The NCAA's South Regional is in Cowboys Stadium.
Jerry Jones is drawing up some plays to share with the teams during their timeouts this weekend.

Yankee Stadium is like Field Of Dreams, where all these old star ballplayers from the past appear.

I can't help but think instead of the Shockers, Wichita State should be the Linemen.

Florida Gulf Coast did more damage to Barack Obama's weekend than North Korea and the Mideast combined.

Costa Rica will protest its World Cup qualifying loss vs the U.S. in a Denver blizzard.
To be fair, the pitch looked like Tony Montana's rec room.
When did soccer become part of the Winter X Games?

Apparently, my bracket's "Road To The Final Four" went through the hedge maze in The Shining.

TSN/RDS have extended their CFL broadcast rights through 2018.
They want to make sure they show Paul McCallum's last game.

With the Big Ten basketball conference season over, I see their refs picked up some side work as judges at the Skating Worlds.

Alex Kovalev retired. It's unclear whether the Rangers, Penguins or Canadiens will float his jersey from their rafters.

I'm starting my own NFL franchise.
We're currently $123 million under the salary cap.

Their first postseason win ever was the greatest achievement by Harvard students since they invented Facebook.

Cal beat UNLV in San Jose at the East Regional.
Is it any wonder they say today's American students have a poor grasp of geography?

After each game, Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk has to get back to the Game Of Thrones set.

Two rockets from Gaza hit southern Israel as President Obama was leaving Jerusalem.
They might have been bunker busters.
That's okay - this week, Barack is more worried about bracket busters.

Saint Louis got stuck in New York traffic on the way to the airport after the Atlantic 10 tourney and had to watch the Selection Sunday show inside a New Jersey Best Buy. (They're a 4-seed.)
On their way back out, an employee tried to sell them an extended warranty on their season.

What happened to the 1915 Millionaires on Retro Night in Vancouver?
By the end of the game it resembled the 1919 stock market crash.
Actually, stocks in 1919 performed better than the Canucks current power play.

The Miami Heat's winning streak is now longer than many of their players can count.

Team USA was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic in Miami by Puerto Rico.
Further proof it's tough to win on the road.

Wisconsin with 6 points in the first 13+ minutes versus Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament.
They look lost without their peach baskets in Chicago.

The Baltimore Ravens haven't even got their Super Bowl rings yet and a third of their starters are gone.
That's going to be the most awkward jewelry presentation since Kobe Bryant.

The Canucks will wear retro 1915 jerseys for the first time versus the Red Wings Saturday night, and Roberto Luongo showed off his Vancouver Millionaires mask.
It's retro 1915 - he should have gone for a vintage World War I gas mask look.

Dennis Rodman, Kim Jong-un and Pope Francis to star in Three Amigos remake.

Fellow Argentine Manu Ginobili says there's no chance this new pope will be a flop.

No winner after the first ballot for a new pope.
If they are deadlocked after the 2nd round, they will settle it on penalty kicks.

The Netherlands beats Cuba 7-6 in the bottom of the 9th and celebrates advancing to San Francisco, the mecca of PEDs.

Is there an unreported SARS outbreak in Japan?
I've noticed people wearing those surgical masks in the stands at the WBC.
I can't imagine attending a baseball game and self-imposing barriers between hot dogs, beer and one's mouth.

That Mexican pitcher repeatedly went after the Canadian hitter like he was a piñata.
Which was ironic, considering for much of the game the Mexicans played like they were swinging a stick while blindfolded.

Scandal at the WBC in Tokyo: Japanese players are being investigated for performance enhancing sushi.

The mercy rule has advanced to the WBC finals in San Francisco.

Gang violence at the Canada-Mexico World Baseball Classic game.
Hey - Mexico's tourism board only wishes 1-in-3 of their pitches could hit a Canadian.

The World Baseball Classic announcers were calling the game over if 10-run lead after 7 innings the "early termination rule".
I guess you could call that last RBI needed to get the game within 9 "Logan's Run".

The Pyongyang Times coverage of the World Baseball Classic has been a little sketchy.
Example first round score: North Korea 43 USA 0.

Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin was stung by a scorpion inside his Scottsdale hotel room.
Many of us have been stung in hotel rooms, but it's usually by the bill for the mini-bar.

Evil Dead remake premiered in Austin Friday night.
Blackhawks fans thought Evil Dead referred to the last-place Avalanche in Denver.

It doesn't look like Cuba is low on food anymore.

The Netherlands beat Cuba 6-2 at the World Baseball Classic.
It was the most poorly received Cuban performance since Buena Vista Social Club played the Warped Tour.

Italy beat Canada 14-4 at the World Baseball Classic in a game that ended early due to the Little League mercy rule.
After the game, Italy's manager took his players out for pizza and gelato.

Japan and Taiwan tied 3-3 after 9 innings.
Bud Selig says that's ballgame.

An Olympics construction error in Sochi has created a leaning building.
Too bad it's not the short-track speed skating oval.

Mini-brawl late in the Stanford-Cal Senior Night basketball game Wednesday.
It started when a Stanford player dunked on a Cal band trombone player.

Indiana's Cody Zeller has really short arms for his height; just 6'8".
New nickname: Z-Rex.

The TSA announced new carry-on rules in effect starting April 25.
Travellers can now bring hockey sticks and golf clubs into the cabin.
Perfect timing considering that's the last weekend of the NHL season.
Very convenient for teams like the Panthers and Blue Jackets.

What a rally in the 8th!
Did you see the Chinese fan try to start The Wave?

There are four finalist countries bidding to avoid hosting the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

The two best meditation getaways in Asia are Tibetan monasteries and bleachers at the World Baseball Classic.

Scalpers at the World Baseball Classic are the loneliest people in the world.

They wouldn't have lured anyone to this WBC game, but it was Chinese civil servant bobblehead night.

Good to see the Tiananmen Square Tank Man guy is China's 3rd base coach.
I guess the base runners will be holding up.

Sad that Brazil and China had to resort to a 7th Inning Stretch Harlem Shake in a desperate attempt at a ratings boost.

I hope the MLB teams are okay with all these Chinese and Brazilian players being taken out of Spring Training for the World Baseball Classic.

There was a "Green Out" in the crowd at the Brazil-China World Baseball Classic game.
No, wait - those were just the empty seats.

UCLA's Shabazz Muhammad is going pro after 6 months on campus.
Only Cloud Atlas vanished from Hollywood faster.

The last pope not chosen from the College of Cardinals was in 1379, which coincidentally was when Wisconsin started scheduling them in football each season.

After touring North Korean basketball arenas with Kim Jong-un, Rodman reports they are working on a t-shirt cannon that may be able to reach the continental U.S.

What exactly was Dennis Rodman doing in North Korea - trying to establish a franchise in his topless basketball league?

"You have a friend for life," Dennis Rodman told North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.
Did he say that, or have Randy Newman sing it for him?

Papal commentators said "he looks old...there's very little vigor there".
This was also overheard at Yankees spring training.

The trade for Alex Smith was the biggest deal in Missouri since the Louisiana Purchase.

The Cincinnati Reds are trying to convert pitcher Aroldis Chapman from closer to starter.
He says the toughest part so far has been giving up coffee.

Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria says they have a "championship calibre team".
Are they competing with the C's in the Northwest League this year?

A B.C. youth hockey coach received 15 days in prison and 12 months probation for tripping a player.
Brendan Shanahan would have let him off with just a warning, but he's not based in Chicago, New York or Boston.

Alabama offered an eighth-grader a football scholarship.
He's already reading at the same level as most of the players on the team.

A lot of criticism over Manti Te'o's 4.82 40 at the combine.
Look at the bright side: that was in high heels.

The Saturday crash at Daytona was caused by a blocking move.
But no blocking move was bigger than the one on the infield Sunday, when 50 Cent tried to hone in on Erin Andrews for a lip kiss.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Roman Catholic, resigned after allegations of "inappropriate behaviour".
Betting on Arsenal in Champions League?

Is there anyone in South Africa not facing homicide charges?

They've traced the cause of that crazy crash at Daytona Saturday.
The drivers were hurrying to get to a bar to watch women fight on UFC.

Florida State's E.J. Manuel declared at the NFL Scouting Combine that he was the best QB in the draft.
He also predicted Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters would win the Best Picture Oscar.

The Knicks signed Kenyon Martin to a 10-year contract.
No, wait - a 10-day contract.
Sorry, just force of habit over the years.

ESPN is close to signing a deal to broadcast Big East games through 2020.
The only problem is there may not be any teams left in the Big East by then.
The conference membership is shrinking faster than Italy's GDP.

Eastern Washington University football mistakenly thinks it's hosting the Oscar red carpet.

When I heard Brian Burke was joining the scouts, my first thought was: "Kansas City's getting a franchise back?"

The Sacramento Kings dumped rookie Thomas Robinson, the #5 pick in last year's draft.
You know how before people move, sometimes they sell stuff so it's less work and less expensive?
I think the Kings are using Craigslist.

Now a detective who was working on the Oscar Pistorius case faces an attempted murder charge?!?
These South African cops make Ace Ventura look like James Bond.

The Combine is a screening process for these football players wanting to become millionaires.
If Manti Te'o is stumped by an interview question, can he ask to use a lifeline?
Phone-a-Friend.

David Booth thought Hansen's 1-game suspension was a little harsh.
While Hossa was down on the ice, Jannik didn't even pose for a photo with him.

Commentators keep referring to the brief interviews at the NFL Scouting Combine as like "speed dating".
I don't think this is going to help Manti Te'o's mindset.

Quite the backlash against the IOC dropping wrestling from the Olympics.
One fan, as a form of protest, vowed to watch his first wrestling match.

A decision on NHL players going to Sochi is not expected this week.
There's been a delay while they check out long-term meteor shower forecasts.

Kamloops, B.C.'s Kelly Olynyk should cross-dress for Halloween and go as Lady Gonzaga.

It will be interesting to see where Manti Te'o is drafted in Fantasy Leagues.
Could be the perfect linebacker for them.

Seattle signed Felix Hernandez to the largest contract ever awarded a pitcher, which includes ownership of the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, SAM, the Experience Music Project and the Fremont Troll.

People are really upset about wrestling being dropped from the Olympics.
Vince McMahon said he's going to hit someone over the head with a folding chair.

Carmelo Anthony suffered an arm contusion and may not be healthy for the All-Star Game Sunday.
Unfortunately, it's his arm that waves for a pass.

The IOC has dropped wrestling from the Olympics.
Which is ridiculous; after soccer, Brazil's most popular sport is mixed-pairs wrestling.

Pope Benedict XVI announced he will resign at the end of February.
Obviously wants to devote his full energy to following March Madness.

The Miami Marlins had four people show up to buy advanced single-game tickets when they went on sale.
I'm starting to think the long-term viability of MLB in south Florida has been EXPOS-ed.

The San Francisco Giants are planning Metallica Night at AT&T Park for Friday, May 3.
The metal rock band legends will sing the anthem and throw out the first pitch.
After Barry Bonds and Melky Cabrera, it's good to see the Giants are putting their long history of association with substance abuse behind them.

Notre Dame beat Louisville after 5 overtimes in the longest regular-season game in Big East history.
To put this in perspective: it was almost as long as a Manti Te'o-Lennay Kekua fake phone call.

Several Knicks were reportedly quite unhappy about having to stay overnight in Minneapolis due to the blizzard in the northeast.
In the old NBA days, players used to look forward to white powder on a Friday night.

The Bruins traded goalie Tim Thomas to the Islanders.
Thomas immediately refused to meet with the mayor of Uniondale.

Lindsey Vonn set for knee surgery; vows to return for 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

For live coverage of the SEC on National Signing Day, go to eBay.

Michigan and Northwestern will play baseball on April 20 at Wrigley Field.
4/20? Maybe they can get A-Rod to throw out the first pitch.

Beyonce has 16 Grammys.
Antonio Cromartie's kids are not impressed.

CBS lost audio after the halftime show.
Now if they could just get Beyonce to sing a song on Two and a Half Men.

CBS reported that Jim Harbaugh wouldn't come out for a post-game interview.
He finally did, saw his shadow, and that means he'll be pissed off for 6 more weeks.

The power outage after the Super Bowl halftime show was evidence that lip-synching conserves energy.

Ray Lewis' eye black sucked all the light out of the Superdome.

Texas offensive coordinator Major Applewhite admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a student.
The athletic department was going to throw the book at him, but no one could find one.