DJ Gallo's Varsity Tailgate, Week 12

DJ Gallo stokes the fire that is college football Saturday with the Varsity Tailgate.

Belichick's fourth-and-reckless

Bill Simmons is sticking with Bill Belichick for the long haul, but don't you dare try to rationalize last Sunday's infamous fourth down to him.

...State Warriors head coach Don Nelson barks at players during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Oakland, Calif. Nelson has decades of NBA experience and has...

Golden State Warriors' Don Nelson argues with referees in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Warriors 115...

...talks with guard Monta Ellis (8) in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves during their NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, April 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban cheers on his team against the Charlotte Bobcats in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton

Can a non-NBA fan be converted?

A non-NBA fan headed to Staples Center to see whether what the league had to offer could convert him.

...15), along with Gonzaga's Robet Sacre (00) and Matt Bouldin, right, react following an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 75-71. (AP Photo/Al...

Rodney King, right, faces former basketball player, Derek MacIntosh, left, in a boxing match in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. King is...

...his team during the first half of an NCAA National Invitation Tournament Tip-off second round college basketball game against Charlotte in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Duke won 101-59

...Rodney King stretches prior to a boxing match against former basketball player, Derek MacIntosh, in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. King is among a group of D...

College hoops marathon postscript

Howard Megdal monitored all 24-plus hours of ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, and now Page 2 shares the experience.

New Hornets uniforms salute Mardi Gras

Uni Watch details the New Orleans Hornets' new Mardi Gras-themed alternate uniforms.

Inside the Celebrity Boxing Federation

The Celebrity Boxing Federation is ... well, you really need to see it firsthand to believe it.

...as Clemson forward David Potter (15) closes in during the first half of the Clemson Liberty college basketball game at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber