• THE 700 LEVEL has to hand it to Adrian Peterson, as Purple Jesus divinely demonstrates his powerful grip while exchanging pleasantries.

• THE SPORTING BLOG has a new look. MR. IRRELEVANT approves.

• EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY is relieved that new Baylor coach Art Briles was able to reach his #1 spring practice goal - no one got injured.

• D.C. SPORTS BOG sneaks along news of a couple of Nats fans crashing the Opening Day festivities at the new ballpark.

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How about giving *us* a gift basket to work full-time in the Big Apple?

• Chris Berman’s not covering The Masters. We wonder why.

• Funnyman Adam Carolla has a new film out. Yippee.

• Tiger Woods is good, but can he be Byron Nelson good?

• Having a nice chat with the Tampa soccer streaker.

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With URLs named baylorbears.net, baylorbears.biz and baylorbears.name, you would expect to see sites celebrating the Big 12 school’s sports teams.

And you do see a Big 12 school - but it’s Texas A&M.

Those addresses - along with baylorbears.tv & baylorbearssuck.com - all forward surfers to the Aggies’ official athletic site. But now an arbitrator has ruled that such an online setup is Bear-ly legal. Read more…

• Chris Mottram of THE SPORTING BLOG has the hair-raising news of Steve Lavin forgoing his usual slick style.

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING maps out which CBS stations will be carrying which Thursday’s Tournament games.

• Pink shoelaces, shaving coaches’ heads, centers without cellphones - DC SPORTS BOG finds it easy to root for Baylor.

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The Baylor Bears have come a long way since the disgraceful days of Dave Bliss and the pitiful practice of players murdering their own teammates.

So what’s another five overtimes?

Baylor outlasted Texas A&M, 116-110, in a 3 1/2 hour marathon that was the longest game in Big 12 history. The win brings the #25 Bears to 16-2 on the season - and assures that the team wants to stay in the Top 25 after a 39-year absence.

Swill fans be able to re-witness this instant classic on ESPN anytime soon? Nope, the contest in College Station wasn’t televised.