DURANT PICKS UP DOOR STOP ON WAY TO PROS
Texas standout Kevin Durant became the first freshman ever to win the AP college basketball player of the year.
Jeff Cez: This will share a treasured space on his mantel next to his old Nano headphones and a half-eaten Pierce's Nut Roll. This kid is gonna make some NBA franchise very, very happy.
BOILERMAKER NEEDS RADIATOR PATCH
Purdue wide receiver Selwyn Lymon is in fair condition after being stabbed outside a West Lafayette nightclub last week.
Jeff Cez: Really? West Layfayette has a nightclub? Every time I've been there it's like Traffic School, The City.
ALBANY COACH SENTENCED TO THREE WEEKS AS TEVYE IN 'FIDDLER'
While discussing his contract negotiations with the Albany Patroons of the CBA, former NBA star turned-coach Michael Ray Richardson made a stream of racial comments about 'crafty' Jews and 'Jew lawyers' and seemed unaware those remarks could be offensive.
Jeff Cez: Well y'know, in his defense, he's just a dumb ex-ballplayer. Probably had a drug problem. He doesn't know he shouldn't make sweepin' generalizations about people.
THIS JUST IN: TIME DOESN'T FLY WHEN YOU'RE HAVIN' FUN
Washington Wizards player Michael Ruffin, thinking a win over the Toronto Raptors was secure, heaved the ball skyward in the waning seconds, only to have it caught by Raptors guard Morris Peterson, whose desperation 31-footer tied the score. The Raptors went on to win in OT.
Jeff Cez: "Lucyyyyy, what are you doin' out dere near center court wit' da ball?!"
