Penn State coach Joe Paterno was taken to a hospital Thursday because of apparent dehydration and was expected to be released later in the day after having a series of tests, team spokesmen said.

The 81-year-old coach was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center by ambulance after feeling nauseated, said team spokesman Guido D’Elia. Paterno had not been admitted to the hospital and was “tapping his fingers, waiting to get out,” D’Elia said.

JoePa still plans to make a trip Friday to Austin, Texas, for a dinner with Texas football coach Mack Brown, D’Elia said.

Penn State quarterbacks coach and son Jay Paterno told The Asssociated Press his father was OK.

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After leading UCLA to its third-straight Final Four, Bruins freshman Kevin Love is expected to declare for the NBA draft. Sources close to the situation told SI.com that the 6-foot-9 forward will make his announcement Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles.

He is supposed to be a lottery pick, somewhere around 8, but should he go higher? Leading his team to the Final Four and one of the top college teams in the country this year and who can forget those amazing full court shots he can do.

Or him shattering the backboard in highschool?

I think he has the skill set to be a good pro, but I think he really needs to hit the weightroom first and foremost. He has a big frame, but it does not appear to be any muscle mass. I think that once he does that, he can compete with other forwards in the league.

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WTF??? Here’s the article:

Florida coach Urban Meyer is searching for the fastest student on campus.

He’s quite certain it’s one of his football players — Louis Murphy, Chris Rainey or Deonte Thompson. But just in case, he’s having a race Saturday to find out for sure.

And what happens if someone beats his speedsters before the team’s spring game?

“They’re on scholarship,” Meyer said.

Looks like the Gator Experiment isn’t working out quite well since they could find someone to break the 4.3 mark and my money’s on the Gator players. I’ll take Percy Harvin right now even after his heal surgery!!!

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If he’s not running over linebackers, winning Heisman’s, and getting spotted with some of the hottest chicks, he is actually giving back. This time he is giving back without looking out for the fellas with a Powder Puff game to raise $5000 - $10,000 for local charities.

“We wanted something where we could generate a lot of people to come out and a lot of fundraising,” Tebow said. “We came up with the idea of powder puff. We’re like, ‘Wait a second. Everybody will love that.’ The girls will love to play. The other girls will love to watch their friends play, and the guys will love to watch the girls play. Win-win everywhere.”

I am sure every hot chick south of Canada will be trying to get in this game. Sign me up!

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Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin will miss the rest of spring practice and might need surgery to repair a heel injury.Coach Urban Meyer said Monday that team doctors were consulting with specialists to determine how to treat Harvin’s nagging right heel.

“It’s unique,” Meyer said. “Not many guys have ever had this, and the MRI showed that it’s a significant injury.”

Even if Harvin does have surgery, Meyer said he will be back at full speed before fall practice in August.

“Everything I’ve been told, there’s no chance of any issue in the fall,” Meyer said. “They just want to fix it.”

Harvin first felt heel soreness in high school, and it really started bothering him last summer. It was initially treated as tendinitis, but doctors now believe it is a bone-related injury.

 

Harvin also has dealt with pain in his knee and hip, something Meyer said was a result of the speedy junior trying to compensate for the heel injury.

Harvin ran for 764 yards and six touchdowns last season and caught 59 passes for 858 yards and four scores.

He hasn’t played every game in either of his two seasons, missing time because of an ankle injury in 2006 and sitting out two games last year because of migraine headaches. He’s also missed practice because of heel, knee and hip soreness.

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Well, my bracket is totally screwed.  Not only did Georgetown take a big, fat doodie on my bracket, now Tennessee comes right behind them and did the same thing.  Losing last night to Louisville in a game that was not even close.  As I watched Bruce Pearl continue to do his non-coaching and watch Rick Pitino do an excellent job coaching.   Pitino’s Cardinals were out on the break, getting second chance shots, and throwing Alley’s from half court.  I mean Bruce, you leave Chris Lofton out there to continue to throw up prayers and bricks going 3 - 15 from the field????

Now, I have no Final 4 teams on the left side of the bracket (Had GTown & Tenn) and now noone to represent either (Had Tenn)

Let’s just hope we have a Davidson, Louisville, UCLA, and Memphis Final 4 so I can at least have a chance at 2nd or 3rd.

Hey Bruce, now you have plenty of time to run around the student section of the Women’s NCAA Tournament and watch your Volunteers play some real bball behind Candace “Hottie” Parker and Pat Summit.

Go put a shirt on!

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Adam, we feel your pain!

Well, my bracket is falling apart faster than Britney Spears’ life.  Last second shots are killing me!  Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Uconn, Drake, Oregon, Kentucky, and Kent State, you let me down.  How in the hell did West Kentucky win that game with that looooooooooooooong 3????  Uconn, what are you doing?  And Vandy, who in the hell or what in the hell is Sienna?!!  At least none of my Final Four teams have lost.  Come on Tenn, Georgetown, Memphis, and UCLA. 

And what the hell was up with Morrison and that hair?  He was known for the ’stache, but now he’s got this drummer long do.  Also, if you are playing in Tampa and you are the favorite, you will be lucky to get out of there with a win. 

Video of the Western Kentucky Last Second shot beating Drake courtesy of BlackSportsOnline.com

Video of the San Diego Last Second shot  beating UCONN courtesy of BlackSportsOnline.com

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Our new friends over at BlackSportsOnline.com sent over a friendly challenge.  We’ve been challenged by the sports guru Robert Littal to beat him at his game in picking March Madness’ winners.  Here a look at our bracket submitted this morning:

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Finally, Terrelle Pryor decides on a school which was Ohio State. He knows that if he wants to get to the next level, their offense would showcase his skills more than a Rich Rodriquez run based offense @ Michigan. I didn’t agree with him taking so long on his decision, but hey, it was his to make, not mine.

But check out this dunk over this unsuspecting defender who gets a nice mouthful nutts while the Pennsylvania state champ basketball player Terrelle Pryor shows his skills on the court as well. Can’t wait to see this guy in the fall.

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This is such a sad story. A kid who did what he needed to do by not only getting to play division I football, but have the grades to start school early. It hits home because I have a younger brother who’s currently playing D-I football and he’s a receiver too and they’re going through drills now. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

University of Central Florida football player Ereck Plancher died today after collapsing after a workout in preparation for the opening of the Knights’ spring practice.

Plancher, a redshirt freshman receiver from Naples, died shortly after being taken by ambulance to Florida Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:51 a.m. The cause of death will be determined by an autopsy.

Players were leaving the Knights’ indoor practice facility, Nicholson Fieldhouse, when Plancher collapsed, UCF associate athletic director Joe Hornstein said. He said the incident did not occur during the workout.

“My goal was to try to get a 4.0 [grade-point average] in the spring so I could get off to a good start,” he said. “I wasn’t worried about playing time. I just wanted a chance to find my way around.”

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