Which units from top teams need the most work? How does USC replace all the stars in the secondary? What do Florida and Alabama do with their linebacking corps? Will the return of Cameron Heyward be enough for the Ohio State defensive front? Richard Cirminello looks at the units to watch this spring.

From Scout.com > CollegeFootballNews.com. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Click here for our online poker partner.

Want to get fired up for the season that’s six months away? Check out some of the big matchups you have to look forward to in Part 5 of the 50 Top Non-Conference Games, No. 41 to 50, in the 2010 CFN Spring/Off-Season Preview.

From Scout.com > CollegeFootballNews.com. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Click here for our online poker partner.

With Ari Fleischer on board, Tiger appears ready for comeback.

From FOXSports.com News for Golf. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Click here for our online casino partner.

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were seen kissing for the first time
since the scandal that rocked their marriage, Radar Online reported
Tuesday.

From FOXSports.com News for Golf. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Click here for our online casino partner.

Rafael Nadal commits to playing the Aegon tournament at Queens in June, the competition Andy Murray won last year.

From BBC Sport | Tennis | UK Edition. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Sponsored by Betfair Online Betting.

Caroline Wozniacki and the 2009 US Open champion Kim Clijsters have both confirmed they will play at this year’s AEGON International tournament in Eastbourne.

From BBC Sport | Tennis | UK Edition. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Sponsored by Islandcasino Betting.

British number one Elena Baltacha defeats wild card Alexa Glatch to reach the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

From BBC Sport | Tennis | UK Edition. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Sponsored by Interwetten Book.

The three seniors were unbelievable today, willing the Road Warriors to their 6th straight road victory, all by 3 points or less, heading into tomorrow’s quarterfinal game against a Villanova team that has beaten MU three straight times by two points or less.

As great as the seniors’ speeches were after the Notre Dame game, on the court this was the truly great senior night. Lazar Hayward, David Cubillan and Mo Acker combined to score 41 of MUs 57 points, had 9 of the 13 assists and all 5 steals, with Lazar’s third and final steal sealing a 57-55 win in the closing minutes.

St. John’s, playing on their home floor after a 22-point drubbing of UConn, led 53-52 with just over a minute left before the key exchange of the game.

Moments after Coobie and Lazar argued during a timeout, Lazar set a perfect pick to give Coobie room to drain a three to give MU a 55-53 lead with 1:15 to play. With 38 seconds to go, 6-foot-6 D.J. Kennedy, one of the best at drawing fouls and dishing assists in the country, drove to the basket and Lazar stripped the ball from him. Lazar then hit two foul shots made it 57-53, and MU held on.

Those heroics would not have been possible without Acker, who twice plugged the sinking ship after MU had to call a timeout with 7:07 and St. John’s up 46-42 after a 20-8 roll.

Out of the timeout, Acker drained a three to make it 46-45, and then gave MU the lead with four minutes left when he drove to a few feet from the basket. Mo appeared to circle back to dump a pass out to the arc, but suddenly doubled back and put a high, soft bank shot over a leaping 6-7 Justin Brownlee to make it 52-50 Marquette.

The seniors’ 9 of 13 from behind the arc led an 10 of 18 performance for a team that had fallen from 1st to 10th in the nation in 3-point accuracy in the previous month.

The heroics overcame weaknesses MU cannot repeat tomorrow at 1 p.m. CST against NOVA, including; 1) MU uncharacteristically losing the turnover battle 12-9, 2) Jimmy Butler sitting out the last 18 minutes of the first half with two fouls, and 3) only grabbing two offensive rebounds on their 24 missed shots.

In another indication of why Lazar is the Big East’s Most VALUABLE Player, he was the top rebounder in the game with 9 boards. Without those boards, MU lost the rebounding battle 32-14.

After all of the close losses last year and early this year, MU could improve their mark in close games to 8-8 if they pull off another nail biter against Villanova tomorrow, which has won the last three matchups 76-75, 74-72, 78-76. I took special note of several comments by the TV commentators:
1. Marquette is one of only seven teams in the country yet to lose by double digits (a fact I have been pushing for more than a month),
2. The fact that MU had lost their 7 Big East games by a TOTAL of 21 points was amazing when you consider that UConn lost by 22 points IN ONE GAME against St. John’s the day before,
3. Lazar Hayward was only selected to the Big East 2nd team even though, “some people thought he was the Player of the Year” in the Big East.

Back-to-back nights can be tough on shooters, but if the 3-point shot is back MU is a scary team for Villanova and heading into the NCAA.

From Cracked Sidewalks. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Click here for our internet poker partner.

In a rematch from last season’s Big East Tournament second round, Marquette faces St. John’s this afternoon in the World’s Most Famous Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for (roughly) 1pm Marquette Standard Time on ESPN.

Yesterday St. John’s routed UConn 73-51 to advance. The Johnnies flat-out embarrassed the Huskies, and just about everybody took notice of the weak performance by Calhoun’s bunch. Sean Evans led St. John’s with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Marquette and St. Johns meet today for the second time in recent weeks with MU topping the Johnnies 63-61 in overtime last month. In last year’s Big East Tournament MU throttled the hapless Johnnies 74-45. The winner of today’s game will advance to face the Villanova Wildcats.

Media updates
Marquette game notes
Rosiak on MU’s route through the Big East Tournament.
Scout.com previews today’s game.
SB Nation recaps yesterday’s action and sets the stage for today.

Also, don’t forget to follow CrackedSidewalks on Twitter today from the Big East Tournament.

From Cracked Sidewalks. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Sponsored by Superslots Sports Betting.

Iowa State junior Craig Brackins is expected to declare for the NBA Draft…

From Yardbarker: College Basketball. Please read the complete article and let us know what you think below.

Sponsored by Autobet Sports Betting.