College Basketball News

Family ties: Obama calls Beavers coach (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

His inauguration is less than two weeks away and waiting is an economy in turmoil and violence in the Middle East. President-elect Barack Obama still found time to chat with a basketball coach. Oregon State's Craig Robinson, his brother-in-law. The Beavers, a team in need of a big turnaround, beat Southern California last weekend.