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In case you missed it: J.R. Smith's sick 360 'oop [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 3:30 pm] J.R. Smith(notes) has been in the dunk contest twice. Somehow, he's never made it out of the first round. He beat Chris Andersen once, but that's not saying much. Apparently, he's been doing the wrong dunks.Or maybe he's just not comfortable with the structured, archaic format of the contest, and he'd rather do his amazing dunks during a game. The dunk contest is just too easy and he needs to up the difficulty. That must be it, because a dunk like this gets you some hardware and a chance to sit on the hoop. Hey! Slacker! Hook up with a charitable project for NASCAR Day! [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 3:24 pm] NASCAR Day is on May 21, and NASCAR's charitable wing, the NASCAR Foundation, will be supporting five community service projects around the country. So how about you get up off the couch and see what you can do to help out, huh? Here are the five projects:• Renovation of part of the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta• Working with Bank of America for racing-themed education at Daytona International Speedway• Building a playground at the Kansas City Ronald McDonald House with Sprint• Helping out A Place for Hope project near Charlotte• Working with a youth initiative at Auto Club Speedway in California.NASCAR Day dates to 2004, and has raised almost $8 million for various charities. You can help out by buying a $5 lapel pin or volunteering at one of the projects. For more info, check out the NASCAR Foundation's web page. Is Evan Longoria 'baseball's most valuable asset'? [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 3:05 pm] John Romano of the St. Pete Times recently turned in a great debate-worthy column, arguing that Evan Longoria(notes) ranks as 'baseball's most valuable asset.' Romano reached his conclusion on the hometown stud by considering a number of factors beyond performance, including salary, position and off-field marketability. Romano explains his formula further:"There is a difference between saying Longoria is the best player in the game and saying he is the greatest asset. Albert Pujols(notes) is certainly a better hitter than Longoria. But Pujols is six years older, and his salary is 16 times larger. Joe Mauer(notes) is a better hitter and plays a more critical position. But Mauer is in the final year of a contract and about to become the highest-paid catcher in history. Zack Greinke(notes) or Tim Lincecum(notes) might be more valuable today, but pitchers are far more volatile."Romano makes a good case for Longoria and if we're throwing out pitchers because they only go once every five days and are more injury-prone, it's a good choice.Admittedly, it's hard to draw a big distinction between Longoria and the other young players — Justin Upton(notes), Hanley Ramirez(notes), Troy Tulowitzki(notes), etc. — who are still performing on contracts that are relatively club-friendly. But considering that Longoria and Ramirez led that young crop in WAR with 7.2 in 2009, the Rays third baseman is as good a selection as any.Which player would you say is baseball's most valuable asset? BLS H/N: Diamond Hoggers The 10-man rotation, starring the next huge basketball movie [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 3:00 pm] A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.C: Videogum. This is going to be amazing. So much material to mine for jokes.PF: SLAM. The definitive analysis of the Knicks' season.SF: Twitvid. Melas gracefully provides us with Emeka Okafor's(notes) two air-balled free throws.SG: The Root. Before the NBA was desegregated, there were the Black Fives. Read this.PG: Silver Screen and Roll. Is Derek Fisher(notes) worse on offense or defense?6th: A Stern Warning. Chris Bosh(notes) reviews mobile phones.7th: SB Nation. Would you rather have a rich owner or great player? Jerry Krause loves this post.8th: Hardwood Paroxysm. A new way of looking at assists.9th: The No-Look Pass. Ersan Ilyasova(notes) is in commercials now.10th: Red's Army. The Celtics' defensive problems start with Rajon Rondo(notes).Got a link or tip for Ball Don't Lie? Holler at me at trey.kerby (at) yahoo.com, or follow me on Twitter. Alabama also national champion of interesting football crime [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 2:54 pm] Ask yourself what lengths you would go to to furnish your college football-lovin' lifestyle. Name your firstborn child Tim Tebow, regardless of gender? Paint your long-suffering pet to match your alma mater's beloved mascot? Whatever your boundaries, be assured that Kimberly Perrin's far outstrip them. She's the Alabama woman who embezzled more than a million dollars from her office and used her ill-gotten gains to cheer for the Crimson Tide: A federal judge today sentenced a Hoover woman to 30 months in prison for stealing more than $1 million from her employer, using the money to pay for season tickets to University of Alabama football, clothes, trips and pageant gowns. It gets better, somehow: she doesn't have to turn herself in until May 11, meaning she'll get to see the spring game on April 17th in style. Can we take up a collection to reward the first ESPN employee to find her in the stands and land an interview? An FBI agent testified Wednesday that Perrin went on shopping sprees for clothes. She used the money for jet skis, a BMW and trips to such places as Destin, New York and Las Vegas. ...wait a second. She gets thirty months in jail? That's two and a half years in prison for three and a half years of lifestyle, for those of you who took an early exit to the pros. This is sounding less and less like "object lesson," and more and more like "viable career plan." - - - HT: Friends of the Program. Matt Hinton is on vacation this week. Holly welcomes your adulation and veiled threats at nastinchka-at-yahoo, etc. Could Onuaku's injury cost Syracuse a No. 1 seed? [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 2:48 pm] The big question that emerged from Georgetown's Big East quarterfinal upset over Syracuse has nothing to do with the Orange's sudden struggles or the Hoyas maddening inconsistency.Those are both secondary issues until we learn the severity of Arinze Onuaku's right knee injury.Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim called Onuaku's injury a "strain" after the game but cautioned that nobody should breathe easy until the senior center undergoes an MRI on Friday morning. Onuaku sustained the injury battling Greg Monroe for a rebound late in the second half, landing awkwardly and crumbling to the ground clutching his knee."I think he'll be back unless something bad happens tomorrow," Syracuse team doctor Irving Raphael told the New York Times. "I've seen him worse." A major injury would have been the only Big East tournament scenario that could have cost Syracuse a No. 1 seed, but the absence of Onuaku would probably not be enough to jeopardize that.Whereas Kenyon Martin was a national player of the year candidate when Cincinnati dropped to a No. 2 seed after losing him in its conference tournament in 2000, Onuaku is more a role player, albeit a significant one.A more legitimate question might be whether Syracuse can still contend for a national title if Onuaku can't play. The Orange only went seven deep even before the injury and they would miss Onuaku's low-post scoring, offensive rebounding and sturdy defense. Onuaku's mother was optimistic after the game when she spoke to the New York Times."He's fine," she said. "He will be back for the NCAA tournament." Welcome to The Dance, Robert Morris Colonials [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 2:47 pm] We're doing something a little different with this one seeing that I was actually at the game last night. HAMDEN, Conn. - The Northeast Conference is unlike many other mid- and low-major conferences for this reason: it doesn't facilitate dynasties. Robert Morris got a trip to its seventh trip to the NCAA tournament last night and its second straight auto bid. In the process, it became the first school since Rider in 1994 to do it in consecutive years. So why did it happen? "More than most teams at this level, we really care about and focus on the defense," RMU coach Mike Rice said. And the defense is what won them the game, a 52-50 outcome that was much more enthralling than that score would indicate. Quinnipiac had two shots in the final minute to win the game on its home floor - where it had not lost all season - but a tough pull-up shot from James Johnson with 44 seconds to go hit the front iron and a screen-and-shoot play, attempted by James Feldeine, was partially blocked by Dallas Green. After the shot-gone-awry came back down and deflected off of the Bobcats' Jonathan Cruz's leg, Quinnipac's chances to dance had about expired. QU coach Tom Moore nervously flicked his finger against his chin as Colonials freshman guard Karon Abraham shot two free throws in the final seconds. Abraham went 0 for 2, but the subsequent half-court desperation heave from Johnson wasn't even flirtatious enough to hit the backboard, yet alone the rim. "I was pleased with the last play. I was happy it was in his hands," Moore said of the Feldeine shot. "There's no two kids in the entire league I'd rather have running that action. It gives us great options and put sour two best players in great scoring positions." But the game was just as much won by Robert Morris as it was lost by Quinnipiac. Before Abraham, an 87-percent foul shooter, missed both at the stripe with a two-point lead, Green, a shaky foul shooter, sank both of his. "I wasn't nerv Arum extends the olive branch to UFC [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 2:30 pm] Top Rank boxing chief Bob Arum has plenty of people in his crosshairs this week he doesn't need to unload on prior enemies like UFC president Dana White and owner Lorenzo Fertitta. The Las Vegas Sun reports that both of the UFC head honchos will be amongst the 45,000 to take in the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday.Arum even said the boys are actually pitching the fight to the MMA fans.Top Rank chief Bob Arum made note of a pair of startling names on the guest list for Saturday’s fight card: UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta and the organization’s president, Dana White. As Arum said, the two are encouraging UFC fans to buy into the fight’s pay-per-view package. The Sun's John Katsilometes pointed out accurately that Arum has been a big proponent of mixed martial arts. An impressive diplomatic move considering Arum once compared UFC fights to gay erotica (as a means of criticism, not praise, mind you). "We want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for crossing sports to help promote this fight," Arum said, as [Cowboys owner Jerry] Jones, the guy who helped make that unlikely visit happen, nodded from the dais.Have things cooled with Arum v. UFC or is he just preoccupied with everyone else he hates? During yesterday's prefight press conference, he did manage to slam Las Vegas, casinos and Golden Boy Promotions, saying "[expletive] Golden Boy." Fantasy: Steer clear of Boston; sleeping on Purcell [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 2:28 pm] ("Sleepers, Keepers , Bench'em or Drop'em" is a weekly fantasy hockey column written by Darryl "Dobber" Dobbs, an honest-to-goodness expert on such matters and founder of DobberHockey.com. His column will run on Puck Daddy every Thursday.)Hockey people called it the Trade Dudline, but fantasy-hockey people -- a completely different breed -- actually found the moves exciting. Tomas Kaberle(notes) will produce at a 55-point clip no matter which team he plays for, but try to explain how Peter Mueller(notes) tallies six points in four games if he remained in Phoenix. We don't care if the big stars change teams, it's the dark horses that pique our interest.Injury replacement of the week: Steer clear of BostonWhen a star like Marc Savard(notes) goes down for the second time (or in this case, the third), my instinct naturally is to scan through the game logs of the rest of the roster to see who pops with the added ice time.So what did you find?Not good. Patrice Bergeron(notes) tallied just 13 points in 20 games with Savard out of the lineup, as opposed to 27 in 37 with him in. David Krejci(notes) managed just 10 in 22 with Savard gone, though his 23 in 40 otherwise is not much better. Other Bruins:Blake Wheeler(notes) - 10 in 24 without Savard; 22 in 41 withMarco Sturm(notes) - 11 in 19 without; 22 in 40 withMark Recchi(notes) - 11 in 24 without; 23 in 41 withAt this point, I got the message: look elsewhere. These numbers include Tuesday's contest against Toronto (i.e. Recchi's three points fatten up the above stats), so things could actually be even worse than they appear.The Keepers who are on fire...Peter Mueller, Colorado Avalanche - I know it's early, but after seeing Mueller tally a point in every game that he has played in a Colorado uniform, I have to wonder if he was Hitchcock'd in Phoenix. That is the term that describes a player who is not getting ice time befitting his skills seemingly because of his young age and shortfall of experience. Bu Chicago is going down [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 2:00 pm] The Bulls are in trouble. I understand that 2009-10 wasn't supposed to matter. I was out in front, making the clarion call, letting everyone know that Chicago was mainly looking forward to the summer of 2010 to take that next step, and that the team would be well pleased with sneaking into the lower end of the Eastern playoff bracket this year, possibly taking in an extra few bullet points to provide to any potential free agent signings, along with that always-desirable playoff revenue. And here we are, in the second week of March, watching the Bulls try to sneak into the lower rung of the playoff bracket, full of expiring contracts, looking forward to next summer. So what's the difference? Why the worry? Because that shot at the playoffs? That, "at least they'll be first round fodder" ideal that made all this salary clearing and forward-thinking palatable to their fans? It's sliding away. The Bulls are at 31 and 32 with a game in Orlando tonight, already a full game out of the East's top eight. They've lost five straight, Joakim Noah(notes) is still weeks away from returning from a bout of plantar fasciitis (and history tells us he won't be right until the offseason, anyway, with that malady), Luol Deng(notes) is out and suffering through both left calf and knee issues, and the schedule is about to get nasty. Real nasty. Counting tonight's loss to game with Orlando, the Bulls will play 14 games against teams .500 or better until season's end, with just 19 to play. And it's not as if Chicago has its way with the mediocre ones. Teams like Memphis, Houston, and Miami still give Chicago fits, and they'll more than have their way with the Bulls if Noah is gimpy (that's an absolute certainty), and Luol Deng is trying to muddle through yet another injury-plagued year. All the signs for a flameout are there. Vinny Del Negro is hardly the coach you want navigating a team through times of Strum und Drang, and Chicago's lone strength (it's ability to contest shots On the anniversary of his death, fighers honor Tapout's Mask [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:46 pm] A year ago today, Charles "Mask" Lewis, one of Tapout's founders, was killed in a car accident. Fighters have taken to Twitter and their personal websites to remember the man who helped them with their careers. Kenny Florian remembered Mask on Twitter, while Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone did a post filled with pictures on his site. Members of the fight world still remember the contribution he and Tapout made to the growth of MMA. Dan "Punkass" Caldwell, a member of the Tapout crew said: I feel like I learned so much in that period of time with him. I just want to use that experience and use that knowledge to go out there and affect people like he would have wanted ... That's what his intentions were when he dealt with people. It was always about affecting that person and leaving them with a positive feeling. Even if you only met someone for a minute. In the year since his death, Lewis has been remembered by the WEC, which has "Mask" written on their cages, and the UFC, who inducted Mask into the Hall of Fame in the summer of 2009. On the anniversary of his death, fighters honor Tapout's Mask [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:46 pm] A year ago today, Charles "Mask" Lewis, one of Tapout's founders, was killed in a car accident. Fighters have taken to Twitter and their personal websites to remember the man who helped them with their careers. Kenny Florian remembered Mask on Twitter, and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone did a post filled with pictures on his site. Members of the fight world still remember the contribution he and Tapout made to the growth of MMA. Dan "Punkass" Caldwell, a member of the Tapout crew said: "I feel like I learned so much in that period of time with him. I just want to use that experience and use that knowledge to go out there and affect people like he would have wanted. ... That's what his intentions were when he dealt with people. It was always about affecting that person and leaving them with a positive feeling. Even if you only met someone for a minute." In the year since his death, Lewis has been remembered by the WEC, which has "Mask" written on their cages, and the UFC, who inducted Mask into the Hall of Fame in the summer of 2009. Lamar Odom didn't marry Khloe Kardashian to sell t-shirts [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:30 pm] Marrying Khloe Kardashian has been good for Lamar Odom(notes). Outside of the eating chocolate in bed part, everything has been coming up Lamar. The Taco Bell commercial, the Power Bar commercial, even his crazy clothing line has been picked up by retailers since he got married.But it's not all chocolate and championship rings. Lately, Lamar's had to defend his relationship, and that doesn't make Lamar smile even though almost everything makes Lamar smile. He told Janice Carr of the Orange County Register what he thinks about people being in his business, his biz-nass. "It's funny (but) not in a good way," said Odom. "Yeah, (it's annoying) kind of the whole thing. People, especially in that world, they will say what they want. I don't pay too much attention to it, either does she.Matter of fact, we were together yesterday, hanging out. Slept in the same bed."Haters gonna hate, Lamar. But that's why I always say you shouldn't marry reality television stars. You're just asking to end up on the cover of OK Magazine.However, there has been one added benefit that Lamar wasn't expecting. He illuminated his favorite part of his Hollywood marriage to ESPN's Arash Markazi."When I married Khloe I turned into a Laker beau, which I've never been called before," Odom said. "Now, I'm a beau. ... I didn't marry her to sell T-shirts but I'd probably marry her to be called a beau. That's the one thing I do want out of the relationship, to be called a beau." Lamar Beau-dom? Works for me. Wayne Rooney can't touch the World Cup trophy [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:12 pm] The latest stop on the World Cup trophy's global tour is London and Manchester United strike Wayne Rooney stopped by for a look. That's all he could do, though -- just look. FIFA rules say that only past winners and heads of state can actually touch the hunk of gold. Which was too bad for Wayne because it looks like he really wanted to douse it in cooking oil and rub his head against it.Oh, and if you're wondering what his t-shirt refers to, it's his neck hair. That's not a throat sweater, baby. That's all Roo.Photo: Reuters; Previously: Buffon shares an intimate moment with the World Cup trophy, The World Cup trophy is confusing Taiwanese are happy to fill Manny Ramirez's pockets during trip [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:09 pm] Ever wonder how much it might take for Manny Ramirez(notes) to show up at your local ballfield and play a few innings against your neighborhood nine?If this report is accurate, it would be in the area of a cool $170,000. That's the amount a Taiwanese promoter said it's paying Ramirez in appearance and endorsement fees to persuade him to make the current three-game trip to Southeast Asia with some of his Dodger teammates. Not bad work, if you can get it, huh? There might be some critics who think Ramirez should have flown over there for free in the ambassadorial spirit of the trip. But you better believe that everyone reading this post — not to mention the other big Dodger names who begged off to stay behind in Arizona — would have cashed that same check to play against the all-star players from Taiwan.So how can you blame Man-Ram for a profitable quick trip to a land where he's loved? One thing though: Would it kill Manny to put on a smile at the airport? I know Joe Torre is collecting the bonus for James Loney(notes) and Ronnie Belliard(notes) in the form of a nice bouquet, but $170,000 still isn't anything to sneeze at. A big BLS head nod to Dodger Thoughts for the tip. Taiwanese are happy to fill Ramirez's pockets during trip [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:09 pm] Ever wonder how much it might take for Manny Ramirez(notes) to show up at your local ballfield and play a few innings against your neighborhood nine?If this report is accurate, it would be in the area of a cool $170,000. That's the amount a Taiwanese promoter said it's paying Ramirez in appearance and endorsement fees to persuade him to make the current three-game trip to Southeast Asia with some of his Dodger teammates. Not bad work, if you can get it, huh? There might be some critics who think Ramirez should have flown over there for free in the ambassadorial spirit of the trip. But you better believe that everyone reading this post — and the other big Dodger names who begged off to stay behind in Arizona — would have cashed that same check to play against the all-star players from Taiwan.So how can you blame Man-Ram for a profitable quick trip to a land where he's loved?One thing though: Would it kill Manny to put on a smile at the airport? I know Joe Torre is collecting the bonus for James Loney(notes) and Ronnie Belliard(notes) in the form of a nice bouquet, but $170,000 still isn't anything to sneeze at. A big BLS head nod to Dodger Thoughts for the tip. Puck Headlines: Chelios is old; Guerin wants Cooke hit banned [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:08 pm] Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Must-read of the day: Tim Wharnsby's profile of Detroit Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock as a focused, driven and very much blue-collar individual. [CBC Sports]• In honor of veteran (and we use that term loosely) defenseman Chris Chelios's(notes) return to the NHL with the Atlanta Thrashers, David Staples collects the best "Chelios Is So Old" jokes from around the Web. We're going with this one, from Mike DeNicola on Twitter: "Chris Chelios is so old ...... as a child, Gordie Howe wore a Chelios jersey." [Cult of Hockey]• Here's a list of prominent people that are, in fact, younger than Chelios. [Sports Crackle Pop]• To that end, Chris Chelios took the ice this morning with new defensive partner Johnny Oduya(notes) and eight Thrashers players that hadn't been born when he made his pro debut. [AJC]• We've covered stories in which hashish was smuggled inside hockey bags over the border. But never an actual Haitian. [Universal Cynic]• Kudos to Bill Guerin(notes) for breaking ranks and claiming that hits like the one his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Matt Cooke(notes) put on Marc Savard(notes) should be outlawed in the NHL: "We're all under the same umbrella, whether the guy's on my team and I'm sitting right next to him or he's playing in California ... It doesn't matter. We're all playing in the same league. We all want the same safety. We all want to be looked after the same way. I understand he (Cooke) is on my team but, hey, he's in a tough spot." [AP]• Don't agree with Elliotte Friedman comparing the NBA's disciplinary measures to that of the NHL, because the games and cultures are far too disparate. But his point about the blindside hit rule having "much more bark than bite" is legit. [CBC Sports]• Boston Bruins GM Pet Mike Stanton hits another bomb, impresses Fredi and the Fish [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 1:08 pm] On Wednesday, Florida outfielder Mike Stanton hit his second Grapefruit League home run. It's still traveling. It was a no-doubter, the sort of blast where the opposing fielders don't move.Stanton ranked No. 3 on Baseball America's 2010 prospect list, so it's hardly a surprise to see him hitting well this spring. He's 5-for-15 with seven runs scored, five RBIs, three walks and three Ks. It was particularly nice to see him connect off Wandy Rodriguez(notes), a top-of-the-rotation starter. Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez has been rather impressed by the organization's top prospect. This from MLB.com's Joe Frisaro:The way the Marlins 20-year-old outfield slugger is performing has the Marlins considering carrying him on their Opening Day roster."Funnier things have happened," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Obviously, we'll sit down and make sure it's the right move, the right decision. But for me to say, 'absolutely not,' I can't do that right now. I can't say that he's not going to make the team. I can't absolutely tell you, 100 percent that he won't."Still, Stanton remains a longshot for the April roster. He hit 28 home runs across two minor league levels in '09, but he also struck out 144 times and struggled with the jump to Double-A (16 HR, .231/.311/.455 in 79 games). The Marlins will almost certainly keep him in the minors until he's ready to be their everyday right-fielder. But it's worth noting that Florida outfielders Cameron Maybin(notes) and Cody Ross(notes) are both sidelined by groin injuries at the moment. If Stanton continues the spring assault…well, you never know. Like Fredi says, I can't say that he's not going to make the team. He belongs on your radar. We'll re-hype him when he re-arrives. ---Photo via Getty Images The many faces of Mengke Bateer [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 12:50 pm] Just yesterday, we learned that former NBA center Mengke Bateer is now making a living as an actor back home in China. Weird career path. But judging by this portfolio of looks, it shouldn't be a surprise. From top to bottom that's "stoic," "forlorn," "whimsical," and "aghast." Pretty versatile, isn't he?Menge Bateer is a regular Jeff Bridges. Cristian Chivu returns from broken head [Yahoo! Sports: Blogs: March 11, 2010, 12:43 pm] Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu was back in full training on Wednesday, just two months after fracturing his skull in a clash of heads against Chievo Verona (video below). Chivu is wearing a Petr Cech style soft helmet, but it's not known whether he will wear that permanantly or not. I say he should just because it looks cool and no one messes with a guy in a helmet. |