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In case you haven’t seen it yet, Greg Oden started a Yardbarker blog last week. He writes he was actually on a plane during the lottery and didn’t find out Portland won the #1 pick until he landed. So far, no entries about Darius Miles and Zach Randolph taking him out to shoot up a [...]

Oh Noes

Daequan got off to a shaky start at the NBA Pre-Draft camp today in Orlando according the the scouts writing for Draft Express and Andy Katz over at the WorldWide Leader. DraftExpress noted Cook showcased his poor ball-handling and lack of concentration throughout the day but gave him a bit of a reprieve since [...]

Ohioans understand momentum

The Lantern, Ohio State’s fine student paper, had a great article about how dominant the Buckeyes were this year in the Big Ten. While the story is a little on the rah-rah side, the facts are compelling:

Of the nine sports teams that were conferences champions, five (football, men’s and women’s basketball, tennis [...]

Unity rings

Looks like unnamed agents can rest a little easier. Mike Conley Sr. has secured the first marketing deal for his biggest client and it’s a dandy. Greg Oden has signed a deal with Topps Co. (terms undisclosed) that will feature the former Buckeye on a card with Celtics legend Bill Russell, a [...]

Oden briefly led the Indy500 but veered off course after spotting infield TV showing Bugs Bunny (via John)

I wouldn’t put my last $20 on it, but some cat on Yahoo Sports is reporting a resource close to Oden and the Blazers is claiming management is at least exploring options to get Mike Conley in a Portland uniform. The Blizzies are loaded with young talent and the writer suggests they could package Zach [...]

Say Goodbye to Post-Game PartyingJoe Paterno has acted on the skull-bashing session that members of his squad took part in back on April 1. The verdict: On the Sundays following games at Beaver Stadium this season, Penn State players will be required to help clean the stadium. Not just the offenders, but the [...]

Just a week ago, the sports corner of the web was buzzing over the AJ Hawk wedding photos. Several of the photos, including the one above of brother-in-law and new Brown Brady Quinn, showed guests having a good time — maybe too good of a time. I noticed that a day or two [...]

Greg Oden is headed to Portland. Luckily, he won’t have to play alongside former “Blazers” such as J.R. Rider and Reuben Patterson. The Trail Blazers won tonight’s NBA Lottery despite having just a 5.3% chance while odds favorites Memphis (25%) and Boston (20%) fell all the way to the 4th and 5th, respectively. A quick [...]

Ginny-Up!

Miami Dolphin coach Cam Cameron held a Q&A with the team’s official website and he spoke some more about why the team selected Ginn with their first round pick:

"[The selection] better be the right kind of guy. I was sold on his family. I was sold on the kid. I spoke to Jim Tressel, his [...]