A Dukie made a decent joke. Jon Scheyer, guard for the recently crowned National Champions of Duke, did something rather unorthodox when his team hit the locker room to continue the celebration. He took to Twitter, giving out his phone number for all the world to see. About 20 minutes later, Scheyer realized what he did was extremely idiotic, and sent another tweet, begging people to only respond to him on Twitter.
Seemed like a giddy college kid making a simple mistake and retracting it, right? Ah ha, you forgot we were dealing with a Duke mastermind here. Turns out the number was that of Zach Kelly, a high school teammate of Scheyer, and member of the D-3 National Champion Washington University in St. Louis. [With Leather]
* Lionel Messi Inspires Cuckoo Bananas Statements From Diego Maradona. Diego Maradona, who discussed Messi in his first public statement since he surprised his slumbering medicated Shar Pei, only to be bitten in the face: “He’s at a select level, being the best in the world and a star at Barcelona. Lio is playing kick-about with Jesus,” [The Sporting Blog]
* April Madness: Welcome to Earth Region. A 64 “team” tournament to find the greatest movie quote ever. You talkin’ to me? There’s no one else here … [The North End Zone]
* Gloria Allred Defends Joslyn James and Maureen Decker. “What he should be apologizing for are the lies that he told Joslyn James, including that he loved her and that she was the only women in his life – other than his wife. All that I am saying is that that is what he told her. That is what she believed. Obviously that was false. That they would have a lifetime together – obviously that was false.” [Sports Radio Interviews]
* Hockey Players Rapping Sounds Like Fun. Good times for the Blackhawks lately. First, they wrap up the division title for the first time in 17 years. Yesterday, they won game No. 50, a new franchise record. Also awesome: Kris Versteeg rapping Kanye’s part in “American Boy”. Kris Versteeg is Canadian. [Tremendous Upside Potential]
* Nolan Ryan Confident Rangers Sale Will Close By End Of Month. Ryan, participating in a special one-on-one interview yesterday for the SBJ/SBD Sports Facilities & Franchises Conference, said, “Everything is on schedule. We’re looking to close sometime this month. And even with this creditor vote happening, we feel like with the support of MLB, it will go through. We’re very optimistic.” [Sports Business Daily]
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