CARPE CRUSTULUM bounces over video of a juggling juggernaut by the name of Tim Nolan. While he’s got great expertise in handling little rubber balls (go ahead, get your little juvenile jokes out of the way), it’s the numerous ways he can score nothing but net that’s really impressive:

We expect the Mavericks, Raptors, Rockets, Suns & Wizards to all offer Tim immediate contracts.

Or at least he could get a chance with the Washington Generals. It’s about time to fight fire with fire against those zany Harlem Globetrotters!

By now you’ve probably heard about the Knicks doing their Harlem Globetrotters imitiation last night:

During a timeout on the bench, Zach Randolph threw a cup of water on Nate Robinson. And Robinson replied with a flying towel.

How confetti escaped the altercation, we have no idea.

Maybe it’s because we’ve seen too many Globetrotters games over the years, but the NBA touting Chris Paul’s four half court makes during All-Star weekend as setting a “World Record!” is a little much.

We’re not saying we could net a quartet from that distance in five-dozen tics, but surely there are many more (Reggie Miller, Jason Kapono, Meadowlark Lemon) who could crash Paul’s party with a quintet?

Jackie Robinson celebrates a birthday today, and BLACK FIVES has an enlightening piece on Robinson’s little-known, but extremely successful, basketball career.

(Photo credit: BLACK FIVE)

Excerpt: “(Robinson was) A lightning dribbler and glue-fingered ball handler, his terrific speed makes it impossible for one man to hold him in check. Robinson was a tremendous leaper, who had set the collegiate broadjump record.”

The baseball pioneer with the Brooklyn Dodgers was also described as one of the first players to use the dunk as a part of his typical repertoire. Read more…

• SIGNAL TO NOISE believes Redskins owner Dan Snyder is the second coming of Al Davis.

• Darren Rovell of CNBC bets how many times Peyton Manning’s name will be invoked at the Super Bowl.

• Meanwhile, BRAHSOME gambles on what tunes will be in Tom Petty’s halftime repetoire.

• BULLZ-EYE dribbles up a nice chat with Curly Neal of the Harlem Globetrotters.

• WITH LEATHER gets an eyeful of Wake Forest QB Riley Skinner posing nude.

• AOL FANHOUSE learns Gilbert Arenas is a big fan of Will Leitch’s new book.

• Michael Smith of ESPN rings up some stories behind certain Super Bowl jewelry.

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• CAN’T STOP THE BLEEDING digs up the Pats’ putrid rebuttal to the ‘85 Bears’ Super Bowl Shuffle:

• ODENIZED discovers Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz can’t get any help moving.

• Meanwhile, POST GAME HEROES shows how the Pittsburgh Penguins purchase their BMWs - while acting rather badly.

• FAN IQ spots Dominique Wilkins as a slam dunk judge - for the NHL All-Star Game:

• Racist comments aren’t just for LSU fans anymore, as SCOTT VAN PELT STYLE hears a female Tar Heels fan telling the Maryland Terps to “Go back to the ghetto!”

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GLOBETROTTER’S GRANDKIDS GIVING TEAM EFFORT IN ORE.: The grandsons of a former Harlem Globetrotter are finding their own fame by playing together in college football:

The SALEM (OR) NEWS lays up the story of the four Lemon brothers - Chet, Chase, Bubba and Mychal - and the good times they’re having together on the Linfield College gridiron squad.All four are grandchildren of Meadowlark Lemon, the ex-Globetrotters star. Their father, Meadow (known around town as George), serves as cornerbacks coach and assistant director of campus safety for the Oregon school.

It’s supposedly the first time 4 brothers have ever played simultaneously on the same college team. The fame of playing together and being Meadowlark’s grand-offspring has even brought ESPN to McMinnville to highlight the family.With Granddad’s connections, maybe Linfield can schedule a team like the Washington Generals. May we suggest Notre Dame?