Indiana senior forward Kyle Taber will undergo surgery on his knee Wednesday and is expected to be out for 10 weeks. Coach Tom Crean said Tuesday that Taber injured the knee last week. Neither the nature of Taber's injury nor which knee was injured was disclosed. The 6-foot-7 Taber started four games last season, averaging 1.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 22 games.
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Leading scorer Andy Robinson was suspended for three games by the University at Buffalo on Friday for posting an advertisement on the Internet last spring to pay someone to write a course paper. Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon said the suspension will cover the Bulls' first three regular-season games.
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Larry Hennessy, an All-American at Villanova who played in the NBA, has died. He was 79. Hennessy died Wednesday in Williamsburg, Va., according to a statement from the school. Hennessy scored 1,737 points from 1950-53 at Villanova, which retired his No. 14 jersey. He averaged 23.2 points for the Wildcats, ranking 11th in school history.
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