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10:24 AM The Melbourne Herald-Sun notes an email sent by Tiger Woods to the paper's editors - just before his car crash - that said Woods spent his time in Melbourne "watching footy". Woods also wrote that on his next visit, "I hope to bring Elin, Sam and Charlie to Australia sometime in the future."

9:57 AM Serena Williams gets a relative slap on the wrist, a $82,500 fine, for threatening to kill a foot fault judge at the U.S. Open two months ago. Not like the WTA can literally afford to have Williams out for any tournament. No surprise.

4:44 AM Amid reports that he flew to South Bend to talk to Notre Dame officials after the Sooners 27-0 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday, Bob Stoops told the Tulsa World, "On the record, I am not (interviewing). First I've heard of this (rumor)."

4:41 AM South Africa is planning "rolling jails" for the 2010 World Cup, which shall feature a large bus at every England game - waiting to escort hooligans straight to the airport to be deported.

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Knight Bringing His Own March Madness To ESPN

Posted by jason on Feb. 28, 2008, 6:10pm

Michael Hiestand of USA TODAY tosses Bobby Knight a chair, as the former Indiana & Texas Tech coach will soon pull up a seat as a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

NCAA Division I’s all-time winningest coach will join the Worldwide Leader on March 12, offering his own March Madness to the network’s tournament coverage.

Such a union seems to make sense, since Bobby has such wide respect for the media - as evidenced in these soundbites: Read more…