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• Today In SportsCenter Fashion: Doug Gottlieb's Mentos Commercial Couture [Fashion]
  
  
  In which we examine the occasionally controversial wardrobe choices on everyone's favorite morning serial. In this installment, Doug Gottlieb. More »
  
  
  
• C. Ronaldo’s Latest Attempt And 9 Great Football Adverts! [Advert]
  
  
  Listening to the various ad execs taking him through their latest idea must have caused something of a tightening in the Cristiano Ronaldo trousers. More »
  
  
  
• AN ESPN VP Joins The Olbermann-Simmons Pillow Fight [Media Meltdowns]
  
  
  ESPN Executive VP and Editor John Walsh snarks back at Keith Olbermann in today's SportsBusiness Daily, and suddenly the Olbermann-Simmons feud has become one of those great Greek tragedies full of incest and bloodshed and men with stately white beards. More »
  
  
  
• Pacquiao V. Mayweather: "The Greatest Fight Never Fought" [Boxing]
  
  
  GQ has a wonderful story about Manny Pacquiao written by Andrew Corsello in April's issue. Here's the sidebar, written by Daniel Riley, they gave us permission to republish, which is not online yet. More »
  
  
  
• Conviction In Darrent Williams Murder Trial [Nfl]
  
  
  A Denver jury has found Willie D. Clark guilty in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams. His sentencing is scheduled for April 10. [Denver Post, Westword] More »
  
  
  
• Ari Fleischer Tapped By Tiger Woods To Do Job He's Not Very Good At [Tiger Woods]
  
  
  So Tiger has reportedly hired the former Bush spokesman to repair his image and help plot his return to golf, which could come March 25 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This isn't about the quality of Fleischer's work, we're told. More »
  
  
  
• Near-Death Experiences, Deodorant, And Eggert’s Shymen [Funbag]
  
  
  Time for your Thursday edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Find more of Drew's stuff at KSK or on Twitter. Today, we're covering candles, immigrants, bukkake, silencers, boners, blacking out, and more. More »
  
  
  
• Inflatable Dong-Tongued Mascot Returns To Eat ESPN's Michelle Beadle [Michelle Beadle]
  
  
  Mackerel Jordan, last seen devouring hapless university athletic department employees, appeared on SportsNation yesterday. After being mocked by Michelle Beadle, the man-fish did what man-fish do best: feast. More »
  
  
  
• Texas Rangers: Reminding Them Of Steak [2010MLBPreviews]
  
  
  Will Leitch will be previewing/musing on every baseball team each weekday until the start of the season. You can pre-order his book and follow him on Twitter. Today: Texas Rangers. More »
  
  
  
• Dispatch: "I Jacked It On Camera For Money" [Dispatches]
  
  
  Two days ago, Drew Magary wondered out loud if any of our readers would really do porn if offered. Well, one anonymous reader has. Here is his story. More »
  
  
  

USA TODAY

• Panel Part IV: A less-costly process discussed for draft
  Agent Scott Boras is the man baseball loves to hate. It's not enough that he's blamed for baseball's escalating salary structure, but he's considered ...

  
  

  
• New York Post: Tiger returning in two weeks
  The New York Post is reporting that Tiger Woods will return in two weeks and play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational starting March 25.

  
  

  
• TV station: Ben Roethlisberger told cops he had consensual contact with accuser
  A Pittsburgh TV station reported on Wednesday that that Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger admitted to police that there was consensual contact between ...

  
  

  
• Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 after fight with cancer
  Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen has died at 69 after a bout with cancer.

  
  

  
• Georgetown outguns No. 3 Syracuse at Big East tourney
  Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange ...

  
  

  
• LeBron James sets Friday return vs. 76ers
  Cavaliers star LeBron James is tired of watching basketball and ready to start playing again. James missed two games after twisting his right ...

  
  

  
• No. 1 Kansas tops Texas Tech, is third team to reach 2,000 wins
  Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 1 Kansas become the third team to reach 2,000 wins by pulling out an 80-68 victory over scrappy ...

  
  

  
• USA's Charlie Davies hopes to return by end of April
  American forward Charlie Davies hopes to resume training with Sochaux by late March and appear in matches next month.

  
  

  
• Brady Quinn's future in question as Browns host Jake Delhomme
  The Cleveland Browns are hosting Jake Delhomme and maybe dangling Brady Quinn. Released last week after seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers, ...

  
  

  
• Man convicted of 1st-degree murder of Broncos' Darrent Williams
  Suspected gang member Willie Clark has been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams. A Denver ...