The NCAA has turned down the University of Connecticut's request for a waiver that would allow its men's basketball team to play in the 2013 NCAA tournament.
UConn doesn't qualify for the tournament because of below-standard academic results, but it requested a waiver last month.
The school proposed alternate penalties, including playing a shorter schedule next season, forfeiting the revenue awarded to the Big East for its participating in the 2013 tournament.
It also proposed barring coach Jim Calhoun from meeting off campus with prospective recruits during the fall 2012 contact period.
University president Susan Herbst said she's disappointed by the NCAA's decision to reject that proposal and that the university is already planning an appeal.
Gators cooling off from downtown
Florida, which leads the nation in 3-pointers, now has concerns from behind the arc.
Florida's 3-point accuracy is way down in Southeastern Conference play, dropping from 41.4 percent to 35.8.
Making matters worse, the eighth-ranked Gators are allowing league opponents to shoot 41 percent from 3-point range — a trend coach Billy Donovan would like to see end today against Tennessee.
The Gators have more 3-pointers (247) than any other team in the country and have made 10 or more 3s in 16 games.
But most of those 3-pointers came early in the season.
Florida has failed to reach double digits or shoot better than 33 percent from 3-point range in five of nine league games.
Kentucky cracks down on Davis' posters
Posters featuring Kentucky's Anthony Davis showing off his wingspan are popular, but not with school officials.
University spokesman Jay Blanton told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the school is "in the process" of issuing cease-and-desist letters to people trying to sell posters featuring Davis with his arms outstretched over 10 basketballs.
By Friday morning, the posters were selling for as much as $125 on the Internet auction site eBay.
The school said it does all it can to stop someone from profiting off an amateur student-athlete's image or name.
Four ACC recruits to play in McDonald's girls game
Four girls high-school players headed to ACC schools have been selected to play in the McDonald's All-America game
Sierra Moore of McSherrytown, Pa. (Duke) and Malina Howard of Twinsburg, Ohio (Maryland) will play for the East All-Stars, and Alexis Jones of Irving, Texas (Duke) and Xylina McDaniel of Columbia, S.C. (North Carolina) will play for the West.
The game will be at 7 p.m. March 28 at the United Center in Chicago, with television coverage on ESPNU.
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