Roundup: Great White Shark Steals Fish; Oklahoma Sooners Do Another Trick Shot Video & Alcohol or Marijuana?
By Jason McIntyre
BYU makes 15-of-29 3-pointers, but loses. After leading by 17 at halftime, BYU gave up 62 points to Ole Miss in the second half and lost in an NCAA Tournament play-in game, 94-90. [Salt Lake Tribune]
There seem to be a lot of interesting stories around the Blue Jays this Spring Training. [Globe & Mail]
Read this and you’ll probably be rooting for Buffalo to win a game or two in the NCAA Tournament. [Buffalo News]
Very cool oral history of Larry Bird’s 60-point game in March of 1985. [Boston.com]
Got crushed for not having Amari Cooper in the Top 10 in my last mock draft. Greg Bedard wonders if Cooper is a Top 10 pick. [MMQB]
You know who is in the the mix to steal a playoff spot in the East? The Boston Celtics. [Boston Globe]
UNC settled with former “learning specialist” whistleblower Mary Willingham for $335,000. [News & Observer]
Knicks 104, Spurs 100 in overtime. The Spurs actually played their stars, except Manu Ginobili. [NY Post]
Pistons 105, Grizzlies 95. Memphis has been slumping lately, and is on the verge of conceding the No. 1 seed to Golden State in the West. [Free Press]
The Cleveland Indiana ambushed Terry Francona Sunday. With water balloons. [Cleveland.com]
Not surprising: Sleep – as much as 8-10 hours – matters to athletes. [AP]
Univision TV host fired after saying Michelle Obama looked like someone from “Planet of the Apes.” [NYT]
Pam Anderson says her ex-husband won $40 million last year playing poker. [Card Player]
Those crafty Oklahoma Sooners doing trick shots again.
Shark steals big fish off fisherman’s line.
It’s going to snow Friday in the Northeast. Really.