After Sports Illustrated shined a light on the inner workings of UCLA basketball under Ben Howland, don’t be surprised if Howland stands for the Bruins regular season finale tonight against Washington State.  With a sub-.500 record for the third season in a row, Howland’s should keep his coaching hot seat from any flammable liquids. There isn’t one singular reason for [&hellip

After a lackluster 85-loss season and a fourth place finish in the NL East, the New York?Mets?shed their payroll dramatically in the offseason by allowing batting champ and base stealing aficionado,?Jose Reyes?to walk in free agency. Not only did the loss of Reyes slash the Mets payroll but it also lowered expectations for the 2012 season. To expect the Mets [&hellip

The most high profile Drummond since a wealthy businessman adopted Gary Coleman is the best walk-on in college basketball. UConn’s freshman phenom, Andre Drummond has the world-class athleticism of #1 overall pick, the fundamentals of a low mid-major role player and the size of an NBA center. Of the 122 field goals he’s made this season, 63 have been dunks. [&hellip

KENDALL WRIGHT As late as Saturday night, Baylor wide receiver Kendall Wright was in position to replace Justin Blackmon as the preemptive, first wide receiver taken in the NFL Draft. The speed receiver was Robert Griffin III’s favorite receiver last season and was expected to run in the 4.3-range. Instead Wright ran a 4.61 and looked slow and sloppy in [&hellip

According to Yahoo.com’s Michael Silver, NFL Draft evaluators laugh when they hear comparisons between Robert Griffin III and Cam Newton. His reasons? For one, Newton is 6’5, 245 pounds while Griffin is 6’2  (3/8) and 220 pounds. Griffin is considered a better passer than Newton, who had some very forgettable moments during the draft process. Despite his elite speed and [&hellip