Today is recovery day at the Final Four here in San Antonio. After two stinkbomb suspenseful games, everyone partied their little hearts out last night and are now paying the price (except us, of course).

(Hubert Davis’ deadly stinkeye - normally reserved for Digger Phelps)
As you might expect, it’s been an exceptionally exciting weekend already here […]

Yao Ming has decided to spurn Western Hemisphere’s stubborn adherence to modern medicine to heal his fractured foot. REUTERS is reporting the Rockets’ center is turning to the cryptic-sounding answer of “traditional Chinese medicine.”

“There is no reason to dismiss (traditional Chinese medicine),” Yao said. “It’s been used in our country for […]

THE BOSTON GLOBE ponders why, with a few starting rotation vacancies on several teams, has David Wells not been offered a contract. Boomer, who last pitched with the Dodgers last season (doing pretty well, actually: going 4-1 in seven starts), would be entering his 22nd year in the bigs if an offer does come over […]

The FAIRMONT TIMES WEST VIRGINIAN ran a op-ed column today that lays much of the responsibility for the misdeeds of former Mountaineers Adam “Pacman” Jones and Chris Henry at the feet of their former (and now Michigan) head coach, Rich Rodriguez.

“But it must be said the university — especially the football program run at the […]

• FANHOUSE shows that movie critics cite the weakness of Rick Reilly’s pet project “Leatherheads” being, actually, Rick Reilly.

• THE TIMES takes a moment to remind us of the origins of the Olympic Torch relay: Hitler.
• WITHLEATHER has the response from Formula One president Max Mosley about the Nazi hooker video.

THE SPORTS HERNIA bring us this screengrab of Bob Knight looking like he’s about to keel over and go all Charlton Heston on us following the Tar Heels’ defeat at the hands of the Jayhawks last night.

I can imagine Dick Vitale, recently at death’s door himself with a cancer diagnosis, trying to revive Knight. “Hey, […]

You don’t blow the lid off baseball’s darkest secrets without expecting some retribution. Jose Canseco knows this. That’s why he knows the hit is coming. It will be swift and brutal. And likely in his coffee, as CHICAGOSPORTS.COM illustrates.

“A courtesy cup of black coffee was waiting for Jose Canseco on Friday when he arrived at […]

You’ll forgive the strained Outkast reference when you watch this clip of the Memphis postgame press conference, found by Will Brinson at THE SPORTING BLOG, in which Derrick Rose utters a little sotto voce profanity in response to a question about him to teammate Joey Dorsey.

Amazing what those microphones can pick up. Of course, he […]

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports Lisa Miceli, who twice made Michael Jordan submit to paternity tests three years ago, both of which came up negative, is asking that he be forced to take a third, because she’s 38 kinds of crazy.

“Lisa Miceli also is asking a judge to lift a temporary restraining order imposed after […]