Courtside Post

By Brittni Michaelis

Famed Steeler’s wide receiver, Santonio Holmes, is in hot water over an alleged nightclub assault that occurred back on March 7th.

In a lawsuit that was filed in Florida last week, a woman is claiming the former Super Bowl MVP attacked her with a glass bottle at Rain Nightclub in Orlando when she refused to move.

by Alex Simon

Our ongoing coverage of the saga of 3D televised sporting events continues this week with a look at an event of some historical significance: the first ever NHL game shown in 3D.

The importance of Wednesday night’s game at Madison Square Garden between the New York Rangers and New York Islanders is really more than just the fact that it was the first hockey game in 3D. Indeed, it was really the first major 3D broadcast production with heavy audience participation of a “big 4” North American team sport.

By Brittni Michaelis

Although prosecutors were seeking a three month jail term, Gilbert Arenas managed to avoid spending time behind bars today and was sentenced to, 30 days in a halfway house, register as a gun offender, two years probation, and 400 hours of community service.

By Carson Tigges

What’s better than watching a game at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium?

Watching a game at the new and improved Cameron Indoor Stadium. At least that’s what Duke officials are hoping for.

by Greg Ferraro

We are less then three months away from the World Cup in South Africa and there is one big problem: It appears, according to news reports, that there are 650,000 unsold tickets to this major sports event. In 2006, Germany, which hosted the world cup, had no trouble selling tickets. They had 15 million applications for 3.4 million tickets.

By Jason Planer

Underdog. An interesting concept made more interesting when things such as race, means and opportunity are thrown into the mix. Tonight’s Cornell vs. Kentucky game is a perfect example of this and truly a fascinating contest on many levels. I’d like to take a minute and explore what makes an underdog, why we psychologically are drawn to the underdog, and what goes into whom we root for.

Coaches lately have felt a little too comfortable lashing out at the media and Urban Meyer is the latest in a list of guys who feel the sense of entitlement. Jeremey Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel quoted Gators Wide Receiver Deonte Thompson in an article saying this about Tim Tebow and how Brantley, the new Gators QB, is more of a conventional, pocket passig QB:

“You never know with Tim. He can bolt. You’ll think he’s running, but then he’ll just come up and pass it to you. You just have to be ready at all times. With Brantley everything’s with rhythm, time. Like, you know what I mean, a real quarterback.”

Well, Meyer was not happy about this. Check out the video as he confronts Fowler.

There is nothing like a great dunk, and this one did not disappoint. Maybe this is why white boys should not try to dunk?

by Leon Walker

The Sweet Sixteen begins tonight and given some of the giant killing that went on in the previous round (See ya later Kansas) I have a slim hope to claw back some pride for my nosediving bracket.

By Carson Tigges

Northern Iowa’s Ali Farokhmanesh could be called “Cash,” but not just for his jump shot.

The Panther guard has hit two 3-pointers to ice NCAA tournament wins over UNLV and top-ranked Kansas that has put UNI into it’s first-ever Sweet 16, and now it’s head coach Ben Jacobson hearing “ka-ching.”

And with an astounding five mid-majors still chasing this year’s national title, dollar signs may be jumping out at more than just Jacobson.