The Roundup: Joe Mauer's Hurt, Kevin Coble Quits Northwestern Hoops & "Kick Vandy Out of the SEC"
By Jason McIntyre
What the author meant to say: Here’s why you don’t give catchers $184 million. [Yahoo]
Devastating blow to Northwestern hoops: Kevin Coble, the team’s leader in scoring in rebounding in his three seasons with the Wildcats – and a player capable of taking them to the NCAA tournament for the first time – has quit the team. [Tribune]
Terrell Owens to the Bengals. No, we don’t think it’s that big of a signing. This isn’t a playoff team. [Enquirer]
“Time to kick Vanderbilt out of the SEC.” You can guess which columnist in the south would write something like this. [Press Register]
The more we read, the more we think the Diamondbacks have a chance to be the next Royals or Pirates. [Republic]
Remember Hawaii passing machine Timmy Chang? He did something we probably would have, and got 6 months probation for it. [KITV]
Is David Ortiz republican? “Now, everything starts with reporters. Reporters have always been the problem in Boston.” [WEEI]
Rebate or not, who is shelling out $41k for the Chevy Volt? [LA Times]
Joe Posnanski weighs in on Mitch Albom: “Albom has been awfully cold to me personally. I’ve heard horror story after horror story about the way he has treated people.” [Joe Blog]
“Virtually every coach thinks that the majority of Division I programs are not intentionally breaking major rules.” That’s a lie. [ESPN]
This may be the last Floyd Mayweather link we post until he announces he’s fighting Pacquiao. [Fox Sports]
The NBA flavor of the month was definitely Jeremy Lin. [SI]
Jack Tatum’s obit. [LA Times]
Looks like something Terrell Owens and Chad Ocho Cinco might do this season. [via Hot Clicks]