Commissioner Mike Slive tried to temporarily quell the “enormous speculation” about whether — or more likely when — the SEC will add a 14th member to join Texas A&M.

Slive said that SEC presidents and chancellors are not currently considering any other schools for admission and that Texas A&M was the only one to submit an application. He reiterated that he anticipates having just 13 members in 2012-13.

ATLANTA — A judge took the rare step of allowing former NBA player Javaris Crittenton, charged with murder in a drive-by shooting, to go free on bond after hearing friends and coaches testify that he was too focused on a comeback to squander his future on a revenge killing.Magistrate Judge Karen Smith Woodson took the unusual step to grant him $230,000 bond over the objections of prosecutors, who said they feared Crittenton could threaten witnesses who implicated him in the Aug. 19 shooting death of 22-year-old Julian Jones in Atlanta.Police said Crittenton was retaliating for being robbed of $55,000 worth of jewelry when Jones was mistakenly hit by gunfire while standing outside her house.

NUTLEY, N.J. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be developing national guidelines for managing sports-related concussions for student athletes.U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey announced that the CDC has agreed to adopt a key element of stalled legislation they sponsored which would have made such protocols mandatory.Pascrell says 41 percent of student athletes who suffer concussions return to playing sports too soon, sometimes with serious or even fatal consequences.

SLIPPERY ROCK — Sarah Cadwallader tallied 16 kills, two blocks and one assist Tuesday to lead Slippery Rock to a 25-22, 25-20, 25-27, 25-21 victory over Clarion at Morrow Field House.The win snapped a two-match losing skid for The Rock (15-2, 4-2 PSAC), who received double-digit kills from Kaylee Smith (15), Lisa Bakaitis (12) and Kristy Lake (11).

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shelby Ward found the back of the net in the 83rd minute for the game’s only goal on Tuesday to lift Slippery Rock to a 1-0 victory over Charleston.Dana O’Neill earned the shutout in net for Slippery Rock (4-3-2).<B></B>