12:45 PM Manny Pacquiao for Congress!

12:30 PM In an upcoming interview with Sporting News, Ron Artest explains how he dealt with having to play for the Bulls early in his career: "I used to drink Hennessy...at halftime. I (kept it) in my locker. I'd just walk to the liquor store (near the stadium) and get it."

12:15 PM UNC hoops fans looking for tix better not ask Roy Williams: "There with six people that asked me for tickets, and I said no to six different people because they didn't come to watch Valpo or Gardner-Webb, so I wasn't going to give their butts tickets to come and watch a big game."

12:00 PM Snoop Dogg will soon be voicing your GPS. Now you can follow directions to Dodger Stadium in style, fo' shizzle.