The Buzzer

Things are getting weird in some quarters of women's basketball. At Rhode Island, coach Linda Ziemke was temporarily relieved of her duties on Jan. 21 after several players complained about what they described as her grating motivational methods. The Rams are 10-36 over the last two seasons and have seen eight players quit or transfer during that span. And last week at UNLV, Runnin' Rebels assistant Lisa Rathbun was "reassigned" after senior forward Amy Wunderlich accused Rathbun of kicking her and tearing her jersey at practice on Jan. 20. The incident occurred during a scrimmage that Rathbun and Wunderlich both played in....

Manhattan, which looked like it was up and coming after it defeated Oklahoma in Round 1 of die 1995 NCAA tournament under then coach Fran Fraschilla, is reeling under Fraschilla's successor, John Leonard, who took over three years ago. Not only were the Jaspers 4-15 through Sunday and headed for their third straight losing season, but also two assistant coaches quit on the same day in early December....

Matchup of the Week: On Feb. 12, Virginia-bound point guard Majestic Mapp (whose older brother, Scientific, played at Florida A&M) will lead St. Raymond's High against New York City rival LaSalle, whose sophomore point guard is Famous Brown. Our only wish is that Don King could do the play-by-play.