Miscellaneous: Three members of the Gonzaga women's basketball family cut their hair and donated it to make wigs for children and women undergoing treatment for cancer. Assistant coach Lisa Mispley Fortier made her third hair donation after first shearing her hair as a junior at Cal State Monterey Bay. Players Amanda Brown and Michelle Elliot donated their hair as well … Columbia student-athletes served as mentors to 11 student leaders from the Colmers School in Birmingham, England February 9-16. The administrators at the British school fostered a partnership with Columbia's athletics department to mentor and teach non-traditional American sports such as cricket and netball and a New York City elementary school. The athletics department hosted a welcome reception for the Colmers School students, who also took part in activities like a Broadway show and the Museum of Natural History … Illinois runner Lesiba Masheto broke a 21-year-old collegiate indoor record with a time of 1:00.82 in the 500 meters February 8. The old record was 1:00.84, set by Michael Greene of Navy in 1987. The record was set during the New Balance Invitational in New York.

Conferences: The Big 12 Conference announced the members of its Winter Sports Good Works team. Members are selected based on community service, academics and athletics participation. The team members are Mark Shepherd, Baylor; Jermyl Jackson-Wilson, Colorado; Shellie Mosman, Iowa State; Meghan Proehl, Kansas; James Franklin, Kansas State; Joey Garrity, Missouri; Paul Velander, Nebraska; Josh Weitzel, Oklahoma; Danielle Green, Oklahoma State; Earnesia Williams, Texas; Kyle Holland, Texas A&M and Jordan Murphree, Texas Tech ... The Big West Conference, in association with CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV), will be webcasting the 2008 Big West Swimming & Diving Championships live, February 20-23, 2008.  This is the second year for the broadcast, which is available by going to the Big West Conference website at www.BigWest.org.  The four-night event will be available as a package for $7.95.

Milestones: Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy won his 500th game February 13 in a victory over McNeese State, 21-1. The 21 runs set a school record for Alabama, which had scored 19 runs in a win over Tennessee Tech in last year's NCAA softball tournament. It is Murphy's 10th season at Alabama.

Sport Sponsorship: Morehead State has announced it will consolidate its men's and women's rifle program into a mixed program. The school also will eliminate men's and women's indoor track and field and sponsor women's golf beginning with the 2008-09 academic year. The change means the institution will sponsor 16 sports instead of 18. Athletics Director Brian Hutchinson said the reorganization is necessary to best manage financial resources within the context of Title IX compliance. He said the changes will also help offer the best experience possible for student-athletes.