• Drexel players Jamie Harris and Kevin Phillip suspended after robbery arrests
  Drexel University athletic officials indefinitely suspended two basketball players charged in an armed robbery at a fellow student's apartment last week.
  
  
• Commissioner Dan Beebe hailed as 'savior' of Big 12
  A few days after the Big 12 was preserved, commissioner Dan Beebe brought together the athletic directors of the 10 remaining schools.