Alabama Center Gives Up Game

Alabama center Jeremy Hays, who was the Southeastern Conference’s leading rebounder in 1998-99 but has been plagued by leg injuries over the last two years, has decided to stop playing basketball.

Hays was diagnosed with a benign tumor in his right leg last year, just as he completed his recovery from surgery on his left knee.

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Leonard Stokes scored 23 points Monday night to lead No. 17 Cincinnati (4-1) to a 97-58 victory over Oakland (Mich.) (3-6) at Cincinnati. . . . The game between No. 17 Wisconsin and Wisconsin Milwaukee at Madison, Wis., was postponed because of severe winter weather. No makeup date was set.