Basketball

Two West Virginia University basketball players were seriously injured in an auto accident near Cumberland, Md., as they were returning to school after spring break. Wilfred Kirkaldy, 19, a center who has played one season, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit of Cumberland Memorial Hospital. Lawrence Pollard, 21, a forward who has played two seasons, was in guarded condition in intensive care.

Police said that Pollard was driving the car Sunday night when it went off the right side of Interstate 68 into an embankment several miles west of Cumberland. Police said the car was “traveling at an excessive speed” in attempting to change lanes.