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The Secondary Break: Thursday’s Links

Keith Dambrot

Akron’s Keith Dambrot watches the final minutes of their Sunday Dec. 9, 2012 NCAA basketball game against Creighton in Omaha, Neb. Creighton beat Akron 77-61. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)

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NCAA sues video game maker, licensing firm (USA Today)
In the latest twist in the O’Bannon lawsuit, the NCAA has filed lawsuits against both Electronic Arts and the Collegiate Licensing Company in connection with those two entities’ intentions to settle with the plaintiffs. According to USA Today the suit alleges that EA and the CLC “breached various contractual obligations” in making the decision to settle.

Akron’s Demetrius Treadwell not a practice; Keith Dambrot offers support but won’t comment on reason for absence (Akron Beacon-Journal)
After participating in practice on both Monday and Tuesday, Akron senior forward Demetrius Treadwell was absent on Wednesday. Head coach Keith Dambrot stated that he supports Treadwell during this time but did not comment on the reason for the absence of one of his best players.

Pinnacle hoops star Dorian Pickens signs with Stanford after being accepted academically (AZ Central)
Stanford has itself another talented piece in the 2014 class, as shooting guard Dorian Pickens signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Johnny Dawkins on Wednesday. Pickens joins forward Michael Humphrey as Phoenix-area players headed to Stanford next season.

6-foot-11 center Idrissa Diallo signs with California (Golden Bear Report)
With Richard Solomon being a senior Cal had a spot to fill in its front court for 2014. And on Wednesday Mike Montgomery and his staff received the good news from center Idrissa Diallo, who signed his NLI to attend the Pac-12 school.

Revisiting the UConn-BC rivalry (Hartford Courant)
With UConn and Boston College scheduled to meet on Thursday night, there’s been an increased amount of conversation regarding the shared history between the two programs. Both were charter members of the Big East, meeting every year from 1980 to 2005. While the animosity that came as a result of BC’s move to the ACC was a major factor in the two schools having not played since, it seems as if there’s been a thaw of sorts. Will they set up a series in the future? We shall see.

Party promoter linked to P.J. Hairston receives plea deal (Charlotte Observer)
While we continue to wait for word as to when P.J. Hairston will be allowed to return to the court, Fats Thomas was in court on on Wednesday accepting a plea deal on unrelated drug and weapons charges.

College Basketball: Not as awful as you think (Wall Street Journal)
One writer’s attempt to get more casual basketball fans to give college basketball a chance to win them over. And with the high-level talents who have emerged thus far, it just might work.

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