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1:45 PM Jeff Van Gundy on the Orlando Magic firing his brother Stan: "To hide behind the fact or try to make everyone believe that Dwight Howard didn't have a part in this is absurd." Jeff also added that Magic CEO Alex Martins "doesn't know one thing about basketball".

1:30 PM Ex-NFL kicker Mike Vanderjagt has been suspended from his job as a part time coach for a Marco Island, Florida middle school for allegedly grabbing a student by the throat who had been taunting him.

1:15 PM The Huffington Post reports the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has decided that New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin is the sole candidate to apply for the "Linsanity" trademark.

1:00 PM St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman is expected to miss 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery on his right knee Friday.