Andy Glockner: Wednesday Update: South Florida’s NCAA tournament hopes dashed

Andy Glockner will offer a full edition of the Bubble Watch each morning, then provide updates as the action plays out. Check back throughout the day for ongoing bubble analysis. All times are ET.

Corey Haim pulled a Brittany Murphy

Walking punchline to every 80s joke Corey Haim died this morning from an apparent accidental overdose while battling the flu, according to TMZ: We've learned Corey had been sick the last couple of days with flu-like symptoms. The medications... ...read full story


Lars Anderson: NASCAR revs danger engine with weak slap at Carl Edwards

In the end, NASCAR got exactly what it wanted: The re-injection of danger -- and the specter of death -- into its sport.

Jim Trotter: Bears feeling heat of ‘win-now’ edict with Peppers, Taylor signings

There are any number of ways you can look at the Bears' start to free agency.

Josh Gross: Five things we learned from WEC 47

Herewith five things we learned from Saturday night's WEC 47 in Columbus, Ohio:

Ben Reiter: Spring Postcard: Angels still need an ace to guide them

1. This is a team without an ace

DJ SNIZZ-FERNO IN THE HIZZY!

Lindsay Lohan apparently decided to piss Samantha Ronson by becoming a DJ now and even managed to earn herself a gig at the Nokia X6 Launch Party in London, according to RadarOnline: The source says that Lindsay's "awful song... ...read full story


Chris Mannix: Clippers’ inconsistency has both players, execs baffled

There are times when you watch the Clippers play and think, Huh, maybe they have something here.

Bruce Jenkins: American tennis may need a miracle — but miracles happen

For a sport founded on upper-class convention, replete with 19th-century Londoners leaping across pristine lawns in long white pants, tennis has been molded by rogues, eccentrics and non-conformists. Its history would be as stodgy as four o'clock tea without its relentless plunges into the improbable. If you see a bleak immediate future for American tennis, I'd suggest a measure of patience. The next miracle cannot be too far away.

Michael Rosenberg: M.J. returns to NBA spotlight, but his motive is questionable

"I'd like to see some of those organization guys step out there and play." -- Michael Jordan, in his last season as a Chicago Bull.