Barry Jacobs is running for NC State House. I don’t know the guy personally, but these guys do. I’d vote for him just in appreciation for his incredible Fan’s Guides. Man, I miss those things. They were chock full of statistics and had writeups on every single player in the ACC.

Check out the first reason this basketball recruit lists in his reasons for choosing to play at Virginia Tech – “conference.”

The Incredible Bulk

John Kruk thinks Eli Manning is a brat. This is a pretty funny article. He needs to keep writing.

You should never miss Bill Simmons’ columns. This one is no exception. The big news is that he’s off Jimmy Kimmel’s show and back at espn.com full time.

I agree with Chris Chase completely. He thinks the rule in the NBA where a team gets to advance the ball to midcourt after a timeout is stupid. I bet a lot of Spurs fans agree too.

It appears that Fresno State basketball coach Ray Lopes learned nothing from the Baylor scandal last summer. When the police came to ask for help investigating a murder by one of his former players, he ignored them. (registration required)

The US didn’t qualify, but Iraq did. How did they even get a team together in time? I thought they disbanded under Uday’s reign. I like how they celebrated with gunfire and tracers.

… but excited in a bad way. Their assessment? “He can’t play the game” and “what a waste of time.” Ouch.

Jason Whitlock nails this one. The Kobe-as-hero story is a joke.