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Blake Griffin Heading To NBA
Blake Griffin will get paid for his concussions from now on, thank you very much. (Also, joining him: Chase Budinger and Jodie Meeks.) Repeat after me: No Clippers, No Clippers, No Clippers, No Clippers. [AP]...

Taking Stock Of Tyler Hansbrough
The big question on the mind grapes of college basketball fans this morning—after "Hey, what happened to the couch?"—is just how good was Tyler Hansbrough?...

Jack Elway Will Never Be Like You, Dad!
He had the genes, the Aryan good looks, and the resources to become a top-flight college quarterback. If only someone had checked to see if John Elway's son ever cared about football in the first place....

Brother, Can You Spare A Horn Section?
Bemidji State has to borrow George Mason's pep band for the Frozen Four this weekend. They would have brought their own, but they had to save up money for skate rentals. [D.C. Sports Bog]...

North Carolina-Michigan State Live Blog
This one's for all the General Motors, laddies. Will it be the Tar Heels? Or the Tar Heels? Then again, the Tar Heels could pull it out. Time will tell....

Josh Pastner Now In Charge Of The Door
Memphis has promoted boyish assistant Josh Pastner to replace John Calipari as their head basketball coach. But when does the live 24-hour live web feed begin? [MyFoxMemphis]...

The Iowa Hawkeyes Are Already In Midseason Form
One should never go into spring break cold. It's important to ease into it with a few warmup public intoxication arrests, as these three Iowa football players can tell you....

Tom Izzo: The Early Years
Here's a great find: Tom Izzo's first day as a coach at Ispheming High School in 1977. His jacket scored 12 points. [The Daily Drink]...

No One Wants To Coach At Arizona (UPDATE)
Dan Wetzel is now reporting that Sean Miller changed his mind and will take the job. I guess this post convinced him....

Eric Mangini Will Destroy USC Football From The Inside
Here's a nightmare scenario for Trojan fans everywhere—head coach Pete Carroll announced that he has been "talking ball" with the Browns new chief Eric Mangini....

Geno Auriemma Is Not Afraid Of White Kids
When someone starts off a press conference answer with, "I know I'm going to get criticized for this," you know the rest of the answer is going to be something really super....

It's Like Jezebel's "Snap Judgment", Only With Sports
There's something magical and wondrous located just out of the frame. What do you suppose it is? [KansasCity.com]...

Ty Lawson Shot Some Craps In Reno, Just To Watch Them ...Fly?
The NCAA seems to prohibit its "student-athletes" from doing, well, anything, but prominent North Carolina baller Ty Lawson shooting craps in a Reno casino over New Year's is apparently cool with them....

Oh, Now That Is An Embarrassing Looking Box Score
Today's final from Bradenton, Florida: Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Manatee Community College Lancers... 6. It's gonna be a good year, Bucco fans! [Raise the Jolly Roger]...

Tim Floyd To NOT Take Over Arizona
Reports say that the former Idaho/New Orleans/Iowa State/Chicago/New Orleans (again!)/USC coach will become the permanent replacement to Lute Olson at Arizona. Will his seed finally find its purchase? UPDATE: He turned them down. [KTAR]...

Kentucky State Baseball Had A Rough Afternoon
I know this seems like an April Fool's prank, but I'm reasonably certain that this actually happened today—Eastern Kentucky beat Kentucky State in baseball by a score of 49-1. In five innings....

Look At That: John Calipari Is At Kentucky
John Calipari is the new coach of the Kentucky Wildcats and he's going right to work. Step One: Managing expectations....

Oregon Basketball Infected By Cannibalism?
Three Oregon basketball players were cited on Monday for shooting BB guns ... at ducks! That's just sick! [Register-Guard]...

John Calipari Is Walking Through That Door (Maybe)
A local Memphis TV station has set up a live web feed of a camera trained on the door to the Memphis Athletic Department offices. It is riveting....

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Bemidji?
No. 4-seed (that's as low as they get) Bemidji State is headed to its first Frozen Four, along with Boston U., Vermont and Miami. (Yes, of Ohio.) I just enjoy saying "Bemidji." [Star-Tribune; NYT]...