Rough Draft
If every school had as much to give the pros as Penn State did this year, maybe the Lions would have something more inspiring to show for the draft than the names McDougle, Green, and Droughns. Instead, long after Nittany Lions Courtney Brown and LaVar Arrington went 1-2, the non-Nittany Lions were left to plug manhole-sized holes with paper-plate-sized players. Lion Steve reports.
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If you're not going to play for nearly two full weeks, it doesn't hurt to sit on a W. The Griffins will enjoy such a satisfying sit after beating Detroit 4-2 to end the regular season. Michel Picard had 2 goals in a stretch of four straight for Grand Rapids. The Griffs clinched the East in Cincy on Saturday ... Welcome to the AFL: The Rampage introduced expansion Los Angeles to Arena Football with a 51-31 win at Van Andel on Friday. Michael Baker became the fourth AFL player ever to rack 4,000 yards in both receiving and returning ... No, seriously, Comerica really is a pitcher's park. After three straight shutouts to open the new crib, the Tigers were outscored 19-16 by Tampa Bay, dropping the final two games of the series. The Red Sox visit on Tuesday ... With a playoff berth in the bag and Grant Hill out, the Pistons couldn't pull out a win in Indy. The Pacers clinched the number one seed, meaning Detroit will face Miami if current form holds.
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The Coin Toss By Nathan BIerma I won't lose any sleep if Bob Knight is fired, but I do think his current crisis is largely a media lynching. After all, did the videotape really surprise anyone -- did it tell us anything we didn't already know or at least suspect? Bob Knight has and always will be Bob Knight. There are no new headlines here. I don't mean to excuse his irresponsible violence, but suffice it to say I was a bit sobered by this weekend's further revelations about former Minnesota coach Clem Haskins. Turns out there was evidence after all linking him to academic fraud at the time of his contract buyout, though the university denied it at the time. Of course, this wasn't very surprising either. But then I look at Knight's 98% graduation rate, and his unquestioned commitment to turning out both quality players and students. And I wonder if, on balance, Knight really merits being big time college basketball's public enemy number one. • Respond at our Forum • Throw your own Toss • More Tosses

Today on the Web

• Bill Livingston of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer says Courtney Brown will need to deliver in opposing teams' backfields - click here
• Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times says Mel Kiper Jr. is a creation of Draft Day - click here
• Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe wonders where Rick Pitino gets his optimism - click here
• Bernie Lincicome of the Chicago Tribune says the Bears played it safe with their top draft pick - click here
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2nd Place: Candy Krcmarik, Grand Rapids - 44 points. 
3rd Place: Steve Phillips, Grand Rapids - 44 points.
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