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Louisville's Plane Returns After False Fire Warning

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A Tribune staff, wire report

Published: January 7, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A plane carrying Louisville's men's team to Tampa returned to the airport after the pilots received a fire warning that turned out to be false.

A spokeswoman for the airline operating the flight said the plane was at about 10,000 feet and less than 10 minutes into its flight Tuesday when a warning message in the cockpit indicated a fire on board. ExpressJet's Kristy Nicholas said there was no fire, comparing the warning to a "check engine" light going on in a car.

Louisville spokesman Kenny Klein said no one was hurt, and the coaches and players didn't have to evacuate on slides.

Klein said the team expected to travel to Tampa later Tuesday for tonight's game against South Florida.

NO. 5 CONNECTICUT 61,

WEST VIRGINIA 55

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Jeff Adrien scored 17 points and Connecticut (13-1, 2-1 Big East) beat West Virginia (11-3, 1-1). Huskies coach Jim Calhoun moved past Lefty Driesell into seventh place on the NCAA career wins list (787).

NO. 8 MICHIGAN ST. 67

OHIO ST. 58

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Kalin Lucas scored 20 points to lead Michigan State (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) past Ohio State (10-3, 1-2). Michigan State has won 26 in a row at home.

NO. 18 VILLANOVA 89,

SETON HALL 85 (OT)

NEWARK, N.J. - Scottie Reynolds matched his career high with 40 points, and Villanova (13-3, 1-1 Big East) made its last 18 free throws to beat Seton Hall (9-6, 0-3). Reynolds was 15-for-16 from the line.

UCF 70, HOLY CROSS 57

ORLANDO - Jermaine Taylor scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half as Central Florida (10-4) beat Holy Cross (5-10).

ELSEWHERE: The son of Cal State Northridge coach Bobby Braswell, along with senior guard Deon Tresvant and two others, was charged with commercial burglary and grand theft. The four men allegedly stole more than $6,600 in merchandise from a Best Buy store on New Year's Day, according to the Los Angeles district attorney's office. ... Ibrahima Thomas has transferred from Oklahoma State to Cincinnati, where he'll have to sit out a year.

Yow To Miss Rest Of Season

RALEIGH, N.C. - Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow again has to leave her North Carolina State women's program to focus on her fight against cancer.

In a statement released by the school, Yow said she will not return to the team this season due to health issues related to her battle against the disease she was first diagnosed with two decades ago. Yow, who has missed the past four games, said she doesn't have the energy to coach the way she always has before.

Yow, 66, said she will revisit the decision no later than the end of the season.

Her contract runs through the 2011-12 season.

NO. 10 LOUISVILLE 76,

SETON HALL 47

Angel McCoughtry had 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead Louisville (15-1, 2-0 Big East) past Seton Hall (11-3, 0-2). The Cardinals have won 10 in a row.

SYRACUSE 68,

NO. 17 RUTGERS 54

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Nicole Michael had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Erica Morrow scored 17 points as Syracuse (12-3, 1-1 Big East) upset No. 17 Rutgers (8-4, 0-1).

NO. 21 OKLAHOMA ST. 100,

CENTENARY 57

STILLWATER, Okla. - Andrea Riley scored 31 points to lead Oklahoma State (11-2) past Centenary (2-12). It was the Cowgirls' 32nd consecutive home win against a non-conference opponent.

NO. 25 MARIST 81, IONA 58

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Rachele Fitz had 26 points, 16 rebounds, and six assists to help Marist (13-1, 4-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) beat Iona (9-6, 2-2) for its 10th consecutive victory.

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