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Thabeet's Fro-Hawk a Rookie Prank

LAS VEGAS -- Before his first NBA game, Memphis center Hasheem Thabeet wanted a modest haircut before hitting the floor at Cox Pavilion. The result was a rather disturbing looking Fro-Hawk and Thabeet was relegated to playing with the landing-strip hairstyle during the Grizzlies' 86-57 win over Oklahoma City.Thabeet, the...

Tyler Hansbrough, A Lottery Pick (to Indiana at No. 13)

In our first true shock of the draft, Indiana picked UNC senior forward Tyler Hansbrough, the most hard-working athlete in the history of hard-working athlete.Yes, Indiana, home of Troy Murphy, Jeff Foster, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and one of the more questionably race-tinged marketing campaigns in memory.Yahoo! Sports' Adrian...

NBA Draft Notes, May 29: Here Comes DeRozan! And James Harden's Ego

* At the Chicago combine, players submit to interviews by team personnel. Lots of interviews. On Thursday, Chase Budinger was asked if he has any "friends with benefits" and Ty Lawson learned about an uncle he didn't know he had. The Sacramento Bee's Sam Amick has those stories and more.* Amick also passes along the new...

Elite Prospects Have Mixed Results

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch (almost) every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.Hasheem Thabeet -- Few elite prospects have been dealt specific indictments such as Thabeet's...

Zip It in Reynolds Wrap: Villanova Wins Big East Classic

BOSTON -- If you felt a shiver or tingle Saturday night, a quaking in your solar plexus, it's because you witnessed an epic basketball game, one of the virtuoso classics of March or any month. I mean, did Bill Raftery need oxygen afterward? This was destined to finish with the boldest, loudest exclamation point possible,...

SamYoung News From the Web

05/23/12 Behind-the-Scenes of Firefighter Training Source: ABC - WSET 13 - Lynchburg VA Lynchburg, VA-There is no question firefighters have a tough job.
05/23/12 Okotoks Elks taking aim at national title Source: Western Wheel - Okotoks AB - Canada Some Elks will be lining up this week to take a shot at their own targets for a change.
05/17/12 GIRLS LACROSSE: Mercy scores last 3 goals, earns... Source: Middletown Press - Middletown CT Wins have been hard to come by for Mercy lacrosse team this spring â the Tigers have gotten a lot of "almosts," coach John Benchimol said.
05/15/12 Hillsdale rallies by Waynedale for share of WCAL... Source: The Daily Record - Wooster OH Sam Young must have felt like throwing a memorable farewell party Monday.
05/04/12 M. Basketball. Sam Young and DeJuan Blair in NBA... Source: PittsburghPanthers.com PITTSBURGH âTwo former University of Pittsburgh basketball playersâ DeJuan Blair and Sam Young âare currently competing for their respective teams in the NBA Playoffs First Round this week.