RIVER FOREST, Ill.—A suburban Chicago college postponed two men’s basketball games after five players went to a hospital following a rigorous workout.
Concordia University Chicago in River Forest also has temporarily removed coach Steve Kollar, school spokesman Eric Matanyi said.
The last player was released from a hospital Saturday, he said.
“The length of the stays varied from several hours to several days,” Matanyi told The Associated Press.
Athletic director Pete Gnan sent a letter to parents Thursday, explaining what happened after a late December trip to California, where the team played two games. He said the team was put through a “particularly high-intensity, collegiate-level circuit training” on Dec. 31….