They Called The Cops On UTEP Coach Tim Floyd Last Night

Your morning roundup for Feb. 24, the day Edward James Olmos turns 63.

• Chances are, you'll lose most college-basketball games in which your foe is afforded the opportunity to take 45 free throws. UTEP learned that lesson last night at East Carolina in a game from which Coach Tim Floyd was escorted off the court by a lawman after receiving his first and second technical fouls of the season. Something about "aggressive behavior." Said Floyd, a perfectionist, "I've always earned my technicals and I didn't feel like I earned it." (Cop arrives on set at 1:42. H/T Dustin). [ El Paso Times]

• Providence's Marshon Brooks scored a Big East record 52 points in last night's loss to Notre Dame. Plus side: He outscored DePaul. [ ESPN]

• Amar'e Stoudemire and "La La's Full Court Life" co-star Carmelo Anthony scored a combined 46 points in last night's win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Plus side: They outscored Jrue Holiday and Thaddeus Young. [ New York Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer]

• It was 90s night featuring DJ Spinderella at the Mavs/Jazz game. The head-crushing hand's ties to that glamorous decade remain unclear. [ NBA] (H/T Tom B.)

• Bruce Pearl + Lane Kiffin = Double dose of NCAA violators. [ Tennessean]

• Arizona State QB Steven Threet is calling it a football career after suffering four concussions in the past five seasons. [ Arizona Republic]

• The National Football League, which wants to add two games to the regular season, will announce a new sideline concussion test at the Scouting Combines on Friday. [ Fox Sports]

• This video is what happens when there's a 20-minute lighting problem at a Penguins home overtime loss featuring an injured defenseman. [ NHL]

• Kansas City Royals pitcher Joakim Soria would prefer you not call him the "Mexicutioner" anymore "in support to Mexico to stop all the violence!!!" [ Kansas City Star]

• A high-school junior from South Jersey won the state bowling championship. He bowls with two hands. [ Star Ledger]

• In the last two first-leg matches of the UEFA round-of-16, Manchester United played a scoreless draw with Marseille, but defending runners-up Bayern Munich beat defending champs Inter Milan on a goal in the 90th minute. [ Guardian, Goal.com]

**** Goedemorgen. The day-shift folk'll be with you shortly.