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When the so-called “Nick Saban Rule” went into effect — and put severe restrictions on the amount of time coaches could visit high school prospects during the offseason — the head man at Alabama called the change “ridiculous.”
Now, Saban’s making a different sort of call by keeping ahead of the NCAA on the technology curve. Read more…
• NEW YORK NEWSDAY’s Neil Best hears that the NFL Network gig vacated by Bryant Gumbel could be filled by - Al Michaels?!
• Stephanie Stradley of AOL FANHOUSE knows what the Vikings’ Kenechi Udeze is going through, as her sister had her own fight with leukemia.
• ON THE BASELINE follows up that Maria Sharapova is still mad about a forced photo shoot, so she plans to dig up some dirt on behind-the-scenes at the WTA.
• RANDBALL catches Nick Saban embracing new technology to get around NCAA rules created specifically for him.
SbB enjoys the sights & sounds of the Virgin Islands - America’s Caribbean!
• When it comes to circumcising Filipino children, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is a cut above the rest.
(The Gators QB studying up on the human body)
• Cedric Benson claims he wasn’t drunk, but he did want his mommy.
• Got $12,000 burning a hole in your pocket? Why not spend it on a soccer ticket in Moscow?
• Jimmy Kimmel & Bill Simmons weigh in on E:6o’s age assassination of Miguel Tejada.
• Nick Saban & Gary Pinkel recall the 1970 shootings at Kent State.
Last Sunday was the 38th anniversary of the Kent State shootings, when National Guardsmen fired on Vietnam protesters, killing four students at the Ohio college. And one person who will never forget is Nick Saban.
Bill Reiter of the KANSAS CITY STAR talked to the Alabama coach about the events that happened on that day in 1970. Saban was a defensive back on the Golden Flashes football team - and was at school when the infamous shots were fired. Read more…
Guess there are some Boston baseball beauties that can knock your sox off.
• Avery Johnson now has time to attend all those Josh Howard parties.
Will Mark D’Antoni also be available for appearances?
• Some grouchy media dinosaurs use Bob Costas’ HBO show to growl about the sports blogosphere.
• But they don’t understand the true power of the Internet, as in the case of a small-college football player using YouTube to get himself drafted by the Eagles.
• Maria Sharapova finally meets Anna Kournikova - about 3-5 years too late for most of the media to care.
• Sisters are doing it for themselves - especially when it comes to softball sportsmanship.
The NCAA recently passed a rule prohibiting coaches from contacting high school players during the spring evaluation period. So how’s a guy like Nick Saban going to occupy his time from mid-April to the end of May?
By hitting the links & hitting the track!
WIAT-TV in Birmingham chronicles the ‘Bama coach’s busy Tuesday. First, Saban shot a few holes with fellow coaches Steve Spurrier, Tommy Tuberville & Rich Rodriguez at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Alma Mater tourney outside Atlanta. And what was Nick’s favorite part of the golf outing?
Would you believe dining with Billy Packer? Read more…
