WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN At nytimes.com is a long feature on Jay Williams, the ex-Duke/Bulls guard whose playing career was ruined by a motorcycle accident.
BACK TO YOU, JB "Saturday Night Live" had a hilarious spoof of CBS' Super Bowl blackout "coverage," or rather, its complete lack of it. View it at hulu.com.
WE'LL FIND OUT SOON Lots of Twitter debate over whether Indiana should stay No. 1 after pounding Ohio State in Columbus. The latest AP poll is out today.
BASEBALL FANS AND PITCHING ENTHUSIASTS ARE LIVING IN A SUDDENLY GOLDEN ERA OF ARMS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS NOTED ON RANDBALL, I'D PROBABLY STILL TAKE JUSTIN VERLANDER IN ANY ONE-GAME PLAYOFF, WHICH I ALWAYS HAVE THOUGHT OF AS THE BEST WAY TO DEFINE THE BEST PITCHER IN THE GAME OF BASEBALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. BUT IT WOULDN'T BE WISE TO BET AGAINST ANY NUMBER OF OTHER STARTERS, MOST NOTABLY FELIX HERNANDEZ.
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