Utah State’s Brady Jardine missed the slam dunk contest (probably because he’s still in college…derp) but he left a contribution of his own with this dish-and-dunk against St. Mary’s. Great call, too. –The Dagger.

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Duke is back at the No. 1 spot in the AP poll. Now put down your coffee and get back to hating Duke.
Eamonn Brennan/ESPN.

If you needed a setup for the Indiana-Purdue game on Wednesday night, Jerod Morris has you covered.
Midwest Sports Fans.

Browns wideout called LeBron James his “boy.” You can guess how that went over in Cleveland.
Waiting For Next Year.

If you didn’t get your fill of White House sex scandals this Presidents Day, we can accommodate.
Guyism.


One of my favorite reads: Vince’s “FilmDrunk Comments Of The Week.” Happy birthday, Vince. Remember, the party’s at 11:30 at mile marker 69.
FilmDrunk.

If you missed Gregg Doyel’s counterpoint on that female high school wrestler in Iowa, it’s worth your time.
CBS Sports.

Mascot tryouts are much more rigorous that you’d have any reason to expect.
We Love DC.

Business Cat is your new meme of the week. I guess he’s like Toonces, except that he takes public transit and hates his life.
Uproxx.


Here are SEVENTY missed dunks, spanning the history of the NBA’s Slam Dunk Competition.
The Hoops Doctors.

I guess “The Chicago Code” is gonna be pretty good. Fresh…respected.
THE Smoking Section.

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This is old, but it’s probably new to some of you: Here’s the pole dance set to the Harry Potter score that you always wanted to see, but could never bring yourself to admit. You’re welcome.

Stabbed, at a nightclub in Washington, DC, Redskins wide receiver/kick returner Brandon Banks. One report claims that Banks’s insult of the defendant’s clothing might have prompted the attack. As if those Redskins with their yellow pants should talk. Also: Banks’s teammate, defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth, has been accused of sexual assault, but not charged.

Died, at age 79, Wisconsin native Bob Cook. Cook was one of four men featured in a popular credit card ad who had attended the first 44 Super Bowls, starting with Super Bowl I (né the AFL–NFL World Championship Game) in 1967. Cook made a last-minute decision to skip Super Bowl XLV in Dallas on February 6, choosing instead to watch the game with friends and family on television.

Defeated, by 13th-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday, the Ohio State men’s basketball team. The Buckeyes had won all of their previous 24 games and were the last team in Division I to lose a game. Jordan Taylor scored 27 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger reported being spit on by Wisconsin fans before and after the game. The Badgers close out their series with Ohio State in Columbus on March 6. Get your lozenges ready?

And now, some links:

Click on and watch the greatest shots in the history of the NBA. This is impressive.
Hoopism.

A Valentine’s Day love triangle from way-back-when: Miss Elizabeth chooses between Macho Man Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan.
Joe Montana’s Right Arm.

Wally Czezerbiak has a face that’s perfect for television. Unfortunately, his name is anything but.
Sportress Of Blogitude.

The “Album Cover Game” is one of those silly ideas that served as the framework for brilliance.
Every Day Should Be Saturday.

Here’s a funny treadmill blooper that was new to me, and probably to you as well.
Midwest Sports Fans.

Another “non-journalist playing by his own rules” piece on Deadspin’s A.J. Daulerio.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

This has something to do with pelicans and “the champagne room.” I’m sure it’s very witty.
Uproxx.

Ten bloody video game moments. It’s that time of the month…where we talk about video games.
Gunaxin.

Like everything else, Japan does ragequitting so much better than we do.
Fork Party.

Seven Nike commercials, favorited by somebody who probably wears K-Swiss to the gym, which is totally cool.
MovieFone.