DO YOU BELIEVE IN PROFIT? Mark Pavelich, who assisted on the winning goal in the "Miracle on Ice" game, is auctioning off his jersey via classicauctions.net.
SNOWBIRD Per tweets from USA Today's Bob Nightengale, Ron Gardenhire bought a home in Florida near Fort Myers and plans to sell his Little Canada home.
INSIDE LOOK Seth Davis at SI.com has an interesting look at some of the misconceptions people have about the NCAA men's hoops tourney selection process.
If you are an NBA fan who loves basketball news just as much as the actual games being played, Thursday was not your day. The constant trade rumor swirl can often work itself into a tornado on NBA trade deadline day. On Thursday, however, 2 p.m. came and went with barely enough of a breeze to impact a jump shot. The biggest name dealt? Maybe J.J. Redick. And the Wolves stood pat. Other web highlights:
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