I chose to start the second half thread with the sublime over the ridiculous. This blur of speed and agility is none other than newly minted Hall of Famer Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon. Thanks to Brooks for the attempt to capture a dream in pixels.
And now onto the ridiculous…

Welcome to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game, otherwise known as The Last Chance to Make Back the Money You Lost on Your Brackets. Brooks has descended on San Antonio for the pinnacle of amateur sports, the podium for the purity of the human spirit, the reward for young men’s desire to succeed for […]

Don’t forget - live blogging of the insanity from San Antonio tonight!
• SbB is sharing our Final Four fun with the fine folks at Fox Sports.

• Michael Vick finds time while doing time to play some football.
• Victoria Pendleton isn’t scared of bringing some sex appeal to cycling.
• The Yankees and Blue Jays apparently […]

Monday night’s title tilt between Kansas & Memphis could be Bill Self’s swan song along the Jayhawks sidelines, if rumors keep persisting.

ESPN learns from the TULSA WORLD that Oklahoma State is willing to offer a huge sum to bring the KU coach back to his alma mater. The Cowboys have been coachless since running Sean […]

Broderick Turner of the RIVERSIDE (CA) PRESS-ENTERPRISE hits the couch, as Phil Jackson tries to deal with a head case not named Kobe Bryant.

(Vlad auditioning for the L.A. Ballet’s next production of “Swan Lake”)
Vladimir Radmanovic is the Lakers player the zen master has gleefully referred to as “my favorite Martian” and “space cadet”. Apparently, Vlad […]

Although the ladies in New York and L.A. think they know how to party, Danica Patrick says that when it comes to having a good time, don’t discount the Midwest gals.

The NEW YORK POST’s PAGE SIX catches the Wisconsin-born racy racer explaining to Complex magazine (never heard of it, either) that growing up in the […]

• DEADSPIN via WALKOFF WALK discovers that some Brewers fans are a whiz at making a profit from port-a-potty problems.

Such are the results when you imbibe in a 12-man beer bong.
• The HARTFORD COURANT pitches out the top 50 MLB salaries, and you’ll never guess which team claims the top 3 spots. (OK, you will.)
• […]

We sent over a cellphone image of this view of the Alamodome Final Four court during our live blog on Saturday. Here’s a much better pic - actually three images we put together that gives you the lovely panorama from section 330 for tonight’s game:

(Click here for full size image)
Seats in the section next […]

The family that recently moved into a home they just purchased from a currently unnamed WWE wrestler just outside Atlanta found a special accidental housewarming gift from the wrestler when rummaging around the attic last weekend: a box filled with HGH, testosterone, neomasteron, and enough syringes to open their own home health clinic.

Also found in […]

Now Jo Piazza of the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, sadly, isn’t exactly known for the veracity of her sports gossip reporting. So we’re not so sure about her claim today that the Yankees and Blue Jays were swapping strippers at a NYC peel joint last week.

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees Wednesday night, but […]