There’s another video coming very shortly in which Wayne tells who he thinks will win the MVP out of Kobe, LeBron and D. Wade.

There are two things in this story that crack me up.

1. BDA management actually paid out $200,000 for O.J. Mayo, but most of that money was taken and spent by the middleman, Rodney Guillory.

2. You HAVE to see the look on O.J.’s face when ESPN puts him on the spot questioning these allegations. It reminds me of Miguel Tejada’s interview with E:60 a few weeks ago. Check it out in the vid below….

The following video is O.J. Mayo’s carefully thought out response to the above report.

Bill Self, of the newly crowned National Champion Kansas Jayhawks, has turned down Oklahoma State.  Stank-0 wrote about this here. 

For those not in the know, Oklahoma State University has a billionaire booster, T. Boone Pickens.  Pickens famously donated $165M to the school.  Self could have easily been the highest paid college basketball coach, and only a few college football coaches would have been higher compensated. 

 Now Stank-0 being a Kansas alum is clearly biased in this instance, but Kansas would still have been Kansas if Self had chosen to take the OSU position.  Larry Brown is available and he has stated his regret at leaving.  If not Brown, then the living legend, Danny Manning, is actual on the coaching staff at Kansas right now. 

This also signifies that the days of a 20+ year head coach are over.  There are very few coaching institutions save Coach K, Coach Roy, and Jim Boeheim.  Expect Self to leave after about 8-10 seasons in Lawrence. 

Stank-0 is sure those college kids played their hearts out too, but it’s the NIT. The NIT is the equivalent to being Mr. Irrelevant in the NFL, the last pick of the draft. Let the players explain:

“This is what happens when you put an NCAA tournament team in the NIT,” Butler yelled, surrounded by his teammates after beating Massachusetts 92-85 in the title game Thursday night. “Write that down and send that to the committee.”

Stank-0 has to disagree, because NCAA tournament teams are in the NCAA tournament. Look kid, no one expected a return to the Dance after losing Oden and Conley. Life goes on, keep you head up, cliche, cliche, etc., etc. blah blah…fill in the blank.

Even the guy in the pic above, Kosta Koufos, doesn’t look like he wants to be in the pic. Stank-0 can imagine he lost a bet and had to hold the “trophy.”

I was in the barbershop about two weeks ago on a Saturday afternoon. I didn’t make an appointment so I was forced to sit and wait for about 90 minutes until it was my turn. The battery on my cell phone died and I read about 83 magazines and then had to face reality in form of the television. Some Georgetown basketball game was on and I just couldn’t bring myself to care what happened one way or the other.

Unless someone literally dies on the court or something, you won’t hear a peep out of me. I’ll leave college hoops to Stank-O.

Maybe I should use this “sports downtime” and actually update the Criminal Fantasy League.

March Madness officially begins on Thursday!  No, this will not be a post filled with who should have gotten in, who shouldn’t have gotten in, comparing RPIs, etc. etc.  No, this is about highlighting first round games to watch. 

USC vs K-State OJ Mayo vs. Michael Beasley.  Righty vs. Lefty.  Quicksilver vs. blunt force object.  Why else watch this game?  Two top-10 NBA draft picks go head up in Omaha, Nebraska.  The only excitement that Omaha gets around this time of year is the start of spring ball for the Cornhuskers, so this game will be a pretty big deal.  Effectively this is a home game for the Manhattan, Kansas-based Wildcats.  Expect the camera to show Pat Riley and some Knicks officials more than a few times during this game.  Pat, if you’re smart, take Beasley!   

That’s the only must-see game, but of course keep an eye on all the 8 vs 9, 5 vs 12, and 7 vs 10.  That’s where an upset is most likely to occur. 

Since Stank-0 lives in the not-so Chocolate City District, he will try to finagle some tickets to boo at watch Arizona and Duke play. 

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Duke basketball has not been as strong of late.  Back-to-back losses to Wake Forest and Miami!  Duke is a favorite target because they are successful, but there has been a noticeable talent drop off recently. 

That talent drain has converged nicely with the Snyder-ization.  For those unfamiliar with the Big XII, the effect is the namesake of former Kansas State football head coach whom had a habit of loading up on lesser competition in non-conference play.  K-State routinely had more cupcakes than Little Debbie.  K-State rose to prominence but peaked in 1998, losing a shot at the national title by falling to Texas A&M in the Big XII title game.  It has since become SOP, standard operating procedure, for many football programs nationwide. 

Duke seems to be following the Snyder SOP to the T.  A sugary diet of cupcakes in non-conference games, leaving them brutally unprepared for an unforgiving ACC conference slate.  Since their last ‘ship, 2001, Duke has flamed out to Indiana in 2002 (Sweet 16), Kansas in 2003 (Sweet 16), UConn in 2004 (Final Four), Mich St in 2005 (Sweet 16), LSU in 2006 (Sweet 16), and VCU in 2007 (1st round).  Now most coaches would make a deal with Mephistopheles for that kind of run, but again this is Duke. 

Expectations are sky-high every season, why else would Dicky V’s mouth be surgically attached to Coach K’s derriere?  Stank-0 isn’t sure that Duke has hit bottom yet, either.  *Smile*  Life is good!  The Patriots lost in the Super Bowl and Duke is coming back down to Earth!  Long live the underdog! 

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New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss has been accused of battering a longtime friend and preventing her from seeking medical attention. Although he hasn’t been arrested yet, we DO give points for “alleged” crimes in a reduced capacity. If he is eventually charged, we will update this point total to the appropriate amount. For now we can chalk up 25 points for Randy and the football squad.

Tennessee dumbass Pacman Jones allegedly punched a divorce lawyer in the face earlier this month. Like Randy Moss, he has not been arrested and will receive a reduced allegation penalty. 25 points for dumb dumb.

Former guard for the Chicago Bears, Todd Burger, was arrested for his part in an alleged internet gambling ring. 100 points for he footballers.

University of Minnesota football player William VanDeSteeg was charged with two counts of fifth degree assault after getting into it with a couple guys in front of a liquor store. That’s 100 points.

Oklahoma starting defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger was sent home before the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona. Turns out Granger went shopping at a local mall, and decided to use his five finger discount. Yeah, that’ll look really good on your resume. /sarcasm That’s 50 points.

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Stockar McDougle is being charged with felony and misdemeanor battery charges after pushing a store owner and employee, over a billing dispute. Thats 150 points.

Minnesota Vikings safety Dwight Smith and defensive end Darrion Scott were cited in seperate incidents for misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Thats 100 points.

Finally the “you big dummy” criminal of the week goes to Pernell Thompson, a football player at Wingate University. Thompson and his wife are charged in the stabbing death of his 16 year old ex-girlfriend. Thats 100 points for his felony charge (his wife doesn’t count)

Football has accumilated 650 points since mid December.

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Basketball

Lebron James got caught going over 100 miles an hour in his white Mercedes and received a ticket, this lowly infraction nets him 20 points

Former Georgia Tech basketball player Will Bynum (who is playing in Israel) was arrested after running over a man after leaving a nightclub brawl. Thats 50 points.

Former NBA star Isaiah Rider a.k.a. “Can’t get right” was arrested for outstanding warrants in Berkeley,CA after a report of a passenger/cab driver dispute. 50 points.

New Mexico State basketball player Herb Pope was found unresponsive in a running car. He was charged with DUI, reckless endangerment, underage drinking and a traffic offense. 200 points for the B-Ball Squad.

Basketball has accumilated 420 points since mid December. (we included Glen Rice’s trapped in the closet episode.

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Baseball

Former all-star pitcher Matt Keough was thrown in the slammer for violating the terms of his probation. Turns out he was binge drinking at a hotel less than a week after he was released for a prior alcohol related violation. Maybe he needs to be in rehab, instead of jail… just a thought. 50 points.

Former MLB player Jim Leyritz faces charges of DUI manslaughter and DUI property damage. 200 points

Baseball has racked up 250 points since mid December

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Soccer

San Jose Shark forward Ryane Clowe was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. 100 points.

Minor hockey league player David Cornacchia was arrested after his flight touched down in Dallas. Cornacchia took a page from Jermaine Cunningham’s book and slapped a flight attendant, headbutted another passenger, and exposed himself. lol He was promptly arrested by the FBI from which he’s facing a federal charge of interfering with a flight. 100 points for davey.

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1. Baseball – 5,350 points (5 performance enhancers, 80 “Mitchell Report” cases, 2 arrests)
2. Football – 2,720 Points (25 arrests, 2 positive tests, 2 alleged crimes)
3. Basketball – 870 Points (10 arrests, 2 allegations, 1 lebron ticket)
4. Other Sports – 350 Points (1 steroid allegation, 1 positive test, 1 arrest)
5. Wrestling/Boxing/MMA - 200 Points (1 Positive Steroid Test, 1 arrest)
6. Hockey 200 points (2 arrests)
7. Soccer
8. Tennis
9. Auto Sports
10. Golf

Now we have Duke losing to Pitt (64-65) in triple overtime. Maybe Coach K might want to let go of the Team USA joint. It seems like it’s splittin his attention. If you notice Team USA has been playin great but Duke has been dookie? Really think on that. Coach K got Kobe to forego his numbers to play lights out D in a tourney that America could sleepwalk through! Yet he couldn’t get McRoberts to stay for another year, which young’n sorely needed. Is McRoberts even in the league?

I’m just sayin….