• A former Bengal confirms that Ocho Cinco went muy loco during a playoff game and slugged coach Marvin Lewis.

• Chinese officials claim that the Dalai Lama wants to disrupt the Beijing Olympics. So he’s got that going for him, which is nice.

• Pat Riley wants to reimburse Heat fans for the team’s horrendous play. Maybe he can borrow some dough from Carl Pohlad.

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There’s something about the Nation’s Capital that brings out the bombastic behavior of basketball announcers. There’s the Wizards’ Steve Buckhantz who likes his daggers. There’s Georgetown’s Rich Chvoktin who believes a player got fouled. And now only 33 miles away in Annapolis, another b-ball broadcaster goes nuts:

In the opening round of the Patriot League tournament Wednesday night, Bucknell was down 1 to Navy with only 3 seconds left. When John Griffin’s 40-foot desperation shot went in, the play-by-player for the Bison Sports Network screamed “BIIIIIIIN-GOOOOOOOO!” - and yelled it again 3 more times just for good measure.

Now we know what the guy’s favorite church gambling activity is. But you can’t blame the college-age callers for getting so excited. Read more…