Gators' Tebow has surgery

QB expected to be ready by April

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has had surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to be ready for spring practice in April.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner had surgery Monday at Shands Florida Surgical Center to remove a bone spur and hopefully reduce chronic inflammation.

He injured his non-throwing shoulder against Kentucky in October 2007 and re-aggravated it earlier this season. He had painkilling injections before each of the final six games last season. It was unclear whether he received shots this season.

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UTAH'S KRUGER, SMITH TO ENTER NFL DRAFT: Utah defensive end Paul Kruger and defensive back Sean Smith are entering the NFL draft. Both were first-team All-Mountain West picks in 2008.

SOUTHERN MISS COACH GETS EXTENSION: Southern Miss has given first-year football coach Larry Fedora a contract extension through 2012 following a 7-6 finish. Financial terms have not been completed.

JCSU FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES: Johnson C. Smith offensive lineman Stephen Seard died from complications of a seizure he suffered while visiting his family during the holidays.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

ACC HONORS: Wake Forest's Jeff Teague and Virginia's Sylven Landesberg are the Atlantic Coast Conference's players of the week. Teague is the league's overall player of the week while Landesberg is its top rookie.

HURRICANES' RIOS SUSPENDED AGAIN: Miami Hurricanes sophomore point guard Eddie Rios was suspended indefinitely for the second time this season Monday for violating team rules.

MISSOURI SUSPENDS LYONS: Missouri forward Leo Lyons has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on traffic charges and for failing to pay a traffic fine from 2006.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

NCCU TO WEAR PINK UNIFORMS TONIGHT: N.C. Central's team will participate in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's 2009 Pink Zone initiative, an effort by the WBCA to increase breast cancer awareness, when the Eagles take on Longwood today at McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium at 6 p.m.

The Eagles will wear pink uniforms and fans are also encouraged to wear pink to show their support of this event.

CIAA HONORS: For the third straight week, freshman Keyona Bryant of St. Augustine's won the CIAA rookie of the week award. This is the fifth time she has received the honor this season.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

NSCAA/ADIDAS SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA HONORS: Four North Carolina players, one Duke player and one East Carolina player were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Scholar All-America team on Monday.

UNC's Yael Averbuch was named the 2008 NSCAA/Adidas Women's Collegiate Scholar Athlete of the Year and also joins teammates Anna Rodenbough and Whitney Engen as a first-team selection. The Tar Heels' Ali Hawkins was named to the second team.

ECU's Madison Keller was named to the second team and Duke's Christie McDonald was named to the third team.

VOLLEYBALL

RUSHING RESIGNS AS ECU COACH: Chris Rushing, East Carolina's head women's volleyball coach for the past four seasons, has resigned from his position effective June 30, athletics director Terry Holland announced Monday.

Rushing, 41, completed his tenure with a record of 68-59 (.535), owning the highest overall winning percentage in school history.