Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari picked up another impressive recruit when the news broke that five-star rated point guard Eric Bledsoe signed with the Wildcats. The 6-foot-1 point guard out of Parker (Birmingham, Ala.) had also seriously considered Memphis, and had scholarship offers from Florida, Ole Miss, Rutgers, Cincinnati and Alabama, among others.
"It was real tough," Bledsoe told The Memphis Commercial-Appeal. "You have a couple good schools and I just picked one of them ... You’ve got coaches calling you every day, new coaches coming. I’m kind of glad it’s over with. When I came (to Memphis last week for a visit), they treated me like I was O.J. Mayo. I thought I was going to come in and check in the hotel, but there were cameras everywhere."
Calipari was able to get PF DeMarcus Cousins and SF Darnell Dodson to follow him to Kentucky from Memphis. Cousins was committed to the Tigers, while Dodson had signed with them in the fall but was granted his release when Calipari left.
The coach also was able to convince five-star center Daniel Orton to stick with the Wildcats after the coaching change. Orton had signed during the early national signing period late last fall. Also on board with Kentucky is four-star SG Jon Hood, who signed last year.
A trickle-down effect could take place with Bledsoe's signing. Still waiting to sign is the nation's top guard, John Wall. Wall, who played his high school basketball in Raleigh, N.C., also is considering Kentucky, and was considering Memphis before Calipari left the Tigers. Wall also has listed Duke, N.C. State, Miami (Fla.), Baylor, Florida and Kansas as possibilities for his services. He has until May 20 to sign with the school of his choice.
Bledsoe averaged 20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds as a senior last year. He is rated a five-star prospect by Rivals.com.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
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