The Links

Kristin Bell to start the morning..... A terrible Patriots Day for the Red Sox...... The Sweating Man is returning to Duke..... Lance Berkman may be returning to the Astros soon...... Fred Hill is no longer the Rutgers basketball coach..... Christina Hendricks makes me swoon...... Can we stop celebrifying mistresses?...... Sharon Osbourne will recycle her breast implants...... Dana White is taking a lot of pleasure from the Strikeforce debacle Saturday night

There are some idiots writing for the Denver Post and they're not named Woody Paige (Fear The Fin)

Who will start in place of Kevin Garnett during game 2 for the Celtics? (Celtics Blog)

Joakim Noah doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut (Fanhouse)

If a sex scandal can't draw in younger viewers to The Masters, what can? (Sports Business Journal)

Cause for concern for the Cavs? (News-Herald)

The Jazz aren't going away despite the circumstances (Salt Lake City Tribune)

Ryan Miller is the only one pulling his weight for the Sabres (Buffalo News)

It's time for Notre Dame to join the Big Ten (Columbus Dispatch)

Is Toby Gerhart being overlooked in the draft because he's white? (Yahoo Sports)

Now this is a tailgate party (The 700 Level)



LeBron James made a poster out of James Johnson last night (Outside the Boxscore)

The Links: The Return

Sorry for not posting a links thread in a while. I've been busy. Anyway, here's Mila Kunis to start the week...... A shooting was caught on camera in front of a Philadelphia TV station...... Obama looking to hammer the final nail in the American coffin..... A Boston fan finally picks a winner...... Jesse James' alleged mistress hasn't given up her 15 minutes of fame yet...... I bet we will never see this women on the 'Oprah' show...... Sad story involving Bill Walton and his health..... The most trustworthy beards

Orioles fans need to be realistic (Baltimore Sun)

The love child of Emperor Palpatine and Rodney Dangerfield, Peter Angelos is what's wrong with the Orioles (More Hardball)

The Big Ten might expand faster than expected (The Sporting Blog)

Joakim Noah hasn't endured himself to Cleveland with these remarks (Fanhouse)

Celtics disappointed Kevin Garnett only suspended for one game (Sports Pickle)

Jameer Nelson the difference for the Magic against the Bobcats yesterday (Orlando Sentinel)

The Redskins will abide Mike Shanahan's parking lot rules (Shutdown Corner)

NBC lost $223 millions on the Winter Olympics (Fourth-Place Medal)

Even with Portland missing half of their team to injury, they still managed to beat the Suns in game 1 (TrueHoop)

Mike Lowell back to the Marlins? (City of Champions)

I picked this video not because I'm a Mavericks fan, but I can't stop laughing at the music this guy choose. (The Two Man Game)

The Links

Spencer Scott to start the mourning.... Vanity Fair slams Gov. Palin..... Mississippi is America's fattest state.... How about Obama's slogan of Hope & Change, the job market takes a turn for the worse.... The DEA is now investigating Michael Jackson... Remember Josh Childress?

Some classy photos of Maria Sharapova (Totally Crap)

The hottest wives of Wimbledon (The Big Lead)

Say hello to Queen Michelle Obama (Another Black Conservative)

Colleges need to ban Facebook from their athletes (Fanhouse)

UFC 100 Fan Expo Updates (Bloody Elbow)

80 reasons to love the Big Ten (The Rivalry, ESQ.)

This guy really likes LeBron James (With Leather)

ESPN.com case study (Dan Shanoff)

Players, fans don't care about steroids..... welcome back Manny (SF Chronicle)

What's it like for players during a drug suspension (ESPN)

Kimbo Slice's competition on The Ultimate Fighter 10 (Camel Clutch Blog)

Selection Sunday Open Thread

Today is the last day of conference championships. By 3pm today, the selection committee will choose 34-at large teams to go along with the 31 conference champions to make up the field for the NCAA tournament.

Championships determined today:

ACC Championship

Big Ten Championship

SEC Championship

Southland Championship

Here is an open thread for your comments or you can go over to the live blog over at Fire Andy Reid Now!.

Have fun

Conference Tournament Open Thread

I will be in and out today so I am posting an open thread for today.

The main games being played today are:

ACC Quarterfinals

Big Ten Quarterfinals

Big East Semifinals

Pac-10 Semifinals

Patriot League Championship

Please leave your comments on today's action.

Updated, 11:08: North Carolina has just snuck by Virginia Tech with the help of the refs. The ACC refs just flat out stink. This loss though will knock Tech into the NIT.

Updated, 11:12: Michigan St. has gotten by Michigan. The most shocking thing of this game is a Big Ten team reached the 60 point plateau.

Updated, 11:29: A shocker! Jeanine Edwards is at the ACC tournament and not at the SEC tournament making Billy Gillispie mad. ESPN might have finally learned.

Updated, 1:42: Florida St. needed every second to beat Georgia Tech. And the good news for them. They play North Carolina tomorrow, should be fun for them.

Updated, 1:46: Ohio St. escapes with a win against Wisconsin. They play Michigan St. next. The most shocking part of the game, Brent Musberger saying the Big Ten could have eight teams in the tourney. Yes! Eight teams! I don't know if Brent was drinking already, but that would be crazy if the Big Ten gets eight teams in the tourney. I could make a case for Michigan St. Illinois, Purdue, and Penn St. but no one else. Brent needs to lay off the Johnnie Walker so early in the day.

BREAKING: Joe Paterno Staying Put

According to Scout.com, Joe Paterno has signed a three-year extension with Penn St.

Paterno who will turn 82 on December 21St., led the Nittany Lions to a 11-1 record and a trip out to the Rose Bowl to play USC, on January 1St.

Paterno who had to coach in the coaches booth for most of the season, recently underwent a hip replacement surgery after the season ended. He came out of the surgery feeling "great" and felt like he could coach for a few more years.

Paterno has been at Penn St. since 1950, and has been the head coach since 1966. He is the all-time winning coach in college football history, and has had the most undefeated season's in college football history. Along the way Paterno won two national championships including the upset of Miami in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl.

The money arrangements were not discussed, but at least we will have Joe Pa for three more years.