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Meet Women's Basketball's Great Dunking Hope
This is Brittney Griner, a 6'8" senior from Nimitz High School near Houston, and if you've been waiting for legitimate in-game thunder dunks from a girl, this is the real deal....
Mississippi State Is Not Instilling Confidence In Its Fanbase (Or Educational System)
Mississippi is a very hard word to spell. How do you spell it? Seriously, the Bulldogs could use some help. [Sporting Blog]...
How Far Does Duke Have To Go To Get A Foul Called?
All Duke guard Jon Scheyer wanted to do yesterday was get a foul call or maybe a tie up—and despite all his efforts shimmying through this double team, the refs would not oblige. What gives?...
Arkansas QB Drunk, Arrested, Internet-Slandered
Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett was arrested last night for the always popular "public intoxication" and, naturally, his Wikipedia page has already been defaced. It's the circle of life. [Friends of the Program + ArkansasSports360]...
The Glory That Was Operation Scheyerface
Yes, Duke beat Maryland in a key ACC men's basketball matchup on Wednesday, but sometimes the most important victories are not won on the court, but in the stands. Behold: Operation Scheyerface, v2.0....
Duke Survives Prank Call Barrage, Beats Maryland Anyway
Despite a long sleepless night of running refrigerator jokes, Duke somehow managed to get some rest in during their 18-hour wait for tipoff and were able to outlast Maryland....
Connecticut Governor Lashes Out At Calhoun
Are Jim Calhoun and Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell officially feuding? Rell had a few choice things to say about the coach today, and it is ON, sister!...
Kentucky Fans Forced To Relive "The Shot" For All Eternity
Christian Laettner, Rick Pitino and Vitamin Water have teamed up to annoy the crap out of you this March, with 50,000 repetitions of a commercial about the moment when they both peaked. Spoiler Alert! [KSR]...
Obama's Brother-In-Law Says 'Yes We Can'
The popular choice for Pac-10 men's basketball Coach of the Year? Oregon State's Craig Robinson, who took the worst program in America and completely turned it around. Change we can believe in....
Selena Roberts May Have A Couple Of Curves For A-Rod, Readers
Attention Oprah's Book Club readers: The publishing date of Selena Roberts' tell-all tome on Alex Rodriguez has been moved up to late April. And it may pack more of a punch than previously thought....
Washington State QB Suspended Due To Suspicious "Bag Of Vomit"
Marshall Lobbestael was arrested after being found in a car parked in front of the Pullman police station, "allegedly passed out with a grocery bag of vomit between his legs." But it's all a frame up, see!...
Maryland Would Like To Know If Duke Has Prince Albert In A Can
Jokesters on a Maryland message board posted the phone number of the hotel that Duke's hoops team was staying in last night and the results were a sad indictment of the current state of college pranks....
Pittsburgh Still Having Trouble With This No. 1 Thing
One week ago, Pittsburgh was an unstoppable juggernaut asserting their dominance by thrashing a previously unbeatable behemoth. Today, everyone is scratching their heads and saying, "What's wrong with those guys?"...
Was Jim Calhoun Playing Fast And Loose With The Numbers?
Before Jim Calhoun's weekend press conference rant reaches YouTube meme proportions ("I'm forty! I'm a man!"), I think it's important that we look at the numbers he quoted and adjust them for inflation....
Hallmark Presents The South Dakota State Jackrabbits
South Dakota State's women's basketball team is ranked higher than Tennessee in the current USA Today poll. Their best player also has a tug-at-your-heartstrings story that's gotta be worth three Mitch Albom columns. [USA Today]...
Carl Joseph Elected To Florida High School Athletic Association Hall Of Fame
Which we probably wouldn't mention, except that the guy played football on one leg, with no prosthetic. [Pittsburgh Sports And Mini Ponies]...
Tiny Elite School Dominates Tiny Elitist Sport
Trinity College in Connecticut won its 11th straight national title on Sunday, extending their consecutive match winning streak to an unconscionable 202 straight, a feat that would much more impressive if anyone cared about squash....
Pete Carroll Is A Valuable Educator
The USC leader isn't just the highest-paid football coach—he is the highest-paid employee at any private college anywhere in the country. He makes more than any university president, doctor, or even Jim Calhoun. [NY Times]...
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]...