=== UConn basketball charged with eight violations ===

Storrs, CT (Sports Network) - The University of Connecticut has received a
notice of allegations from the NCAA in regard to possible recruiting
violations in the men's basketball program.

UConn officials and the NCAA have been investigating the basketball program
since March of 2009, when a report from Yahoo! Sports indicated possible rules
violations in the recruitment of Nate Miles, who was expelled from school in
October of 2008 without even practicing with the Huskies. The Yahoo! Sports
report said Miles was provided with lodging, meals and transportation by Josh
Nochimson -- a professional agent and a former UConn student manager.

The school on Friday said the notice from the NCAA contains eight allegations
of violations, including impermissible phone calls and text messages to
prospective student-athletes, impermissible benefits provided to a prospective
student-athlete by a representative of the institution's athletic interests
and an impermissible benefit to a prospective student-athlete by a member of
the basketball staff.

UConn head coach Ji......