Another Nole arrested

Team MVP Parker charged with carrying a concealed handgun

Florida State football star Preston Parker was arrested late Monday and charged with carrying a concealed .45-caliber pistol and a small amount of marijuana.

The 21-year-old receiver was arrested shortly before midnight Monday for carrying a loaded semiautomatic .45-caliber pistol wedged into the dash of the car next to a bag of marijuana. Police also found a container stuffed with marijuana, according to the arrest report.

Parker told police he didn't know anything about the marijuana. However, he admitted the gun was his, purchased for him by a friend before his birthday earlier this year.

Parker was released Tuesday from the Palm Beach County Jail, Palm Beach Gardens Police spokeswoman Ellen Lovejoy said. The gun charge is a felony.

The Seminoles already have six starters sitting out suspensions from a classroom cheating scandal last year.

Florida State kicked Randy Moss out of school in the mid-1990s for being caught smoking marijuana in a West Virginia jail.

Parker was also apprehended by Tallahassee police in 2006 for swiping a $10 DVD at a Best Buy store.

Parker, who is from Delray Beach, was named Florida State's Most Valuable Player last season after leading the team with 1,513 all-purpose yards and 62 receptions.

BC PLAYER PLEADS NOT GUILTY: Boston College defensive end Brady Smith pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of rape and breaking and entering with an intent to commit a felony for an on-campus incident.

A Brighton District Court judge ordered the 20-year-old to be held on $50,000 cash bail and to stay away from the alleged victim and college property.

Smith, of Finksburg, Md., has been in custody since his weekend arrest. College officials have suspended him from classes and the football team.

Smith started in 12 games last season, finishing with 29 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

BASKETBALL

BC PLAYER HEADED TO CHARLOTTE: Boston College forward Shamari Spears is transferring to Charlotte after finishing as the Eagles' third-leading scorer last season.

A Charlotte spokesman said Tuesday that Spears wanted to be closer to his home in Salisbury because of an undisclosed family medical issue.

Spears will have two years of eligibility remaining.

The 6-foot-6 Spears averaged 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Eagles and played nearly 27 minutes a game last season. He started 17 games, reaching double figures in scoring 15 times with four double-doubles.

UCONN'S KELLY TRANSFERRING: Connecticut forward Curtis Kelly in transferring in hopes of earning more playing time at another school.

The sophomore is speaking to other schools and has yet to decide where he will go.

The 6-foot-9, 234-pound Bronx native appeared in 51 games in his two years with the Huskies. He averaged 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds.

RIVERS STAYING AT CLEMSON: K.C. Rivers decided on Tuesday to return to Clemson for his senior season.

Rivers was Clemson's leading scorer last season, averaging 14.7 points a game. The Tigers went 24-10 and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade, and the ACC Tournament final for just the second time in their history.

UMASS NAMES COACH: The University of Massachusetts has agreed to hire Memphis assistant and former Minuteman player Derek Kellogg as the new basketball coach, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.

Kellogg takes over from Travis Ford, who left to to coach at Oklahoma State, a UMass official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement was scheduled for Wednesday.

Kellogg, 34, played at UMass from 1991-1995 and was an All-Atlantic 10 player. He has been an assistant coach at Memphis for eight years, and previously was at Youngstown State and George Mason.

GORDON OPTS FOR NBA: Mississippi State point guard Jamont Gordon has declared for the NBA Draft, but won't hire an agent.

Gordon told The Associated Press he filed the paperwork Tuesday afternoon. In a phone interview, Gordon said he intends to go through with the draft if he remains injury-free and expects his gamble will pay off.

A 6-foot-4, 240-pound junior from Nashville, Tenn., Gordon was an all-Southeastern Conference selection this season and just lost out to Vanderbilt's Shan Foster for league player of the year. He averaged 17.2 points per game.