Tuesday Morning Dump

who says all football players are dumb jocks?; Jason Kidd sure knows how to pick 'em; I never ever thought I'd see Roger Federer do this; Lionel Messi scored 47 goals this season, and here's all of them; Maybe if we had more of these hockey would be more popular; Does Allstate protect against this?; Tim Tebow must be the messiah; People stare at Laker cheerleaders. What else is new?; A note to all future-streakers: conditioning is key; If I knew I'd see this everytime, I'd do all the grocery shopping; Now, this is my type of history lesson; Spellcheck won't fix a headline like this

- Great read on Bernard James, who joined the military at age 16 and is now headed to Florida State at age 25

- Your other must-read this morning: Dan Wetzel on Nolan Richardson

- Howard Beck on the NYT with a good read on the NBA Draft lottery, which is held tonight

- LeBron/Calipari rumors won't go away; Hilarity at it's finest; Public opinion on the matter

- ESPN will broadcast ACC basketball for another 12 years (Which means Dickie V until I'm AARP-eligible)

- Andy Katz details the options discussed at the NCAA meetings

- Interesting post from Jeff Eisenberg, who talked to a former player and current assistant coach who continued his collegiate career after having his heart stop and a pacemaker implanted

- 6-foot-8 recruit Cleveland Melvin (A++ name right there) picks Depaul over Rutgers

- Anyone else see this being a Law and Order episode in the future?

- Georgetown will likely be marquee team in 2010 Charleston Classic

- What lies ahead for the UConn basketball program?

- Macari Brooks: drama...

- John Wall or Evan Turner?

- The leader of "Reggie and the Miracles" is the new head coach at prestigious D.C. Catholic school

If you follow recruiting at all, you've heard the name Tyler Lewis. Here's why:



This isn't basketball, but this is hilarious: