Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

If you’re going to get nailed for driving under the influence, you might as well go balls out.  And if you’re famous, why not go full-douchebag and pull the “Do you know who I am” card.  That’s exactly what the Detroit Tiger’s Miguel Cabrera did late Wednesday night when he was pulled over in Florida. [...]

It’s coming down to do or die time in the NCAA.  It won’t be long before league tournaments are here and we’re all in a scramble to fill out our brackets.  Tuesday showcased the usual suspects on their way to a spot in the NCAA Tournament.  Missouri, no doubt, holds onto their spot at #20 [...]

Who says the NCAA doesn’t have standards?  Proving that academics does still hold some value in college, the association has declared top University of Missouri recruiting prospect Tony Mitchell ineligible.  According to Sports Illustrated:
The 6-foot-8 forward from Dallas was considered one of the top high school prospects in the nation after averaging 20.5 points [...]

Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been reported missing by his family. Wright starred for the University of Memphis Tigers before going on to play several seasons in the NBA, including several towards the end of his career for his hometown Memphis Grizzlies.
Collierville police (suburb of Memphis) are reporting that Wright has been missing since Sunday. [...]

With the SEC (Southeastern Conference) boasting a modest 3 teams ranked in the top 5 and another team sitting at #7, you have to wonder how they accumulate all of this talent. Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting! Here is a list of the average recruiting budgets over the last 3 seasons.

Tennessee: $1,154,802      Auburn: $705,125    [...]