UConn's Jim Calhoun doesn't mince words when it comes to his health. So, when the Hall of Fame coach of the defending national champions, who turns 70 in May, had just about had it with his back problems, he let people know. "The bottom line is I'm going to need some work done," Calhoun told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday.
Laurent Rivard scored 16 points as Harvard remained unbeaten in Ivy League play with a 71-60 victory over Cornell on Friday night. The victory was the 24th in a row at home for the Crimson (19-2, 5-0), extending their record for the program, and was their seventh straight overall. Their 5-0 league start matches the 1980-81 squad for the program's best ever.
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo returned to the lineup for Friday night's game against the New York Knicks after missing the previous eight games with a right wrist injury.
The Miami Heat's LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant on Friday were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in December and January.
Chay Shegog had 20 points and Candace Wood added 14 points, leading No. 23 North Carolina to a 64-56 win over Virginia on Friday night. Wood scored the game's final seven points as North Carolina (17-5, 7-2 ACC) swept the season series. The Tar Heels won the first meeting 78-73 in double overtime Jan.
The Packers couldn't quite pull off an undefeated season. Another team from Green Bay still has a shot. The Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team is 19-0 going into Saturday's game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Given their dominant stature in the Horizon League, the Phoenix stand a pretty good chance of getting to the NCAA tournament without a loss.
