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This Is Not The Way To Watch The NCAA Tournament
This was the view I had of the Elite Eight games this weekend ... from my hospital bed. Don't worry—all the channels didn't come in that badly—only the one showing college basketball....

Blake Griffin Shows Off His Extra Long Fingers
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Findlay, Ohio Now The Nexus Of The Basketball Universe
Tyler Evans hits a 3-pointer at the buzzer, while falling down, to give Findlay a 56-53 win over Cal Poly Pomona for the Division II men's championship. Go Oilers!...

You Know It Is Spring When the Birds Have Returned
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Lane Kiffin Would Like You To Know That Lane Kiffin Is Not Crazy
Lane Kiffin gave a rather lengthy interview with CBS Sports, where he attempted to make it perfectly clear that all that crazy behavior he's been engaged in lately is just part of his master plan....

Florida Kid Uses YouTube For Good, Not Evil
It's a cold world out there in these hard economic times, especially in the world of hockey. But meet Ben Gullett, who whipped up a unique scheme to help find his dad a new job....

The Lane Kiffin Era Continues Its Inexorable Slide Into Craziness
At last spring football has arrived in fair Knoxville, which surely means that rookie coach Lane Kiffin can leave all those little distractions behind and get down to some straight-up coachin', right? Right?...

No Shoes. No Shirt. No Pants. No Problem.
The story about why golfer Henrik Stenson played the WCA-CA Championship in his underwear. [BBC Sports]...

Lane Kiffin Denies Gas Pumping Comment
Lane Kiffin says a lot of crazy things, but he would never say that living in South Carolina is a one-way ticket to death by gasoline fumes. That's just not his style....

Play Football For Lane Kiffin Or Suffer The Minimum Wage Consequences
Tennessee's spring football practices begin today, but it's really hard to imagine how Lane Kiffin's tenure as head coach could get any more entertaining than it's been so far. (Fingers crossed!)...

Dan Serafini Wins One For Team Italy
Much head scratching over Italy's defeat of Canada in the World Baseball Classic on Monday. How could such a thing happen? Easy. It was pretty much just a glorified MLB spring training game....

The House That Pai Gow Poker Built?
How do you finance a new football stadium in these times of economic uncertainty? Casinos, of course. Minnesotans may not be able to pay their mortgages, but they've got gambling money!...

Lane Kiffin's Still Surrounded By Aura Of Wackiness
It appears one player was a little rattled by the Vols' recruiting techniques. Like, when a special teams coach ripped off his shirt "Superman style" to show how intense he was. [AJC]...

Wake The Kids And Hide The Pets, Michael Vick Is Heading Home
Michael Vick could be released from prison as early as May 21, say government officials, and sent to a halfway house. Which, in this case, will be his own house....

Tonight's Oklahoma-Kansas Tussle Loses Some Luster
Oklahoma's Blake Griffin, still suffering from a dinged noggin, will not unleash his 22 points and 13.8 rebounds per game average tonight. No! He'll be back eventually! [KUSports]...

Andre Smith's Hobbies Include Setting Large Piles Of Money On Fire
The puzzling story of Andre Smith, the University of Alabama's ready-made NFL lineman, continues to frustrate and infuriate NFL Combine geeks who are incensed at Smith's inability to play nicely....

Griffin's Status Remains Unclear
Blake Griffin's MRI may have been clean, but he's still feeling the effects of the concussion he suffered last night. His status for tomorrow's clash with Kansas remains undetermined, and that probably won't change until tomorrow evening. [NewsOK]...

Brother, Can You Spare A Dime...For Johnny Damon Or Xavier Nady?
So, you hear about that Stanford guy (no, not that one) who stole all the money that Bernie Madoff missed? Well, Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady's assets have been frozen while the Feds investigate....

Lane Kiffin May Be Allergic To The Truth
Lane Kiffin came to Tennessee to clean house and he's doing just that; bragging about how he's firing people left and right. Except he doesn't even really have the power to fire anybody....

Lane Kiffin Wears Out His Welcome With Paul Finebaum
Lane Kiffin has only been on the job about three months, but columnist Paul Finebaum has seen enough. He thinks Tennessee should cut its losses and fire Kiffin immediately, before he destroys America....