The Links: Use Your Fists To Escape the Alligator!

Nicole Scherzinger from Pussy Cat Dolls and Dancing with the Stars (Via James Craven) .... Blackhawks outlast the Sharks..... Flyers thump the Canadiens..... R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio the legendary frontman for Black Sabbath..... The Cincinnati Reds take control of the NL Central..... The Twins finally beat the Yankees..... Graphics fail on the part of ABC..... Dale Earnhardt Jr. is good at making excuses..... Miss Michigan becomes Miss America...... 'Law and Order' is no more..... 'Iron Man 2' once again tops the box office

Triathlete uses his fists to escape jaws of 8-foot alligator (Palm Beach Post)

The Sports Bloggers who changed the game (Sports by Brooks)

First LeBron, next the Celtics stymied Dwight Howard (Fanhouse)

It's an Conspiracy against the Sharks! (Puck Daddy)

Bret Hart returns to Canada on WWE Raw (Camel Clutch Blog)

You know this was coming. One of Tiger's whores will appear in Playboy (TMZ)

The Habs were unprepared for game 1 against the Flyers (All Habs)

Does LeBron not realize that John Calipari sucked in the NBA? (ESPN)

Clippers fans plan LeBron James parade (Larry Brown Sports)

In honor of the great Ronnie James Dio, here is 'Holy Diver'

The Links

Olivia Munn to start the week...... The Royals owe Zach Greinke an apology...... No suprise department: Kentucky basketball team has a low GPA...... Utah snatches defeat out of the hands of victory..... Baltimore sweeps Boston, yes those Orioles..... DEA investigating Saints' vicodin abuse lawsuit...... A perfect pairing, the Bengals and Pacman Jones..... Another Royals prospect faltering in the Big Leagues..... Conan O'Brien is a very bitter man..... Roman Polanski speaks about being extradited back to the States

It's the referees faults for the Red Wings loss last night! (Detroit Free Press)

Pavelski-mania will take it's act on the road (Tim Kawakami)

Someone in San Jose threw a shark with a baby octopus in it's mouth (Puck Daddy)

The 2010 Kentucky Derby in photos (SBNation.com)

Reason 1,456 why John Calipari is a scumbag (College Basketball Nation Blog)

We need to truth to understand Miami's Jeff Ireland's Dez Bryant questioning (Miami Herald)

Are sportswriters really necessary? (Bloomberg Newsweek)

On to the next chapter of Spurs-Suns (My San Antonio)

Ryane Clowe's between-the-legs goal (Fear The Fin)

The Links

Brooklyn Decker to start the mourning.... Man steals thousands of Porn DVD's.... A sprinter was forced to take a gender test.... Even Canada is warning America about Universal health care.... Brook Hogan freaks out on stage.... Man stabbed over a cheeseburger.... A Hurricane is on it's way to South Florida.... A reality show contestant is a murderer?

Memphis has to take the fall, for John Calipari's wrong doings (Memphis Commercial-Appeal)

Hope your not a blogger that covers the SEC (NY Times)

More drama surrounding Brandon Marshall and the Broncos (Denver Post)

The Dodgers sign Vicente Padilla and his attitude (LA Times)

NFL selling Michael Vick jersey's for dogs (USA Today)

Katy Perry vs. Aussie TV (The Sun)

No way! The NCAA is investigating Bryce Brown (Dr. Saturday)

Remember it's the dogs fault, not Vick's (KSK)

President Obama goes redneck (HHR)

I don't think this is how Disney wanted the seven dwarfs to be remembered (Ugliest Tattoos)

Memphis Might Have to Forfeit Their 07-08 Final Four Year

John Calipari could become the first coach in history to have two Final Four appearances taken away if these allegations against Memphis are true. If convicted of "major Violations" Memphis will have to forfeit their entire Final Four year of 2007-2008.

According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal the NCAA alleged the prospective player became eligible after an "unknown individual" completed his SAT. The player, said the NCAA, "subsequently competed for the men's basketball team through the 2007-08 season, which included his participation in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship."

For privacy reasons they left the players name off of the story. But everyone knows it's Derrick Rose. The player though has denied the charges.

The real story is that John Calipari conveniently will not be punished at all. Even if Memphis is guilty, Calipari did nothing wrong because wasn't compliant. How convenient!

The Links

Rachelle Leah to start the mourning.... Biden makes fun of Obama over his over use of the teleprompter-He will be next to be thrown under Obama's buss-I wonder what Obama himself thinks of Biden's comments?..... What will be the Tonight Show like with Conan O'Brien..... The Washington Nationals and Capitals are linked to a steroid bust

Billy Gillispie files a lawsuit against Kentucky (KC Star)

John Calipari and Memphis charged with major violations (Yahoo Sports)

A shakeup in the NFLPA (PFT)

Hef and his whores were at the Lakers game last night (Sports Hernia)

Read this book about Chris Benoit and the wrestling business (Camel Clutch Blog)

Conspiracy theories everywhere in the NBA (SSR)

Red Wings went the long, hard road to get back to the Finals (Detroit News)

Pens get their rematch with Detroit (Post-Gazette)

Rick Hendrick finally fired Junior's crew chief and buddy (Orlando Sentinel)

Why aren't more people angry about all the arrests at Florida's football program (Sun Sentinel)

Is this Henrik Zetterberg or not?

Calipari Finally Decides to Go to Kentucky

After two days of speculation, John Calipari has finally accepted the Kentucky job. He will become the highest paid coach in the country with a contract that will give him around $5 million a year for seven years totalling $35 million.

The domino's are already starting to fall. Both Memphis recruits DeMarcus Cousins and Xavier Henry are expected to follow Calipari to Kentucky. Also the nation's top un-signed player John Wall is expected to go to Lexington as well. And with Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson expected to return, Kentucky can already contend for a national championship.

Memphis is looking at Missouri coach Mike Anderson and USC coach Tim Floyd as a replacement. Whoever Memphis replaces Calipari with, they are certain to go from an Sweet Sixteen team to a team that can barely compete in the Conference USA after all these loses.

But the deal is done and let the Calipari and Pitino feud live on.

Calipari to Kentucky?

The rumors have flied today about Memphis coach John Calipari talking to Kentucky about their coaching vacancy. I have one question about this possible move, why?

Calipari is a great coach, who took both small-time schools UMASS and Memphis to the final four's. If the Tigers could hit their free throws last season, they would have been National Champions.

He is also a great recruiter, who has pulled great talent from around the nation and convinced them to go to Memphis.

I think it's a win-win situation for Calipari if he leaves Memphis for Kentucky. He won't have to answer questions about playing in a lesser conference. He won't have to work as hard anymore to recruit players. Kentucky basketball is a brand onto itself, their name brings people to that school. He is also a hard person not to dislike. He will do pretty much any type of interview and he lets you into is mind. He would be perfect for Kentucky. So what's the problem you ask?

Kentucky has a long history of getting into trouble with the NCAA. They were given the NCAA 'Death Penalty' for the 1952-1953 season. They were almost given the 'death penalty' again during the Eddie Sutton era. This school has always had a problem with going over the edge when it comes to the NCAA rule book.

And don't forget, Calipari and UMASS were stripped of their final four appearance because Marcus Camby accepted some gifts that he shouldn't of.

Also there has been lingering questions about how Calipari has been able to pull such great talent to these small schools. His first major recruit to Memphis was DeJuan Wagner. Back in 2001, Wagner decided to attend Memphis. Coincidentally his father was hired as the Coordinator of Basketball Operations. While no sanctions have been brought upon Calipari and Memphis there has always been this lingering question.

Add this to Kentucky's past and you could have a recipe for disaster. It will be interesting to see though if Calipari excepts the Kentucky job. And it would also be interesting to see the battles he would have with Rick Pitino, because neither of these two particularly like each other.